http://www.postconfused.org It's not another confused blog Sat, 16 Aug 2008 06:48:16 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en A cross-country Amtrak travelogue. The trip is not without its charms but overall sounds like torture. A raspy-voiced woman in her 40s, one of the engineers, calls down from the cab and invites a few of us to come take a look. Without hesitation we clamber up. She tells us ... http://www.postconfused.org/2008/08/a-cross-country-amtrak-travelogue-the-trip-is-not-without-its-charms/   hat tip bwe; suchmann's got the original video. http://www.postconfused.org/2008/08/speaking-of-evangelicals/ The Brooklyn Paper published an article today interviewing the filmmakers behind "Cult of Sincerity", a straight-to-youtube feature documenting the lives of a bunch of 20somethings living it out in Williamsburg. In what not only marks the end of the straight-to-DVD route, "Cult of Sincerity" is also trying a different ... http://www.postconfused.org/2008/08/a-cult-grows-in-brooklyn/ Santiago, July 9. Combative youth show their respect to flag and all national emblems, rioting against them and the war machine that uses them. Read more (Castellano).   http://www.postconfused.org/2008/07/still-riots-in-chile/ List of the 25 most modern libraries in the world. (through kottle.org) (link) http://www.postconfused.org/2008/07/modern-libraries/ From NY Observer It's more or less an open secret, but we've learned that the Top Chef cast has definitely been living for about two weeks now in a terraced duplex penthouse in Williamsburg overlooking McCarren Park. So far, the chefs have pretty much kept to themselves, said an extremely well-placed ... http://www.postconfused.org/2008/07/top-chef-shooting-in-williamsburg/ I'm glad to see Obama gave a speech for the Muslim community. Not all Muslims are terrorists. In case you missed it, here was Barry Blitt's response yesterday. http://www.postconfused.org/2008/07/obama-addresses-new-yorker-cartoon/ Santiago, July 9. Human Rights Assembly + the Freedom Speech Platform took the San Francisco’s Church as a way of protest against the constant repression and violence from police against students, teachers and mapuche people. The action ended with the compromise of church of take part of the issue.   http://www.postconfused.org/2008/07/church-taken-in-chile/ On May 1, 1947, Evelyn McHale leapt to her death from the observation deck of the Empire State Building. Photographer Robert Wiles took a photo of McHale a few minutes after her death. The photo ran a couple of weeks later in Life magazine accompanied by the following caption: On May Day, ... http://www.postconfused.org/2008/07/the-most-beautiful-suicide/ A street artist put up a piece as a birthday present for his girlfriend, who had moved to Connecticut. Friends and strangers alike were encouraged to pose with the painted lady; the photo project can be found here. By late June, however, the piece was painted grey and then quickly revived ... http://www.postconfused.org/2008/07/greenpoint-birthday-girl-busted/