February 2010
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January 2010
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WatchJust saw “Still Bill,” a film about Bill Withers, and it was great. Hearing him reflect on his life, his career, and the creative process was not only fascinating but inspiring. I’d highly recommend going to see it if you get the chance.
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WatchGRITtv: Remembering Howard Zinn
“You can’t be neutral on a moving train,” Howard Zinn famously said. He didn’t believe in staying closeted in the academy, though he was a brilliant historian whose book, A People’s History of the United States: 1492 to Present changed the way many people view history. Recently, a documentary based on his work, The People Speak,...
Beach House - Silver Soul
“Beach...
Beach House - Zebra
Really enjoying this album.
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WatchPrince Releases Minnesota Vikings Fight Song
WatchLawrence Lessig - 8 minutes on Obama’s first year.
“An analysis of what’s really accounts for the failures of this past year, and why regardless of your politics, you should be pushing for real change.”
Lessig gives Obama more of a free pass than I would, but he’s right on the mark with http://change-congress.org/
fiona apple to play haiti benefit @ largo →
molls:
mmmm. love her.
“Fiona Apple is volunteering to host this special evening of intimate music where she will be joined onstage by Jon Brion, Tom Brosseau, Sara and Sean Watkins and Gillian Welch on drums!”
Oh man. If I was in LA I’d be there.
CNN Teams Up With Vice & Subpop →
Huh? April fools?
“CNN announced today that it will be teaming up with Vice’s VBS.TV, overseen by Spike Jonze, on certain reporting projects on its website. The first will be the Vice Guide To Liberia. Vice’s founder, Shane Smith, has a pretty classic quote in the release: “Most people who hear about this partnership will think, ‘Vice and CNN, hmmm…...
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“That seat, held for nearly half a century by Mr. Kennedy, the liberal lion of...”
– G.O.P. Senate Victory Stuns Democrats - NYTimes.com
Ladies and gentlemen, your American voter. Votes for a Tea Party Republican to curtail Wall Street giveaways and “get jobs going” (whatever the hell that means). As de Tocqueville said, a democracy requires an educated electorate. And we don’t...
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“A day doesn’t go by where I don’t create something,” says Smith. “Sometimes it’s...”
– Patti Smith
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“You know, when I was young, I wanted to do something great, and because I still...”
– Patti Smith in New York’s Remembrances of the Punk Prose Poetess by Vanessa Grigoriadis
Liars - Scissor
Fred Thomas - Night Time VII
John Bartelstone, Architectural Photographer →
“Black and white was attractive for several reasons. I could develop the film myself. But of more importance, I could take the [Navy] Yard out of time. I did not have to worry about blue plastic tarps and day-glow warning signs. The Yard that I shot could be shown as layered in time but it could still pivot about the 1940’s. I’m not sure that I could have attempted that with color film.
To...
Spoon - Black Like Me
Love this song. Love this...
100% of UNICEF donations going to Haiti.
servemyworldblog:
One of my friends asked, “Who do I donate to for Haiti?” I’ve been obsessed with Aid and Development blogs and have been reading them for a while now and I learned this: Always go with someone who has EXPERIENCE in the country, who knows the culture and the political structure. UNICEF has been in Haiti since 1949.
100% of your donation goes directly to Haiti. As Caryl Stern,...
“2:30 PM ET: Pelosi says earthquake may give Haiti “fresh start”...”
– OUT. OF. TOUCH.
Can anyone imagine what would have happened if she had said this during Katrina?
Disgusting.
“Google’s actions just don’t add up. In response to what they say they suspect...”
– Douglas Rushkoff (via soupsoup)
Fred Thomas - Obvious
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“Night...
WatchWill Draw For Food: Compare Your Life To Pixar
A must watch.
