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The neocons take over in the expected putsch after the New Times bought them.

I assume the OC Weekly is on the list for the same treatment. Should be easier here, since finding someone who isn't a right-wing loudmouth is nearly impossible.

Nothing is enough for these people. They're not satisfied with owning the national news media outlets, the cable TV news, the newspapers, the magazines. They have to go after the free weeklies where seldom-read lefties tag along after the entertainment listings, and root that out too. It's not like Harold Meyerson et al. were hugely influential — everyone reads a paper like that for the listings and the ads — but the Big Right-Wing Crusher Hand has to get everyone.

And now the New Times neo-con talk-radio-style tabloid monster has eaten almost all the notable free weeklies in the country.

These people want more than a voice. They want to reverse and destroy every single thing about the rebellion of the 1960s, go back and win every argument they lost about the war and Watergate and race and gender, eat and shit out every pop culture item that might contain subversion, and burn down the universities where their professors confused them with suspiciously foreign intellectualism.

Welcome to Talk Radio Nation: Boomer sell-outs, ignorant neo-cons, privileged post-literate suits, and their slaves.

Long live the LA City Beat.

Vergüenza Ajena, to the maxxxxXxXXXX:

http://youtube.com/watch?v=924zmIi55P8&search=racism

It was really hard to watch this all the way through. Now you have to.

No more katamari?

via The Null Device

Thanks to zebulon_y, today's phrase is:

"total morselization of body due to being pulled by a gloved hand into a commercial wood chipper."

( Man Killed In Wood Chipper Identified )

Thai Artist Bakes Up Some People Parts.

The place looks like a mortuary or the lair of a serial killer, but in fact, it's a bakery. What appears to be putrefying body parts are the bread sculptures of 28-year-old art student Kittiwat Unarrom.

Along with edible human heads crafted from dough, chocolate, raisins and cashews, Kittiwat makes human arms, feet, and chicken and pig parts. He uses anatomy books and his vivid memories of visiting a forensics museum to create the human parts.

"Of course, people were shocked and thought that I was mad when they saw the works. But once they knew the idea behind it, they understood and became interested in the work itself, instead of thinking that I am crazy," said the fine arts masters degree student.


via robotwisdom

Can I bring you a non-refillable beverage while you look at the menu? Hey, don't forget to save room for our sinfully decadent Chocolate Suicide cake! It's my personal favorite.

I'm sure you'll be able to follow some of of these key points below, but if that's a hard slog just remember: you can always bring in TJ for one of his seminars, which are guaranteed stuff and not fluff!

Just thought I'd make sure you were keeping up with all the great tips in Service that Sells and Service That Sells 2: Managing the Sizzle!

1. Personalize the guest experience and eliminate cookie-cutter service
   
2. Nail "sizzle points" and wow every guest
   
3. Embrace the steps you can follow to make the magic come alive
   
4. Dramatically increase check averages, sales and profitability ... and truly set your operation apart!

Maybe next you'll get "Pour It On: 52 Ways to Manage Your Bar Profits", which promises to:

1. Improve the way you manage your inventory, your equipment overhead, your supplier relationships, and your bar staff
   
2. Give your staff the techniques necessary to sell your beverages
   
3. Show you how to entice customers to come into your operation, spend more money on alcohol beverages, and come back again — with their friends!

http://www.managersredbook.com/

I shall continue documenting the collapse of society via weblinks, thank you very much.

1. Woman bakes child to avoid breaking car glass, arrested
   
   
2. Worst airline seat ever (.pdf of handwritten complaint to airline)
   
   
3. The Passion of the Chicharghiakgktockarisghal? Mel goes Mayan.

No, it wouldn't. It would be terrifying. But that wouldn't happen.

( Would it? )

The entire story is behind the cut, or you can just read it here if the url hasn't gone away. From the Asia Times, via Harry Shearer in the Huffington Post.