Archive for the '2009 Iranian Election' Category
A Concession
Posted on June 15, 2009 by andrew- Filed Under 2009 Iranian Election, Iran, Twitter | Leave a Comment
In light of events in Iran, I guess I might be willing to concede that Twitter does, potentially, have its uses.
They Hypnotized The Summer, 1979
Posted on June 13, 2009 by andrew- Filed Under 2009 Iranian Election, Iran | Leave a Comment
When I saw R.E.M. last year, Michael Stipe introduced Ignoreland by talking about the Iranian Revolution (in a very Michael Stipe-ish sort of way that ended up confusing most of the people sitting near me, naturally). In Stipe’s view, the events of that revolution were the spark that allowed Reagan to come to power at [...]