Third Eye Weekly
It’s Craft Week on BTR!
On today’s Third Eye Weekly podcast, we’re joined by Phillip L. Patterson, a 63-year-old retiree who crafted a handwritten bible.
Check out this short film on Patterson’s project by Justin Lange here.
And later in the show, Dr. Rufus Pollock, founder and co-director of the Open Knowledge Foundation discusses his op-ed for the Guardian last month, “Forget big data, small data is the real revolution.”
The Week in Independent Media:
“Federal Court Slams Obama’s Use of Recess Appointment power” (May 16, Reason.com)
“Police arrest Anonymous suspects in Italy” (May 17, PC World)
“Kerry urges Nigeria to respect human rights in Boko Haram offensive” (May 18, GlobalPost)
“Chinese gov’t approaches Myanmar opposition NLD for re-undertaking Myitsone dam project” (May 20, Eleven Myanmar)
“Debate on bill to protect Afghan women from violence halted after complaints it is ‘against Islamic teaching’” (May 18, RawStory)
“Syria hackers breach Financial Times accounts” (May 17, Al Jazeera)
The Week in Under-Reported News:
“The Other IRS Scandal” (May 15, Columbia Journalism Review)
“Uneven I.R.S. Scrutiny Seen in Political Spending by Big Tax-Exempt Groups” (May 13, The New York Times)
“For Supreme Court, Monsanto’s Win Was More About Patents Than Seeds” (May 13, NPR)
“Supreme Court sides with Monsanto on seed suit” (May 13, CBS News)
“Arkansas Abortion Law: Judge Grants Injunction Against 12-Week Ban” (May 17, HuffPo)
“Judge Grants Injunction in Ark. Abortion Ban Case” (May 17, ABC)
“Illinois Senate approves bill to legalize medical marijuana” (May 19, Fox News)
“Marijuana Bill Advances in Illinois” (May 18, The New York Times)
“Justice Dept. lost track of 2 ex-terrorists, report says” (May 17, The Boston Globe)
“Justice Dept. Lost Track of Terrorists, Report Says” (May 17, The New York Times)
“Myanmar frees dissidents before leader’s U.S. visit” (May 17, The LA Times)
So without further ado …
The Playlist!
The Music!
Nite Jewel
(Official Good Evening cover art)
Mynabirds
(Official Generals cover art)
Sanders Bohlke
(Official Ghost Boy cover art)
May 28 – The Haunt – Ithaca, NY
May 30 – Rockwood Music Hall Stage 2 – New York, NY
June 1 – Brighton Music Hall – Boston, MA
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