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06/01/2022

Please follow this link to donate towards the funeral expenses for our fallen comrade Itzel Hernandez ➡️ https://www.gofundme.com/f/itzels-funeral-expenses

05/13/2021

"Lead researcher Dr Claire Steves said: 'When it came to cognitive ageing, leg strength was the strongest factor that had an impact in our study. Other factors such as heart health were also important, but the link with leg strength remained even after we accounted for these. We think leg strength is a marker of the kind of physical activity that is good for your brain.'

Alzheimer's Society director of research Dr. Doug Brown said the findings added to the growing evidence that physical activity could help look after the brain as well as the body."

Leg muscle strength is a good marker of brain health, say researchers who have studied pairs of twin sisters.

07/12/2020

In "What Happened In Vegas," director Ram Denison exposed some of the many cover-ups and corruption of the LVMPD and the "powers that be" in Las Vegas. His follow-up documentary, "Money Machine," continues along that path while shining a light on the Las Vegas Mass Shooting carried out by Stephen Paddock on 1 October during the 2017 Route 91 Harvest Festival.

Using live footage taken from cell phones, bodycams, and surveillance cameras, as well as eyewitness accounts of victims, it starts out showing, up close and personal, the chaos that happened that night. Then it progresses through the aftermath revealing the rush to close the book on this chapter of Las Vegas' history and return to a semblance of normal on the Las Vegas Strip in order to "keep the cash registers ringing."

Along the way, the incomplete and oftentimes intentionally deceptive methods of investigation used by Las Vegas police to hide their own incompetence and carelessness, as well as that of the casinos and hotel security, that allowed it to happen are clearly illustrated. For those familiar with the Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department, it is a scenario that has been witnessed all too often in this city writ large, with tragic and still unresolved consequences this time around.

"Money Machine" is currently available for streaming via Theatrical-At-Home here:

Directed by Ram Denison, 77 min, 2020 "Reveals a web of corruption and cover-ups that make the Vegas of yesteryear, when it was still run by the mob, seem positively quaint."- David Alm, Forbes On October 1, 2017, Stephen Paddock opened fire on a crowd of more than 22,000 concertgoers from his hotel...

04/22/2020

Cruisin' thru the ghost town formerly known as Downtown Las Vegas.

04/05/2020

"Fear not, the punks have got your back: they’ve been writing songs about boredom and the end of days since long before this terrible pandemic began and they’re with you for the lockdown."

Bored? Isolated? Completed Netflix? These bands know how you feel...

04/05/2020

"His original goal was to see how many years he and his dad could make the commute to school and back without using a car. Then, he realized his 1,000-day mark was coming up, so despite schools being closed, Bodhi continued to ride to his school and then turn around and ride back home in order to achieve the milestone, which he hit on March 31."

The 11-year-old even figured out how to haul his cello and saxophone through two feet of snow.

04/05/2020

"Tom Dempsey still owns the record for the longest game-winning field goal in NFL history at 63 yards. That kick from 1970 also stood as the longest made field goal of any kind until Matt Prater hit a 64-yard attempt in 2013."

RIP.

03/18/2020

"Up until the invention of the modern 'safety' bicycle in 1887, few women rode the high wheel bicycles of the previous generation. But in the 1890s, a 'cycling craze' offered a new kind of mobility to many young women.

Bikes facilitated unchaperoned dates—even elopements. Just as troubling to some moralists of the day, cycling women often wore bloomers, widely seen as indecent, that were much like men’s pants. The Women’s Rescue League of Boston even claimed that, following the closing of brothels, prostitutes were riding bikes to reach their clients."

The bicycle craze of the 19th century, in which both men and women participated, was seen as a moral affront by church leaders.

03/07/2020

SXSW was canceled after a string of high-profile cancellations including Twitter, Facebook and TikTok.