Gonzalez 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).
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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 [...]
//FROM THE ARCHIVES
Movie Watching and Other EndangermentsOne night last year, my friend and his friend (let’s call her…Betty) go out to see a movie, throughout which a group of people talk incessantly and kick the back of their seats. Though dirty looks are leveled at the offending group, the hint is not taken. When the credits roll, Betty turns around in [...]
The Apple-fication of Music“I can only hope that Rhapsody’s ads are so oddly deceptive because they have unreleased versions of Sara Bareilles’ albums that sound as good as the ad because the real albums I’ve heard are quite disappointing.”
Our Socialist FutureAfter the multitude of recent apocalypse-level meltdowns on Wall Street, followed by the subsequent bailouts of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, and then AIG shortly thereafter, it seems our Democracy has found itself desperately wanting for some reliable economic expertise and guidance. Suddenly, as the government is “forced” to wave it’s magic wand and single-handedly usher in [...]
Spot-On CharactersIf you don’t get it, you might just be too young: .. [Again, if you're running the newest version of Safari with adblocker, you shouldn't see any ads. You can also "x" out the BofA banner ad across the bottom.]
Guard That Shit with Your LifeOkay, my friend (Betty’s friend) is in a bit of a quandary. He wrote a musical and his good friend of three years wrote a play. There is a striking similarity between a situation in the musical and one in the play. The style and tone are quite different, but this striking similarity is of [...]
