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Jon Stewart + Bill Moyers
We’ll be the first to admit that we didn’t know Bill Moyers was even back on PBS, but nevertheless, it’s nice to see. By way of justification, for one of his first episodes, he’s done a really nice interview with Jon Stewart, which is amazingly candid and forthcoming in a way that’s almost impossible to see on The Daily Show. It’s very worth a watch.
Sweet, Sweet Municipal Water
We’re so happy to hear about this new trend in hoighty toighty restaurants. Many San Francisco and New York restaurants are now proudly serving tap water rather than pay the hefty cost, and heftier carbon footprint, of importing something which is supposed to be the most plentiful substance on earth.
This all reminds us of something we read recently detailing the true cost of Fiji water. It’s all particularly sad, when you realize that bottled water is really no safer for you than tap.
ShareGonzalez on the Block
This week’s testimony of Alberto Gonzalez before the Senate Judiciary Committee was certainly a reminder of just how far president Bush has fallen from what he claimed would be “an administration that reaches across the isle”. More chilling and insidious, however, are the constant, and mounting reminders that that we’re currently baring witness to the most secretive administration in United States history (more and more).
ShareDiscovery Does Planet Earth
In case you haven’t been watching the Discovery Channel’s amazing documentary series Planet Earth, here’s your friendly reminder to catch the wave. It is awe inspiring. As an added bonus, thanks to one of our favorite neighborhood blogs, we now have The Planet Earth Drinking Game.
ShareIs This the Bandwagon?
Our thoughts go out to the families and friends of the students killed at Virginia Tech yesterday. It’s a terrible tragedy which, if anything, illustrates the need for every human being to find a way to look past the option of violence as a problem solver.
Now, onto John McCain’s crumbling campaign. Sure, we could go after the timing of his speech reaffirming his belief in the Second Amendment, but mostly, we’d rather just use this as an opportunity to demonstrate how totally out of touch modern politicians have become. Is there really a massive base of voters who heard about this tragedy and instantly worried that this might endanger their right to bare arms? If so, let us know. I’d love to hear a cogent argument to that affect. Until then, can I borrow your gun? I just need it for a minute. I promise I’ll give it back.
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Vincent Moon and Arcade Fire Walk Into An Elevator….“[T]he crowd seemed really emotionally engaged with the music.”
Water Water Everywhere…. “Water, water, everywhere,
And all the boards did shrink;
Water, water, everywhere,
Nor any drop to drink.”
- The Rime of the Ancient Mariner
Samuel Taylor Coleridge
An extended version of Bon Iver’s La Blogotheque Take Away Show of “For Emma, Forever Ago” with three versions of the song and some very startled tourists. I think this is one of my favorite things in the whole world. Not just that the song is so beautiful, and is so beautifully sung, but that [...]
So, This Stephen Malkmus-looking Guy Who Went to High School with My Boss Wrote a Children’s BookA man once said, “Childrens do learn.” and I believe childrens should learn to dream big dreams. Even better is to dream arty dreams like a hipster might draw. This hipster author’s name is Dallas Clayton. Although I do not know for sure that Dallas Clayton is a hipster, he looks like this: And, I [...]
Matilde UrrutiaIt isn’t simply that you are loved gloriously, or loved beautifully. But rather that a pitch perfect expression of love for you sounds and sounds, Rises into the very air. Though the love itself may fade, I do not know, The poetry you inspire ascends, ascending Becomes stars and you, who are so loved, Look [...]
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Hmmm….Um….That’s WeirdOkay. So Clearly I had some very concrete expectations as to how the weather was going to be this morning when I walked outside my house. In short, I expected it would be really, really hot. Like, you know, hellfire kinda hot. I guess I also expected to hear some sort of booming macho voice [...]
Emphatic VandalismWhat I loved most about the defacement of this subway sign was that the vandal felt compelled to underline his/her work, just in case you missed it. Not only that, but s/he made an heroic effort to match the color of the underline with the color of the subway line. It’s not just “anal Street”, it’s “anal [...]
Because I Am A Petty Bitch With Naught But Tar In My HeartI just have to take this two seconds to get up on my high and mighty, self-righteous horse and then I shall shut it and shut it good. It is fantastic that everyone is going out and voting. I could not be happier about it. However, many people who have not bothered to vote since [...]
Pants ManSo genius.
Random Unjustified Social Justice“Until Rayray screams down Main in his Lexus and hops the curb, taking out the wobbly table, one Catholic school girl and the kalidescope watch in one shot.”
