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Four days after the Oscars, & I still don’t know who won

By Mel | Published: Thursday, 11 March 2010
I don't need to see the Oscars, or any of the movies that won: I can see all the winners in this one one exceptional grand masterpiece epic generic Academy Award Winning Movie trailer!
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Helping Haiti (& telling Pat Robertson to STFU)

By Mel | Published: Wednesday, 13 January 2010
How can we help the people of Haiti in the aftermath of yesterday's devastating earthquake? By sending them assistance -- not by blaming them, as Christianist lackwit Pat Robertson so predictably does.
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Battlestar Rhapsody

By Mel | Published: Tuesday, 12 January 2010
This brilliant parody of Queen's "Bohemian Rhapsody" retells the tale of "Battlestar Galactica."
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The Daily Tweets, 2009-11-18: The Book That Lied Day 2

By Mel | Published: Wednesday, 18 November 2009
Lots of tweets about Palin's book; includes clips from the Daily Show & Colbert Report.
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The Daily Tweets, 2009-11-17: The Book That Lied Day 1

By Mel | Published: Tuesday, 17 November 2009
The best things on the day Palin's book is released? -- Mudflats reads it; & so does Andrew Halcro. Also, words that begin with dw.
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True Diversity Dinner video, part 5: Diane Benson

By Mel | Published: Saturday, 3 October 2009
Janson Jones' fifth video of the September 25 True Diversity Dinner in Anchorage features Diane Benson speaking about healing racism in Anchorage -- & some of my additional commentary on Alaska's high rate of sexual violence that especially victimizes Alaska Native women.
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True Diversity Dinner video, part 4: Masingka Singers & Dancers

By Mel | Published: Thursday, 1 October 2009
Janson Jones' video, & my photos, of the Yup'ik troupe Masingka Singers & Dancers performing at the True Diversity Dinner in Anchorage on September 25, 2009.
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True Diversity Dinner video, part 3: Hotel workers, & Elvi’s speech

By Mel | Published: Thursday, 1 October 2009
Part 3 of Janson Jones' video of the September 25 True Diversity Dinner in Anchorage includes Hilton hotel workers protesting outside the Mayor's Unity Dinner, and the speech of Assembly Member Elvi Gray-Jackson.
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True Diversity Dinner 1 & 2: Video by Janson Jones

By Mel | Published: Tuesday, 29 September 2009
Parts 1 & 2 of video coverage of the September 25, 2009 True Diversity Dinner in Anchorage by Janson Jones of Floridana Alaskiana v2.5. Part 1 includes background on the summer 2009 fight for the Anchorage equal rights ordinance AO 2009-64; part 2 is a montage of Janson's photos of the dinner.
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Bonnie Raitt: Thing Called Love

By Mel | Published: Wednesday, 16 September 2009
Rocking out to Bonnie Raitt and "Thing Called Love" from her Nick of Time album.
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