December 2009
138 posts
peterfeld:
Awl comment in response to Choire:
Pareene’s headline (for those too lazy to click) says: “News of first major progressive legislation in 30 years enrages liberals.” It really concerns me that you find great wisdom in this HuffPo piece, because I first read it in 1985. It was in The Nation and it explained how, if only Walter Mondale had offered a truly progressive message, he would...
Driftless: Stories from Iowa →
dominickbrady:
Incredible multi-media piece.
excerpt via mediastorm:
Life in Iowa can be punishing. Many Iowans expend their lives sweating over soil and spilling the blood of livestock; they endure the hardships associated with a life inextricably bound to the ups and downs of nature. Today, those challenges and a shift in our nation’s economy have pushed the youth of rural communities to...
“A lot of people have been asking about the Weird Wives stuff (Marcos, Brian,...”
– Stoned Alone 2: Lost in New York: Weird Wavves
Surfer Blood side project
EDIT: uhhh check back when they get the MediaFire link right
“I understand the model in which you don’t agree that this bill will expand and...”
– Ezra Klein (via amandaw) (via abbyjean) (via apsies)
peterfeld:
johnmayerwillchangeyourlife:
knarf567:
RT @johncmayer: Dumb: “Epic fail,” phrase used 2 make fun of someone’s failed attempts, written by people living in their parents’ basements
And what’s the phrase to make fun of failed attempts at making music for people to listen to while living in their parents’ basements?
Epic snark!
“I’ve heard dozens of conservative commentators complain that the bill’s...”
– Matthew Yglesias » The Price of Discipline
“In our view, this year’s discussion has been a disaster in many ways—an...”
– Daily Howler: We must be the dumbest nation on earth. Surely, this past year has proved it
“Read through Rich’s columns from the era in question to see if he ever said a...”
– Daily Howler: We must be the dumbest nation on earth. Surely, this past year has proved it
Pretty Goes With Pretty: 2009: Portrait of a... →
well worth reading (lots of great tunes to download, too!)
‘Michael S. Steele Is an Up-and-Comer on the... →
thehighcourt:
working for a nuclear free city -...
“The farm is safe, the dogs are in good spirits, the record player turns around...”
– Jenna Woginrich, Paste (Dec. 2009/Jan. 2010)
CRAZY HEART Opens In NY & LA Wednesday, December... →
not showing in Des Moines until Jan. 29. same date as Calgary, Albuquerque, and Tulsa
i forgot i’d be getting everything late now!
“In short, Americans are getting massively looted through their prescription drug...”
– Daily Howler: David Leonhardt broke our hearts, describing big Medicare fraud
“Ten years ago, Blink 182 got onto TRL by lampooning boy bands like the...”
– The Rock Princess and the Pop Rebel | Music | SPLICETODAY.COM
ATTACKERMAN » Maybe Politico Shouldn’t Make Fun Of... →
“Five years ago, giving away a free track would guarantee you some publicity....”
– Pundits - Do Keep Up! - MTT - Music Think Tank
“I guess the dead kids with trauma injuries will go to heaven anyway or...”
– Matthew Yglesias » The Abortion Holdout
“unpopular opinions” does not ipso facto mean “bad writing.”
– Schmusic
“We’ve been dying to introduce photo galleries to add a new dimension to our...”
– Welcome To The New Idolator « Idolator: Music News, Reviews, And Gossip
They mean “to get cheap clicks,” right?
"Cuteness has been an ever-increasing problem...
alexbalk:
choire
I misread the first word and stared at this for an awfully long time before realizing.
A lot of people have problems with cuteness, don’t they?
“I think we have a wonderful marriage. I love my husband. He’s my best friend....”
– Michelle Obama to Oprah on the Christmas at the White House special (via Kern Laboratories) (via awakinglim)
I’d been meaning to track down this full quote all week.
“Lady Gaga, some free career advice: Stay the fuck away from Madonna’s tongue.”
– Rolling Stone #1094/1095, on how Britney started a downward spiral after the 2003 VMAs. (via nickdressler)
Having Fun With Elvis On Stage (1974) →
austinkleon:
Having Fun With Elvis on Stage is considered by many critics to be the worst live album Elvis or anyone else has ever put out. This is because there were no song performances on it, only tape byplay recorded between songs - Elvis telling jokes, requesting a drink of water, and demonstrating eleven different ways to pronounce “Memphis.”
“As radio executives are discovering, what people say they do and what they...”
– New Ratings System for Radio Gives Guilty Pleasures a Boost - NYTimes.com
“In part, scary stories are politically potent because they operate in the...”
– Daily Howler: Leonhardt described ”enormous” waste. But how much waste is that?
“Do you think that a woman would have been able to get forty million dollars to...”
– Manohla Dargis (via Jessica Hopper at tinyluckygenius aka the Unicorn’s tear: BRINGING GENDER INTO IT)
“Everybody loves to call bullshit. Thanks to the Internet, it’s easier than ever...”
– From Regret The Error’s “The Year In Corrections.” I have a few misgivings about this brave new world, mostly because the half-life of bad data has seemingly been lengthened by that same possibility-exploding Internet. (Kanye West’s King Of Pop claims, anyone?) (via maura)
I wonder if they saw this...
Villagers - Pieces →
oh my, this song is kind of great.
I am listening to the theme song of the Never...
rosasparks:
Your musical choices are invalid much better than mine.
Giorgio Moroder co-writing credit! You win.
“No, no, no, no, I’m not into the raping-nuns bit.”
– Bernard Sumner | Music | Interview | The A.V. Club
“With a core 12-24 female target, it’s no surprise that Unilever’s Dove was...”
– Why a Music Strategy Matters to Brands
more from this. it’s a fun read. lykke li: presenting “creative challenges” to people who talk like this!
“Through music strategy, he said, brands can create “music equity,”...”
– Why a Music Strategy Matters to Brands
(via mrdallasjmoore)
Controller 7: “Get Ready for the Young...
“It was edifying to read John Colapinto’s description of the technically rigorous...”
– The Mail: Re: Lunch with M. : The New Yorker
Punknews.org | Juliana Theory To Reunite For... →
“she couldn’t sing about love, or the lack of it, without a pretense of...”
– The Factual Opinion: The Top 30 Albums of 2009: #26
when did she ever say she couldn’t sing about those things, guy?
peroty:
Lykke Li - Will You Love Me Tomorrow...
“Brewington seems to approach this question as many web commenters have. Palin...”
– Daily Howler: Autumn Brewington, third in line, seems to have taken the fall
