Politics, tech, art, media, pop culture and, of course, haiku. -Steven KaneTumblr (3.0; @instantclassics)http://instantclassics.com/ I sometimes marvel that we homo sapiens spend 25%-35% of our lives unconscious. That is,...http://instantclassics.com/post/142851178http://instantclassics.com/post/142851178Thu, 16 Jul 2009 11:33:00 -0400healthtechno porn““Once I realized I enjoyed anger, I noticed how much time I spent experiencing it. If...http://instantclassics.com/post/142048861http://instantclassics.com/post/142048861Wed, 15 Jul 2009 07:02:06 -0400the pursuit of happiness“It is the privilege of the establishment to experience its power as idealism.” -...http://instantclassics.com/post/141784749http://instantclassics.com/post/141784749Tue, 14 Jul 2009 21:02:35 -0400<a href="http://www.washingtoncitypaper.com/display.php?id=37514">Marion Barry is The Gift That Keeps On Giving</a>http://instantclassics.com/post/139058862http://instantclassics.com/post/139058862Fri, 10 Jul 2009 10:27:01 -0400politics<img src="http://29.media.tumblr.com/3biiF0wNgppdna0gKyYB3gnEo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><b>David Sandlin, </b><i>Ocean of Whisky </i></p> <p>Instant Classics began in the 1980s as a “zine,” edited and published by myself and <a target="_blank" href="http://www.amazon.com/s/ref=ntt_at_ep_srch/180-3551782-5963305?ie=UTF8&search-alias=books&field-author=David+L.+Ulin">David L. Ulin</a>.</p> <p>Some posts here are “greatest hits” from those original editions. Such as this one.</p> <p>David Sandlin is an enormously talented, smart, funny, original artist. We were thrilled and honored to publish him back then… and now. His web site is at <a href="http://davidsandlin.com" target="_blank">davidsandlin.com</a></p>http://instantclassics.com/post/138545312http://instantclassics.com/post/138545312Thu, 09 Jul 2009 15:04:00 -0400artfrom the IC vault““Wiser and older people tell you that the passions of your youth will dry up and that a...http://instantclassics.com/post/138383064http://instantclassics.com/post/138383064Thu, 09 Jul 2009 09:25:00 -0400politicschristopher hitchens<embed type="application/x-shockwave-flash" src="http://instantclassics.com/swf/audio_player.swf?audio_file=http://www.tumblr.com/audio_file/137150317/3biiF0wNgpmdclgzMs41g5d4&color=FFFFFF" height="27" width="207" quality="best"></embed><br/><br/><p><b><i><br/>Make You Crazy</i> - Brett Dennen (featuring Femi Kuti)</b></p> <p>From the album<b> <i>Hope for Hopeless</i></b><b> (2008)</b></p> <p>Heard this tune on the radio, loved it, downloaded and bought it, now sharing it.</p> <p>Enjoy - and if you do, please support the artist and buy it from the <a href="http://astore.amazon.com/instaclass-20?%5Fencoding=UTF8&node=7" target="_blank">IC Store</a></p>http://instantclassics.com/post/137150317http://instantclassics.com/post/137150317Tue, 07 Jul 2009 12:17:00 -0400music““Scientific paradigms are never easy to challenge, even when they begin to crack under...http://instantclassics.com/post/135979831http://instantclassics.com/post/135979831Sun, 05 Jul 2009 15:57:00 -0400science and technologyfood<embed type="application/x-shockwave-flash" src="http://instantclassics.com/swf/audio_player.swf?audio_file=http://www.tumblr.com/audio_file/112352852/3biiF0wNgnvhw31jowTq4Ach&color=FFFFFF" height="27" width="207" quality="best"></embed><br/><br/><p><b>Computer Love - Kraftwerk</b></p> <p>How better inaugurate a blog?</p> <p>Techno visionaries and pioneers Kraftwerk released the track in 1981 on the album <b>Computer World</b>.</p> <p>Buy Kraftwerk at the <a target="_blank" href="http://astore.amazon.com/instaclass-20?%5Fencoding=UTF8&node=7">IC Store</a>.</p> <p>And visit <a target="_blank" href="http://www,kraftwerk.com">Kraftwerk.com</a></p>http://instantclassics.com/post/112352852http://instantclassics.com/post/112352852Sat, 04 Jul 2009 00:00:00 -0400music