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bethinking.org - Bible + Jesus - New Evidence the Gospels were Based on Eyewitness Accounts
bethinking.org - Bible + Jesus - New Evidence the Gospels were Based on Eyewitness Accounts
Economist Paul Krugman Endorses 'Watchmen' Alien Invasion Plan for Fiscal Recovery - ComicsAlliance | Comic book culture, news, humor, commentary, and reviews
Every Watchmen fan remembers the plot of Adrian Veidt a.k.a. Ozymandias: Save the world from the imminent threat of nuclear war by creating the even bigger threat of an alien invasion, and forcing the people of the world to unite against a greater enemy. Yesterday, Nobel Prize-winning economist Paul Krugman sounded very similar to a modern-day Ozymandias during his appearance on CNN's Fareed Zakaria GPS show, where he suggested that a fake alien invasion -- and the government spending it would create -- would fix the economic slump within 18 months.
Think about World War II -- that was actually negative social product spending and yet it brought us out... If we discovered that space aliens were planning to attack and we needed a massive build-up to counter the space alien threat, and inflation and budget deficits took secondary place to that, this slump would be over in 18 months. And then if we discovered, "whoops, we made a mistake," we'd [still] be better... There was a Twilight Zone episode like this, in which scientists fake an alien threat in order to achieve world peace. Well, this time we need it to get some fiscal stimulus.
Economist Paul Krugman Endorses 'Watchmen' Alien Invasion Plan for Fiscal Recovery - ComicsAlliance | Comic book culture, news, humor, commentary, and reviews
FDR as a Michael Bay 'Transformers' Hero Offers You a 'New Deal You Can't Refuse' - ComicsAlliance | Comic book culture, news, humor, commentary, and reviews
Image via WikipediaWhat if Frankin Delano Roosevelt, Theodore Roosevelt, George Washington, Thomas Jefferson, Abraham Lincoln, and Andrew Jackson were cast in this summer's biggest movies? Wheelchair user Franklin Delano Roosevelt gets reinvented as a Transformers hero in a poster series by Jason Heuser that explores... alternative views of famous American presidents that appear strongly influenced by the absurdly bombastic style of filmmaker Michael Bay. Check out George Washington vs. Zombies, Teddy Roosevelt vs. Bigfoot, Thomas Jefferson vs. Gorillas, Andrew Jackson Alien Slayer and Grizzly Tamer Abe Lincoln below. Each poster is available via Heuser for $25.
FDR as a Michael Bay 'Transformers' Hero Offers You a 'New Deal You Can't Refuse' - ComicsAlliance | Comic book culture, news, humor, commentary, and reviews
Shifting Bike Gears with Your Mind [Video]
Toyota reached out to Parlee Cycles and Deeplocal to build an aero-road bike imbued with the same forward-thinking that went into the design of the Prius. Benefitting from a monocoque carbon-fiber frame, built-in smartphone dock, countless wind-tunnel-tested aerodynamic tweaks and its unprecedented mind-powered shifter, the PXP concept bike has emerged as a purpose-built machine that blends the simple with the complex to become a better and more efficient version of itself. To get a look at John Watson's coverage of the build, go to http://www.toyotapriusprojects.com/#/011
Shifting Bike Gears with Your Mind [Video]
The SDCC Files: In Memoriam – The Black Panel Pays Tribute To Dwayne McDuffie | Racialicious - the intersection of race and pop culture
Image via WikipediaI've been on a look out for any information on the Dwayne McDuffie tribute during the Black Panel at the San Diego Comic Con 2011 for the past few weeks! At least there was this following post describing what occurred during the event! I totally agree with the following: Those testimonials underscored McDuffie’s legacy to both of the industries he worked in – one Cowan exhorted the audience to continue on his behalf.
“Bury the man, but not the plan,” Cowan said. “The revolution goes on.”
The SDCC Files: In Memoriam – The Black Panel Pays Tribute To Dwayne McDuffie | Racialicious - the intersection of race and pop culture
