Curiosities Abound in Assange Case (via P U L S E)

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by Dennis Bernstein An interview with John Pilger Dennis Bernstein (DB): Let me get your overview here of Julian Assange and what is happening to him. How do you see this? John Pilger (JP): Well, it’s a very complicated and very suspicious case, of course. Today [Thursday] we saw a pinch of justice, that’s all. But his bail is weighted down … Read More

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Captain Beefheart, a.k.a. Don Van Vliet, dies at 69 (via The Music Mix)

He and Zappa will now be free to haunt The Old Town Pub.

[tiImage url="http://img2.timeinc.net/ew/dynamic/imgs/101217/Captain-Beefheart_240.jpg" credit="Jan Persson/Redferns/Getty Images" align="left"]Avant-garde rock legend and visual artist Don Van Vliet, who performed under the name Captain Beefheart, passed away today at age 69. A representative of New York City's Michael Werner Gallery, which showed his paintings, confirms the sad news to EW. Van Vliet died of complications from multiple sclerosis … Read More

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