Astronomy Picture Of the Day - NASA

Credit: HiRISE, MRO, LPL (U. Arizona), NASA They might look like trees on Mars, but they're not. Groups of dark brown streaks have been photographed by the Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter on melting pinkish sand dunes covered with light frost. The above image was taken in 2008 April near the North Pole of Mars. At that time, dark sand on the interior of Martian sand dunes became more and more visible as the spring Sun melted the lighter carbon dioxide ice. When occurring near the top of a dune, dark sand may cascade down the dune leaving dark surface streaks -- streaks that might appear at first to be trees standing in front of the lighter regions, but cast no shadows. Objects about 25 centimeters across are resolved on this image spanning about one kilometer. Close ups of some parts of this image show billowing plumes indicating that the sand slides were occurring even when the image was being taken.

Philosophy for Militants by Alain Badiou

Versobooks.com

November 25, 2012

Launch at Café OTO 
Panel discussion: the nature of political philosophy Philosophy for Militants with, among others, Hannah Black, Nina Power and James Butler of Resonance FM's Novara.
Door Times : 8pm
Tickets : £4 on the door

Out of the libraries and onto the streets: Just what is the relationship between political philosophy and political activism? Is there any relationship at all? French philosopher Alain Badiou's new book Philosophy for Militants is the handbook for the struggles ahead, arguing that resurgent communism is the only tool for universal emancipation. The students, the young, workers and immigrants - the new militants - and it is their politics that must condition the task of philosophy.

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William S. Burroughs’ “The Thanksgiving Prayer,” Shot by Gus Van Sant