AMY GOODMAN: “Our grief is not a cry for war! ” This was the statement that 70 artists and writers made in a guerrilla performance at Times Square earlier this week. We’re joined by Ashton Applewhite, a writer with the Artists Network of Refuse & Resist! Welcome to The War and Peace Report. ASHTON APPLEWHITE: Thank you. We assembled from all different directions just before 6:00 to minimize the possibility of police interference. We were wearing black with white dust masks. We swiftly picked up big placards that had the saying, “Our grief is not a cry for war! ” joined hands and formed long lines on either side of the little triangle at the heart of Times Square, just north of the recruiting station, and stood silently for an hour. We picked Times Square because it is the center of so much media activity in New York and because it’s completely covered in red, white and blue flags and bunting these days.
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With the extensive damage to my hearing faculties, a good set of headphones is the equivalent of emerging from a Vault in Fallout – it’s a sharp and immediate change from the norm. I hear a constant whining (tinnitus) and a lot of bass-heavy songs have a muddy sound. A good set of headphones do a great job of cutting through this, allowing me to enjoy music (almost) like I used to. Conversely, a bad pair simply makes everything louder. As is often the case, quantity does not equal quality. To test out the M-100 I used a wide variety of music. Rush is my favorite band, so naturally I cranked up some of their greatest hits. It was, as I’d hoped, a trip down memory lane, allowing me to hear Neil’s incredible percussive voodoo crisp and clear. I’m also a fan of Jazz, so The Rippingtons were my next stop. In either case, whether I was checking out their earlier tracks, their synth-dominated middle period, or their guitar-heavy modern tracks, they all came through clear as a bell and had my head nodding.