The Culture Boy
a blog by recording artist Corey Michaels
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THERE IS SOMETHING ABOUT THIS PICTURE THAT MAKES ME FEEL JUST A LITTLE BIT AWKWARD. IT REMINDS ME OF KING KONG. I FIND IT RACIST. IN THE MOVIE INGLORIOUS BASTARDS THEY PLAY THE “GUESS WHO I AM GAME.” YOU PUT THE NAME OF SOMEONE FAMOUS ON YOUR FOREHEAD AND THEN YOU ASK QUESTIONS ABOUT WHO [...]

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MICHAEL JACKSON’S VOICE MAY HAVE HELD THE ANSWERS IN REGARDS TO MICHAEL’S SEXUALITY, GENDER IDENTIFICATION ISSUES, AND PERCEIVED ECCENTRICITY.
FRANCESCA ROYSTER EXAMINES JUST HOW NON-SUBTLE MICHAEL JACKSON REALLY WAS ABOUT HIS TRUE SELF.
WAS HE TRYING TO TELL US SOMETHING?
WAS HE INDEED, TRANSGENDERED?
WAS HIS VOICE CHILD-LIKE OR WOMAN-LIKE?
READ THIS ARTICLE AND TRY TO BEGIN ANSWERING THOSE QUESTIONS [...]

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SO, YESTERDAY MY FAMILY AND I SAT AROUND THE TV LOSING OUR SHIT OVER THE PROSPECT OF A 6 YEAR OLD BOY, STUCK INSIDE A HELIUM BALLOON, SOARING AIMLESSLY IN THE COLORADO SKY. THEN THE BALLOON LANDED, NOBODY WAS IN IT, AND 2 HOURS LATER THE BOY WAS SAID TO HAVE APPEARED IN HIS GARAGE. [...]

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You see embedded spirals, right, of green, pinkish-orange, and blue? Incredibly, the green and the blue spirals are the same color. At first I thought Richard was pulling our collective legs, being a trickster of high magnitude. So I loaded the image in Photoshop and examined the two spirals. In the two squares displayed below, the [...]

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Gibraltar Airport’s single runway is one of very few in the world (and certainly the largest example) to intersect a public road.  That’s correct: a public road.  Operating similarly to a train crossing, traffic travelling along Winston Churchill Avenue in Gibraltar is brought to a halt each time a plane either lands or takes-off, causing [...]

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President Barack Obama is looking to advance diversity with his pick to replace retiring U.S. Supreme Court Justice David Souter — and early speculation has focused on whether he’ll pick a woman, or perhaps the first Hispanic justice.
But gay rights groups — disappointed that Obama didn’t pick an openly gay man or woman for his [...]

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GO FLORIDA! (J/K)
A CORRECTIONS OFFICER ZAPPED TWO KIDS DURING A TAKE YOUR CHILD TO WORK DAY AT THE FACILITY.
HAH! (NOT-J/K)
HE GOT FIRED…
=( (J/K)

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HOW ANNOYING HAVE THESE FUCKING FB QUIZZES GOTTEN? THIS ONE HAS TO BE THE MOST MEGA-RETARTED

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Top 10 Craziest FBI Myths
Posted on 16 September 2008
Since the beginning of humanity, people came up with some crazy myths about conspiracies and one of the reasons is that they just want to have fun. We’re not saying that there are not bad guys who are planning some plots, but in the same time there [...]

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WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Israel’s prime minister said on Monday he was ready to begin Israeli-Palestinian peace talks immediately but he made no reference to a Palestinian state, an omission that has dismayed Arab, European and U.S. officials.
REUTERS
“We are prepared to resume peace negotiations without any delay and without any preconditions — the sooner the better,” [...]

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Despite John Edwards‘ denials that he fathered a baby with his onetime mistress, his betrayed wife Elizabeth said she has “no idea” whether the former presidential candidate is a new dad.
FROM NYDAILYNEWS.COM ARTICLE HERE

n an exclusive interview set to air Thursday, Oprah Winfrey asks Elizabeth Edwards about rampant speculation that he is the father of [...]

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Nine members of a New Zealand family will be named tomorrow after being charged over the exorcism-style manslaughter of a 22-year-old woman.
The six women and three men have pleaded not guilty in New Zealand’s High Court to the manslaughter of Janet Moses during an indigenous Maori curse-lifting ceremony, known as a makutu.
Moses drowned in October [...]

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A group of atheist scientists were bragging about their many accomplishments in solving the riddles of the universe. One said “There was never a need for a God, because, given enough time, we can re-create all that is in the world.
A thundering response came from the heavens – the voice of God Himself. “Oh really?”, [...]

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OH YEA… THAT’S HIS REAL NAME!
Maj Dickie Head was awarded a Military Cross for his actions in Basra

Major Dickie Head looks bemused as we emerge from the safety of an armoured Iraqi Army Humvee and walk towards what was one of the most dangerous parts of Basra – now a small, but busy, market.
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AN ARTICLE IN THE EDMONTON SUN EXPLORES A NEW FINDING THAT PEOPLE ARE MORE LIKELY TO BE INTERESTED IN BROWSING THE INTERNET AND THE TELEVISION THEN ACTUALLY, GETTING DOWN AND DIRTY. WTF?
“Between the sheets, women are more likely to read Love the One You’re With rather than make love to one they’re with, or watch [...]

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BRITISH ARTIST, DAVID HOCKNEY, USES THE IPHONE TO CREATE… ART.
ORIGINAL ARTICLE HERE
In a lengthy career as one of Britain’s most celebrated artists he has embraced various mediums.
Now David Hockney has found a new one. The iPhone.
The 71-year-old artist has taken to using the colour screen of his hi-tech telephone to create miniature ‘paintings’ – just [...]

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I TEND TO OVERREACT TO CERTAIN SITUATIONS. THE “SWINE FLU” “H1NI1 VIRUS” IS NO EXCEPTION. I’VE BEEN CARRYING AROUND MY ANTI-BACTERIAL BOTTLE AND WASHING MY HANDS EVERY 3 SECONDS. I DON’T THINK IT HAS ANYTHING TO DO WITH THE FLU ITSELF BUT MORE WITH A VERY REAL FEELING THAT SOMETHING HORRIBLE IS GOING TO HAPPEN [...]

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Breaking the Silence: Top 10 Drugs We Used as Kids
ORIGINAL ARTICLE HERE!

My name is Dr. Crane and I, like you, was a Kiddie Druggie.
IIB’s: “Hi, Dr. Crane”
We are all here for the same reason. The time has come for us to face our inner demons and no longer be slaves to the substances that once controlled our lives for an entire [...]

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In the new book Waiter Rant: Thanks for the Tip — Confessions of a Cynical Waiter, a New York waiter (and author of the long-running blog Waiter Rant) dishes on annoying customers, tyrannical owners and drugged-up servers.
One night I served a young couple on a first or second date. The man, a take-charge sort of [...]