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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 [...]
I Left My Heart in Bon Iver“However, this was one of those shows that blows you quite away and I felt privileged to have gotten to witness it.”
//FROM THE ARCHIVES
Train Vigilantism“Please take your backpack off and carry it while riding public transportation.”
Quick, Shove a Thermometer Up the Nation’s ArseA bit chilling.
Since It’s Gonna Keep Coming UpThis 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:
The Stain of PoliticsJust for a moment, we’ll take back those things we said about the pettiness of cable news. And for a moment, we’ll recognize this as proof that there are still some teeth in the First Ammendment. Unfortunately, this will likely never result in the resignation Olberman rightly suggests, but if it results in him getting [...]
Democratic FervorBarack Obama made a misstep in San Francisco the other day, for sure. But Hillary Clinton’s subsequent sweep across the state, doing shots of Jamisons and mercilessly trying to ingratiate herself to working class Pennsylvania voters with whom she has NOTHING in common is downright laughable. The truth, however, is that while he may have chosen his words [...]
