The Curfew is a forthcoming Channel 4/Littleloud game for kids 14+ that explores issues of surveillance, authoritarianism and liberation in a near-future Britain where a law-and-order party has taken over the country. Meant to be a tonic against sleepwalking into the surveillance state, it’s subversive, thought-provoking and way fun. Due out end of July.

via The Curfew: edugame about fighting the surveillance society – Boing Boing.

Banjo virtuoso Danny Barnes has a new video series out on “How to play The banjo”.   I picked up a banjo and played for about a year but I never really got the hang of it, but now I think I know why; the teacher.  I took guitar lessons from Danny when I was a kid and he is a really great teacher and has a lot of patience.  I think if I took banjo lessons from him and not the dude I was taking them from I would probably enjoyed it more.

Here is Part I and you can see the rest and check out all his wonderful music at  dannybarnes.com:

How to play the banjo – Parts I, II, and III | Ol’ Danny Barnes.

Thanks for the wild turkey and
the passenger pigeons, destined
to be shat out through wholesome
American guts.

Thanks for a continent to despoil
and poison.

Thanks for Indians to provide a
modicum of challenge and
danger.

Thanks for vast herds of bison to
kill and skin leaving the
carcasses to rot.

Thanks for bounties on wolves
and coyotes.

Thanks for the American dream,
To vulgarize and to falsify until
the bare lies shine through.

Thanks for the KKK.

For nigger-killin’ lawmen,
feelin’ their notches.

For decent church-goin’ women,
with their mean, pinched, bitter,
evil faces.

Thanks for “Kill a Queer for
Christ” stickers.

Thanks for laboratory AIDS.

Thanks for Prohibition and the
war against drugs.

Thanks for a country where
nobody’s allowed to mind the
own business.

Thanks for a nation of finks.

Yes, thanks for all the
memories– all right let’s see
your arms!

You always were a headache and
you always were a bore.

Thanks for the last and greatest
betrayal of the last and greatest
of human dreams.

This is one of the coolest BMX areas to ride at and it happens to be right here in town. If you are a rider and ever in Austin, this is the place to be

via thecomeupbmx.net

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I feel that Aaron shows great insight into today’s society. Great stuff!

Wolves in the Throne Room Interview HARDTIMES.CA

here you can see a slideshow of forest and forestry with some delicious music on top, let’s hope you can figure out what song goes with REAL forest and what song goes with the GARISH FOREST INDUSTRY

i’m off to tent trip nr 14 this season, UP THE IRONS!!

-Fenriz