Monday, March 30, 2015

Country Rules Everything Around Me

Why Country Rules the Airwaves, 'Hey, At Least We're Not The Mafia', Getting Out Of Jail Free, And Other News, VIDEO: Israeli Students Built A Rube Goldberg Machine Of Biblical Proportions To Celebrate Passover, Six Seconds That Shaped 1,500 Songs, The FBI Would Like Us All To Unencrypt Our Phones
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Monday, March 30, 2015
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IT'S THEIR COUNTRY, WE'RE JUST LIVING IN IT
Why Country Rules the Airwaves
wired.com
It wasn't inevitable that country music would thrive in the globalized world of perpetual Facebook updates, a world whose frenetic pace can be felt in electronica, or whose nouveau riche aspirations are extolled in hip-hop. But here we are.
WELL, WHEN YOU PUT IT THAT WAY
'Hey, At Least We're Not The Mafia'
medium.com
Payday lenders have a horrifying — yet effective  — approach to lobbying.
WHAT YOU MISSED THIS WEEKEND
Getting Out Of Jail Free, And Other News
digg.com
The inmates ran the asylum, the modern cowboy spoke, and the government shackled our llamas.
PUTTING MATZO TO GOOD USE
VIDEO: Israeli Students Built A Rube Goldberg Machine Of Biblical Proportions To Celebrate Passover
digg.com
What better way to commemorate the Passover then by recreating the story in a giant Rube Goldberg machine? Don't worry, the Plague of Blood and Plague of Frogs don't seem to be real.
THE UR-SAMPLE
Six Seconds That Shaped 1,500 Songs
bbc.com
"Amen, Brother" was a little-known B-side released in 1969. Barely noticed at the time, its drum solo has been hugely influential, appearing in different forms in more than 1,500 other songs — but the band behind it never made any money from it.
PLEASE AND THANK YOU
The FBI Would Like Us All To Unencrypt Our Phones
gizmodo.com
When Apple decided to encrypt its iPhones by default, the move was hailed as a major step forward for security. Except, of course, by the FBI, which is now saying that such encryption should be outlawed. For the safety of Americans, of course.
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A hooded penitent from"La Borriquita" brotherhood takes part during a Holy Week procession in Cordoba, Spain, Sunday, March 29, 2015. Hundreds of processions take place throughout Spain during the Easter Holy Week. Credit: AP Photo/Manu Fernandez
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