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Dangerous Finds: New Syd Barrett doc; Bernie: Tax the billionaires; Freeze your fat and poop it out
06.26.2015
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Dangerous Finds: New Syd Barrett doc; Bernie: Tax the billionaires; Freeze your fat and poop it out


 
New Syd Barrett Documentary Scheduled for Summer Release: The film is called Have You Got It? — a title that hardcore Floyd fans will recognize as being inspired by the final song Barrett wrote for the band before leaving the lineup in the spring of 1968. (Ultimate Classic Rock)

You Can Freeze Your Fat and Poop It Out: Some doctors say that patients pass the fat out through urine, not turds, but nobody knows exactly. It’s a gross mystery. (Gizmodo)

Bernie Sanders closes on Hillary Clinton in New Hampshire Democrats poll: Vermont senator on 35%, behind former secretary of state on 43%. Clinton’s lead is slimmer than that held over Barack Obama in 2008 (The Guardian)

Donald Trump bump terrifies GOP: Insiders worry the mogul will damage the eventual nominee and hurt a party struggling to connect with women and minorities. Ya think? (Politico)

Winona Ryder to star in new Netflix paranormal TV show: Winona Ryder signed on as star of a forthcoming Netflix drama about the high weirdness, conspiracy theories, and paranormal reports around the Montauk Project, alleged US government experiments on Long Island involving time travel, psi-ops, and teleportation. (bOING bOING)

Sanders Proposes Tax on Billionaires to Reduce Wealth Inequality: Presidential campaigner introduced legislation to increase estate tax rates on the top three-tenths of one percent of Americans who inherit more than $3.5 million, while eliminating loopholes that have allowed the wealthiest Americans to avoid billions in taxes. Sanders said the legislation was needed to reduce the massive gap between the very rich and working class Americans. (Bernie Sanders)

Phil Austin, 74, Loopy Detective Nick Danger on Firesign Theatre, Dies: Read the New York Times obit for the brilliant humorist, actor, musician, writer… (NY Times)

$200 million went to House members who voted for fastrack on the TPP: John Boehner (R) got $5.3 million for his “yea” vote. Kevin McCarthy (R) received $2.4 million for his “yea” vote. Paul Ryan (R) received $2.4 million for a “yea” vote and came in at the third highest paid legislator. (Occupy)

How the Back to the Future Cast and Crew Knew Eric Stoltz Would Be Fired: As any true fan of the film knows, Michael J. Fox was not the first actor cast as Marty McFly. (Vulture)

Ikea’s Minimum Wage Hike Was So Successful, It’s Raising Wages Again: Under the system that the furniture maker uses, the starting wage for any given store in the U.S. reflects the cost of living in that particular area as determined by the MIT Living Wage Calculator, which takes into account the local cost of rent, food, transportation and the like. (Huffington Post)

Barack Obama is officially one of the most consequential presidents in American history: He’s also had a very good week. (Vox)

Jon Stewart shreds newly minted candidate Bobby Jindal: You may be in trouble “when you cannot carry a majority of your immediate family”: The 2016 GOP race is filling up faster than the toilets at Arby’s. (Salon)

London’s Tube will soon run all night, fixing a longstanding, ludicrous problem: Which is not to say that the night buses didn’t have their psychotic charms... (Quartz)

Olive and Mocha steal a car to go to the George Michael concert:

Posted by Richard Metzger
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