//Written By Conn Reilly

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“[T]he crowd seemed really emotionally engaged with the music.”

“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 [...]

A 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 [...]

It 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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This is, hands down, one of the great moments in punditry. And since we’re gonna keep hearing about this subject of appeasement at the hands of plenty more talk radio buffoons and 527 groups targeting our man Barack, a little refresher course seems timely:

It was just a perfect storm of discomfort for me. I’ve felt kind of jumpy all day, and we’re in this department meeting, and my boss is talking one chair over and even though I know everyone is looking at her, it feels like they’re looking at me and I get freakishly self-conscious when I [...]

“Last night, this woman taught me that my pristine pint of Guinness was not as innocent as I might have thought. Amongst its numerous ingredients, there are allegedly several gelatin products derived from animals. HOLY SHIT!”

Highway Robbery: The cost of living in New York City. Happiness not included. usage: (self-explanatory) California: That perpetually sunny and warm state where everyone surfs and/or walks around in a bathing suit. Los Angeles and San Francisco are considered “sleepy towns”. usage: “Oh, you from California? Have ya ever seen one of these? It’s called [...]

What more can we say? This is absolutely our new favorite music video: If you didn’t make it all the way to the end, then you missed all the awesome shout-outs.