Daily Archives: January 7, 2020

Elizabeth Wurtzel, the author of ‘Prozac Nation,’ has died at 52

Posted on January 7, 2020 by cPaul

Wurtzel was best known for her deeply confessional memoirs By EJ DICKSON @ Rolling Stone Elizabeth Wurtzel — the author of the best-selling memoir Prozac Nation: Young and Depressed in America — died in a New York City hospital on Tuesday, according to the New … Continue reading →

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The New Deal was partly motivated by a desire to kill the fake news epidemic of the Gilded Age

Posted on January 7, 2020 by cPaul

by  CORY DOCTOROW at Boing Boing / 6:15 AM TUE JAN 7, 2020 100 years ago, wealthy people bought up newspapers as fast as they could, then used them to smear progressive reformers, inventing lies (“Congressmen don’t pay taxes!”) to discredit the entire … Continue reading →

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A GoPro spinning at 1800rpm looks like it’s entering a wormhole into another universe

Posted on January 7, 2020 by cPaul

Photography – January 6, 2020 by John Aldred  It’s difficult to come up with original GoPro footage these days. Everything’s just been done. But this is something I haven’t seen before. YouTuber Mr. Michal secured what looks like a GoPro Hero 7 Silver one into his … Continue reading →

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