http://www.fudomouth.net/ Tangents of the FudoMouth Collective... en-us http://www.fudomouth.net/mainframe/brainbox.htm In an open letter to the next president, Michael Pollan explains how the nation's food policy has a fundamental impact on a wide range of major issues, including national security, climate change, energy independence and health care. Links at FudoMouth... 2008-11-10 http://www.fudomouth.net/mainframe/brainbox.htm President-Elect Barack Obama has unveiled a new website providing the latest news, events, and announcements about the setting up of the Obama Administration, which will offer citizens opportunities to participate in redefining our government. Hope Rides High! Links at FudoMouth... 2008-11-07 http://www.nytimes.com/2008/11/04/opinion/04tue1.html?_r=1&partner=rssnyt;&emc=rss&pagewanted=print New York Times: While Americans eagerly vote for the next president, here's a sobering reminder: As of Tuesday, George W. Bush still has more than two months left in the White House -- and he's not wasting a minute. President Bush's aides have been scrambling to change rules and regulations on the environment, civil liberties and abortion rights, among others -- few for the good... 2008-11-07 http://www.fudomouth.net/mainframe/brainbox.htm We've added a link to Part 2 of This American Life's excellent program about the subprime lending crisis. Don't miss these -- skill up your brain! Also check out FudoMouth's Myspace Blog for more great sources of information. Links at FudoMouth... 2008-10-19 http://www.fudomouth.net/mainframe/brainbox.htm This American Life presents an excellent program about the subprime lending crisis, produced in special collaboration with NPR News. What does the housing crisis have to do with the turmoil on Wall Street? Why did banks make half-million dollar loans to people without jobs or income? It all comes back to the Giant Pool of Money. Links at FudoMouth... 2008-10-02 http://www.fudomouth.net/mainframe/brainbox.htm Multi-instrumentalist Andrew Bird played a fantastic free show in Chicago's exploded metal Pritzker Pavilion, backed by his fine band and showcasing his inventive virtuosity. An MP3 fileset of the entire show is now available for direct download. Links at FudoMouth... 2008-09-13 http://www.fudomouth.net/mainframe/brainbox.htm This innovative operation started with an idea to keep broken and used iPods out of landfills. When founder Brett Mosley's much-used, much-loved iPod broke, it dawned on him that there weren't many eco-friendly or economically gainful things to do with it. Recommended. Links at FudoMouth... 2008-09-13 http://www.fudomouth.net/mainframe/brainbox.htm In this telling Adbusters Magazine essay, Douglas Haddow makes an earnest attempt to express the unease felt by anyone observing modern youth culture in any western city: "We've reached a point in our civilization where counterculture has mutated into a self-obsessed aesthetic vacuum..." Links at FudoMouth... 2008-09-13 http://www.fudomouth.net/collective/cyberwig.htm Perhaps too busy enjoying the good glow of summer and anyways quite preoccupied getting resettled in America after several years abroad, its been more than three months since anything's been added to FudoMouth.net, and we're happy to be bringing links to some new net gizbots we'd like to share. Expect a new Medeski, Martin and Wood live show fileset sometime soon, and more writings too. Meanwhile it'd be nice to hear your thoughts, tangents, suggestions and the like. Don't hesitate to Make Contact. --Your friends at FudoMouth 2008-09-13 http://www.fudomouth.net/audiomation/staticandsoul.htm Brighton Dome, England 05.24.2008 -- MMW "reorganize" the atmosphere of the Dome during a brillant night in Brighton. Joined by percussionist Airto Moreira, the boys showcase several new tunes, all heavy on the improv, and John takes the Dome Organ for a drive, performing an extended piece written especially for the concert hall's 3,000-pipe instrument! COMPLETE MP3 FILESET at FudoMouth: Music... 2008-06-03 http://www.fudomouth.net/mainframe/brainbox.htm Read this: THE HEAD TRIP by Jeff Warren, an excellent recent book on consciousness exploration. "The book has much to offer both to those who are new to thinking about the nature of the mind, and to those long experienced in investigating the various states of consciousness available to all of us..." Links at FudoMouth. 2008-06-01 http://www.fudomouth.net/mainframe/brainbox.htm The future is now, and it sounds like something from a William Gibson novel: "In Abu Dhabi, there's an area of nothing but wind-swept desert. But 10 years from now, if all goes according to plan, a city of 6 square kilometers housing 50,000 people will rise in the United Arab Emirates — and it will be carbon neutral. The project, called Masdar City, will burn no gas or oil..." Links at FudoMouth. 2008-06-01 http://www.fudomouth.net/audiomation/staticandsoul.htm DJ Phalaris returns with the latest installment in his continually inventive Mixtapology podcast series. Moving on from the thematic intensity of the previous mix, Volume 4 flows thru a lush, mostly wordless trip-hop-laced soundscape serving as buoyant backbeat to catayse your own creative dream engine... Download Now from FudoMouth: Music... 2008-04-27 http://www.fudomouth.net/mainframe/brainbox.htm This excellent short political essay by James Poniewozik is perhaps more timely now, in the midst of the longest presidential campaign in history, then when it was first published in 2004: "The problem is, American politics are un-American. At least, they no longer fit the a la carte ethos of iPod America. You and I can't each have our own President. We can't have our own Supreme Court or our own assault-weapons law. If you don't like the USA Patriot Act, you can't delete it from your digital playlist." Links at FudoMouth. 2008-04-27 http://www.fudomouth.net/getitimage/photogenic.htm We've just added two Photo Essays to compliment Austin's dispatches from Nepal and India: an amazing set taken while trekking for 20 days in the Himalayas, and a collection of favorite photos from 4 months travelling throughout India. Take a look at FudoMouth: Images... 2008-04-12 http://www.fudomouth.net/intertext/openmouth.htm Austin and Shauna have safely returned after an incredible and challenging six months traveling throughout the Subcontinent. Read all of Austin's dispatches, from the high mountains of Nepal to the tropics and deserts of India, at FudoMouth: TEXT. Austin is also happy to announce that carbon emissions from these travels have been offset through Climate Care, an innovative company that offsets CO2 by funding renewable energy and energy efficiency projects around the world. Read the 5 dispatches now at FudoMouth: TEXT... 2008-03-31 http://www.fudomouth.net/mainframe/brainbox.htm East meets West in the Deep South. An overcrowded maximum-security prison --the end of the line in Alabama's correctional system-- is forever changed by the influence of an ancient meditation program. A spark is ignited when the Donaldson Correction Facility becomes the first maximum-security prison in North America to hold an extended Vipassana retreat, an emotionally and physically demanding course of silent meditation lasting ten days... Links at FudoMouth. 2008-03-29 http://www.fudomouth.net/rhizome/nnawareness.htm This essay by Tibetan teacher Namkhai Norbu is a precise and detailed instruction on the most essential aspect of Dzogchen practice, and is an excellent reference for anyone interesting in meditation practice or spiritual discipline of any kind. Read the full essay at FudoMouth. 2008-03-29 http://www.fudomouth.net/mainframe/brainbox.htm BBC NEWS: "China has said that only 13 people have been killed during the protests, and that all were innocent and killed by "rioters" in Lhasa. The Tibetan government in exile has said at least 99 people have died so far, including 80 in Lhasa - and have accused the security forces of firing on crowds." Additionally, Chinese officials continue to openly denounce the Dalai Lama... Several Links at FudoMouth. 2008-03-20 http://www.fudomouth.net/mainframe/brainbox.htm The League of Conservation Voters, an independent voice for the environment, has recently released this annual measure of lawmakers' votes on environmental issues. The Scorecard is especially timely because it highlights all three front-running presidential candidates: John McCain (R-Ariz.) scored 0 percent in 2007 -- learn why, and how the other candidates scored... Links at FudoMouth. 2008-03-19 http://www.fudomouth.net/mainframe/brainbox.htm After a long hiatus while Austin and Shauna were traveling in India and Nepal, FudoMouth Returns. Expect Austin's writings and photos from six months of travel, plus new music, links and other diversions to be added in the next few weeks! Also, we've added an Archive for old news items from the Mainframe--take a look. 2008-03-05 http://www.fudomouth.net/audiomation/staticandsoul.htm In this expansive third mix, DJ Phalaris structures a layered and thematic sonic journey thru the shadowed mind of apocalypse longing, a challenging mix that unravels the absurdity of extreme thinking without ever breaking stride... It's a wonderful apocalypse? Download Now from FudoMouth: Music. 2007-08-23 http://www.fudomouth.net/mainframe/brainbox.htm Austin's essay, A Wider Rotation, has recently been published on Ken Wilber's Blog! Submitted in responce to an offer from Wilber to accept submissions related in some way to our understanding of intregral consciousness, Austin's essay explores interconnectedness and impermanence as experienced in meditation. Links at FudoMouth. 2007-07-20 http://www.fudomouth.net/rhizome/coordinates.htm#copy FudoMouth: Links now features a new section detailing what we've recently learned about using IP anonymity and IP blocking software to protect privacy on the web. We hope you benefit from this info, and welcome any links or suggestions you'd like to see added. Surf safe. 2007-07-07 http://www.fudomouth.net/mainframe/brainbox.htm In this straight-forward public talk, author Daniel Pinchbeck explains his work exploring the evolution of consciousness as it relates to global warming and the climate crisis. Links at FudoMouth. 2007-07-05 http://www.fudomouth.net/audiomation/staticandsoul.htm MMW live at the Jazz Cafe in London, shifting dimensions in this darkly brilliant, exploratory, non-stop performance, creating an atmosphere of enfolding groove. Full show available for direct download in High Quality MP3 > Get it now at FudoMouth: Music! 2007-07-05 http://feeds.feedburner.com/FudoFeed We're now using FeedBurner to offer better compatibility for this feed! If you are subscribed to the old feed URL, please update: Just click the following link and bookmark or add to your Feed Service -- Thanks! > 2007-07-05 http://www.fudomouth.net/rhizome/reverdy.htm Reverdy is one of the foremost poets associated with cubism. These poems, translated from the French by Kenneth Rexroth, are from Pierre Reverdy: Selected Poems, published in 1969 and now out of print. We're now happily hosting seven poems from the book at FudoMouth. 2007-07-01 http://www.fudomouth.net/mainframe/brainbox.htm "For many, eating right means eating organic. Cindy Burke, author of To Buy or Not to Buy Organic, says organic doesn't always mean better. In this informative segment, Burke compares and contrasts conventional, organic, sustainable, and local foods." Links at FudoMouth. 2007-06-29 http://www.fudomouth.net/mainframe/brainbox.htm WMUR New Hampshire is now hosting an excellent series of Town Hall Meeting-style forums with presidential candidates. These extended interviews provide a fairly in-depth yet conversational look at each candidate's platform and positions. Links at FudoMouth. 2007-06-18