Jun 27
Jun 27
Google is working on an Android games console similar to OUYA, as well as a smartwatch, sources close to the plans claim, in addition to a media playing replacement to the ill-fated Nexus Q. The new hardware, currently in development the insiders tell the WSJ, will be internally designed and marketed it’s said, with the
Jun 27
Jun 27
We’ve seen loads of pop-up urbanism over the past few years, from parks to libraries, all designed to turn dead urban space into lively ones. But how do you stop people from immersing themselves in their phone screens in public? By building a larger screen, where they can be immersed together!
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Jun 27
Tim Huelskamp’s Gay Marriage Amendment Lacks Support With Kansas Politicians
Posted in: Today's ChiliA Kansas Republican congressman’s proposed constitutional amendment to ban same-sex marriage has home state Democrats eager to attack, while state Republicans are keeping their distance.
Rep. Tim Huelskamp announced Wednesday he would propose an amendment to the U.S. Constitution to ban same-sex marriage in response to U.S. Supreme Court rulings striking down a federal ban on benefits for gay married couples and upholding California’s gay marriage law. The idea, which would align federal law with 37 states that have banned gay marriage, including Kansas, has has failed to garner support in Congress.
Even in Kansas, where Huelskamp has made a name for himself defending conservative causes, The Huffington Post found he’s not gaining supporters for his proposed constitutional amendment. Democrats in particular were quick to attack.
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Jun 27
While some stars have no qualms when it comes to taking it all off, others are not down to get naked at all — some even have no-nudity clauses written into their contracts. You might be surprised by some of the celebs on this list …
Jun 27
Documentarian Josh Fox is making the rounds in anticipation of the HBO premiere of “Gasland Part II,” the follow-up to 2010’s oscar-nominated (and highly controversial) “Gasland.”
Fox joined the Daily Show’s John Oliver to talk about the upcoming film, which explores the impacts of fracking and the natural gas industry on public health and the environment. His appearance started with a clip from the documentary, which shows a man lighting a hose on fire connected to a well contaminated with methane.
“That is the most pleasant part of consequences,” Oliver joked. “At least it’s something that functions as a toy. Really the more significant thing is, I don’t know, poisoned water.
Jun 27
Jun 27
AJ Marin, Pennsylvania Activist, Arrested For Writing Pro-Health Care Message In Chalk
Posted in: Today's ChiliIf you thought throwing down a protest slogan with some sidewalk chalk was a safe way to practice civil disobedience, think again.
A few days after a judge ruled that a San Diego, Calif. man must stand trial on 13 counts of vandalism over anti-big bank messages written in water-soluble chalk outside Bank of America branches — which together carry a maximum of 13 years in jail or a $13,000 fine — comes this story out of Pennsylvania. Sean Kitchen of Raging Chicken Press reports on the strange conclusion to a protest at the state capitol that sought to pressure Gov. Tom Corbett (R) to expand Medicaid under Obamacare:
Late last night, the demonstrators were escorted out of the capitol, and afterwards some of the demonstrators went back to governor’s mansion to continue their demonstration. However, while at the governor’s mansion, a health care activist — AJ Marin — was arrested for “chalking” on a public sidewalk. According to his citation, he was arrested for writing a “derogatory remark about the governor on the sidewalk.” The “derogatory” comment that AJ was arrested for stated: “Governor Corbett has health insurance, we should too.”
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Jun 27
By Cathleen Falsani
Orange County Register
(RNS) “Listen to the words,” the young woman behind me stage-whispered to her chatty date. “Are you listening?”
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