December 2010
“Too many years working the other side of New Years Eve. It will always be...”
– Anthony Bourdain
The Black On White Affair | ‘Auld Lang...
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George Harrison 'My Sweet Lord' lawsuit
Harrison was later sued for copyright infringement over the single “My Sweet Lord” because of its similarity to the 1963 Chiffons single “He’s So Fine”, owned by Bright Tunes. Harrison denied deliberately stealing the song, but he lost the resulting court case in 1976 as the judge accepted that Harrison had “subconsciously” plagiarised “He’s So...
“When Louis Kahn’s corpse was found by the NYPD on the evening of 17 March 1974...”
– Design Museum
Cause of death: Heart attack Penn Station
“One must be an inventor to read well. There is then creative reading as well as...”
– Ralph Waldo Emerson (via libraryland)
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Jon Stewart Dedicates Entire Show to 9/11 First Responders Bill
In case you missed it, Jon Stewart spent the entirety of his final show of 2010 on the Zadroga health care bill for 9/11 first responders. In this clip, he holds a panel discussion with four actual 9/11 first responders.
Hit the link for the rest of the episode, including an extended and uncensored cut of Jon’s...
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