Word: pitchforkness
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...haven for alternative and progressive artists with acts such as The Cure, The Crystal Method, Zero 7 and The Flaming Lips. Along with Lollapolooza, which will present the Red Hot Chili Peppers and other groups on August 4-6, other festivals making waves this year are Chicago's Pitchfork Music Festival, featuring Spoon, Os Mutantes, Mission of Burma and The Futureheads; and Austin City Limits, which boasts Ben Harper, Willie Nelson, Van Morrison and Massive Attack...
...more moderate elements within the Iranian revolution, who were already reaching out to the U.S. To the Islamic students, any rapprochement with Washington was supping with the devil. What the embassy takeover promised them was a chance to rekindle the revolution, goad the Great Satan into waving his pitchfork at Iran and force the moderates to renounce the U.S. and all its wicked devices...
...report on farmers' protests throughout the Chinese countryside elicited heartfelt sympathy from readers who are appalled by that government's corruption, land grabs and failure to provide basic services. But there was also alarm over what a destabilized China might mean for its neighbors "Inside the pitchfork rebellion" [March 13] suggested there may be a revolution in the making in China. What will happen if 900 million oppressed farmers rise up to get justice and revenge? It would be naive to applaud such a development. History shows us that revolutions never lead to what is hoped for. Instead, chaos spreads...
...Inside the Pitchfork Rebellion" [March 13] suggested there may be a revolution in the making in China. What will happen if 900 million oppressed farmers rise up to get justice and revenge? It would be naive to applaud such a development. History shows us that revolutions never lead to what is hoped for. Instead, chaos spreads, inevitably leading to new catastrophes in an increasing number of countries. Given the Chinese powder keg, the Bush Administration's preoccupation with Iran seems rather out of proportion. Washington should concentrate on how to help China's political and business leaders defuse the risks...
...other Lampoon-related news, former staff writer Nick B. Sylvester ’04 was suspended from a top editorial position at the Village Voice and removed from the Pitchfork Media masthead for fabricating part of a Voice cover story about dating in New York; gossip site Gawker.com reports that most of Sylvester’s quotes/anecdotes were attributed to former Lampoon members...