January 2010
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“The opponents of reform have found their bumper sticker, their slogan, their...”
– Senator Al Franken (D-MN)
Poll: So... what's the Apple tablet going to be... →
I-saac! (sorry couldn’t help myself. I coveted the Newton way back when but couldn’t justify buying one)
My Top 5 Artists (Week Ending 2010-1-24) →
Contact the White House – Don’t Let Lobbyists... →
“The best way to counter the Tea Party movement, which is all about stopping...”
– Op-Ed Columnist - More (Steve) Jobs, Jobs, Jobs, Jobs - NYTimes.com (via fred-wilson)
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How Soon Was Now? - Barry Schwabsky|The Nation →
from the article:
“Why can’t I see them now?” is the daughter’s question that’s said to have inspired Edwin Land to devise the instant camera eventually produced by his Polaroid Corporation.
What made Polaroid photography ideal for such extravagantly intimate artistic visions were its specific material qualities, which, especially in color, were quite unlike...
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Dingell To Dems: Time Is Of The Essence On Health... →
Rep. John Dingell (D-MI) urges Democrats to move quickly on health care reform, whatever path they choose. His preference: pass the Senate bill, and fix it in short order. But first put Republicans on the spot opposing the bill.
“They’ve been whining about the need to have transparency, let them get up there and say that they oppose this bill before the people.”
Conan O'Brien Takes Care of His Own - Technorati... →
NBC was trying to grant separate severance deals to members of Conan’s staff, but he had another idea. Instead, Conan decided to keep close to $33 million and distribute the remaining money to his staff - out of his own pocket. O’Brien has put the word out: he takes care of his own.
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It was very hard to restrain my foul mouth, but I...
rebeccalando:
Dear Ms. Pelosi,
I just read in the New York Times that you are planning to allow the already-bedraggled Health Reform Bill become further mutilated by right-wing interests and the House GOP. While I understand that Brown’s defeat of Coakley on Tuesday was a blow to Democrats and to supporters of true health care reform - those holding Teddy Kennedy’s mantle, in other words - what...
“While American democracy is imperfect, few outside the majority of this Court...”
– Justice John Paul Stevens
Cindy McCain poses for ad endorsing gay marriage →
“The photo shows Mrs. McCain with silver duct tape across her mouth and “NOH8” written on one cheek. NOH8 is a gay rights group challenging Proposition 8 passed by California voters in 2008 banning same sex marriage.”
Good for you Cindy.
Brian Eno on the naming of things →
austinkleon:
“A way to make new music is to imagine looking back at the past from a future and imagine music that could have existed but didn’t….My interest in making music has been to create something that does not exist that I would like to listen to, not because I wanted a job as a musician. I wanted to hear music that had not yet happened, by putting together things that suggested a new thing...
My Top 5 Artists (Week Ending 2010-1-17) →
“Progressives will never reach their own Morning in America unless they use the...”
– E.J. Dionne Jr. - Mass. Senate race’s lesson for Obama - washingtonpost.com (via Talking Points Memo)
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“By Friday night, doctors will have to give up on treating newly found...”
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Mary Carmichael on the longer-term health challenges facing Haiti quake responders [via newsweek]. (via librarysciences)
Yes, but that’s not the most important part of this article. Go through, read it; it isn’t tl;dr. The important part is the article’s message: KEEP GIVING. KEEP HELPING. The...
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WatchThe Daily Show Takes Apart The Haiti Earthquake Reactions Of Limbaugh, Robertson, And Maddow (via Talking Points Memo)
“I was thrown out of college for cheating on the metaphysics exam; I looked into...”
– Woody Allen (via thechocolatebrigade)
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Haiti earthquake: How to help - Haiti earthquake-... →
Looks like money is the greatest need for Haiti right now.
Watchsavingpaper:
Conan O’Brien at his very best, discussing his “options” on The Tonight Show. (via inothernews)
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“If our financial system is so high-strung, so manic-depressive, that low rates...”
– Percents And Sensibility - Paul Krugman Blog - NYTimes.com
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WatchMy friend Dave making matzoh ball soup. Here’s his recipe. The soup is good but you really want his pickles.
“We have much bigger problems, as a party and as a nation, than the reasons a...”
– Joan Walsh
Harry Reid expressed himself badly but let’s not forget that he wanted to endorse, did endorse and campaigned for the first African American President.
My Top 5 Artists (Week Ending 2010-1-10) →
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Writing Contest: How Sensuous Can You Be? « Will... →
“Since I’ll be in Mexico for a week where Internet service is limited, I’m announcing my first writing contest. While I’m gone, I invite you to experiment with these techniques and submit your writing below in a comment. Give me 150 words maximum of sensuous writing. More will disqualify you.”
Deadline is January 16, 2010. Find more time and write fewer words.
(via Culinate)
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“The front yard farming phenomenon is so hot now that People magazine recently...”
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Ana Joanes Interviewed on Huffington Post | FRESH the movie
This Is What I Keep Trying to Tell People About...
newsweek:
andrewromano:
… but to my eternal chagrin, I’m not John McPhee. From “Nowheres,” the final essay in McPhee’s fantastic new book, Silk Parachutes, out in March:
I opened a letter from a staff writer at a national travel magazine compiled and edited in Tennessee.
He said, “I would appreciate it very much if you could answer some questions I have about New Jersey… I would like to...
Watchtravors:
If you read this Tumblr (what up! All 5 of you!), you know that I love the muppets. I strongly, strongly, urge you to watch this video of the muppets singing an impromptu version of “One is the loneliest number”. This is why the muppets are the best thing ever, this sort of thing right here. Jimmy Fallon may be a tool, but just like Grinch, I watched this and I carved the roast beast....
“I’ll play up there till I drop.”
– Gregg Allman talking about playing in NYC.
My Top 5 Artists (Week Ending 2010-1-3) →
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The Swell Season (17)
Allen Ginsberg (4)
R.E.M. (2)
Alec Ounsworth (2)
Imported from Last.fm Tumblr by JoeLaz
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WatchWe bought tickets to see Wilco in February. The more I listen to Califone, the more I think they might steal the show.
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“One could change the world with one hundred and forty characters.”
– Jack Dorsey
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