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The Propaganda Model & The Five Filters of Media
The propaganda model seeks to explain media behavior by examining the institutional pressures that constrain and influence news content within a capitalist system. It flies in the face of theories that argue that journalism is by its nature adversarial to established power. The propaganda model predicts that corporate-owned media will consistently produce news content that…
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The Shoulder Dislocate – Save Your Shoulders With This Simple Stretch
A few months back I hurt my shoulder performing bench press. I put on a little too much weight and let my form go and ended up with a sharp pain in my shoulder and the inability to sleep on my side or bench more than about 95 pounds without wincing. Luckily physical examination by…
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‘DreamRide 2’ from Diamondback Bicycles
Take 5-minutes and watch this awesome video from Diamondback Bicycles. Dreamride 2 featuring Mike Hopkins and filmed by Scott Secco, Jordan Manley, and Bruno Long. The short-film really captures what I love about mountain biking; escaping reality and surrounding myself with nature. The location and film work are fantastic as well. The summer scenes were…
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The Best Bikes and New Trends from the NAHBS
The North American Handbuilt Bike Show is the venue for frame builders to show off their chops. Compared to Interbike where you get what big name manufacturers are prepping for the market, at the NAHBS you get to see the products of sweat, tears, years of expertise and fine-tuning technique, and true love for two-wheeled…
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The Dutch Reach: Help Keep Cyclists from Getting ‘Doored’
Bicycle lanes are great for cyclists, but they can also create dangerous “door zones” when they are sandwiched between vehicle lanes and parked cars. The expensive, pie-in-the-sky approach is to design and build better bike lanes, but in the meantime, drivers can do something very simple to help protect cyclists from the dangers of getting…
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Beware Fuckarounditis – Because Fitness Really is Simple
Those of you who frequent the site know I spend some time over on Reddit. I was checking out some stuff on r/Fitness recently and I came across this Chest 101: An Anatomical Guide to Training post and I just sighed to myself and moved on. But later on I thought, this really is the…
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Protein Packed Spicy Sloppy Joes Recipe
Who doesn’t love a delicious sloppy joe? I know I do. This recipe for spicy sloppy joes kicks it up a notch with sautéed poblano peppers and avocado which makes for a protein and flavor-packed, adult-friendly upgrade to standard sloppy joes. Don’t worry, you still get the sweet and savory quality that makes the originals…
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Now You Can Climb the Volcano in Zwift
Early this morning the new Watopia Volcano Climb went live on Zwift. The new climb corkscrews up and around the volcano over sketchy wood bridges and dirt roads. You also get a brief journey inside the volcano itself. There isn’t a selectable route option for the volcano climb. At least for now, you’ll have to…
