December 2011
30 posts
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“Texting while driving is, in essence, a wake-up call to America. It illustrates...”
– Driving has lost its cool for young Americans | Grist (via slantback)
“Whether we do it with mindfulness and art, or whether it takes place in...”
– Thomas Merton, Care of the Soul (via lprecordss)
My Top 5 Artists (Week Ending 2011-12-25) →
Yuck (12)
Matthew Sweet (12)
Real Estate (10)
Dum Dum Girls (9)
Orrin Evans (7)
Imported from Last.fm Tumblr by JoeLaz
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Azealia Banks →
How is it that I haven’t heard of her until now? I clearly need to suffer through more tumblrs.
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Hey, You Should Watch This Movie: The Muppets... →
heywatchthismovie:
Time to brush off your nostalgia, and walk along singing. The Muppets is a balance of nostalgia for long time fans and perky entertainment. The beginning feels as if it’s set in 1950, but in a good way. It begins with a traditional story complete with musical numbers. It sort of pokes fun at…
I haven’t seen it yet. Will wait until it’s on DVD/Netflix.
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Watchbroshidobrown:
Stalley - Gentleman’s Quarterly (Prod. by Ski Beatz)
Tastemaker for the tastemakers
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The Resentment Machine
thenewinquiry:
(Geoff McFetridge, via)
The immiseration of the digital creative class by Freddie deBoer The popular adoption of the internet has brought with it great changes. One of the peculiar aspects of this particular revolution is that it has been historicized in real time—reported accurately, greatly exaggerated, or outright invented, often by those who have embraced the...
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My Top 5 Artists (Week Ending 2011-12-11) →
Yuck (137)
Dum Dum Girls (9)
Feist (9)
Big Fox (9)
Statik Selektah (6)
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“But 21st-century blackness has lost its rigid center, and irony permeates the...”
– Wesley Morris on LeBron, Dwyane, Amar’e, and the rise of the NBA nerd - Grantland
(via extraface)
I’ve been thinking this stuff and I’m glad someone else is 1) noticing and 2) has a platform to document the observations. Maybe I ought to reply.
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WatchMiranda July on Strangers
Everyone Speaks Text Message →
Is technology killing indigenous languages or saving them? Well, you may soon be able to text in N’Ko.
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“Reaching the finish line, never walking, and enjoying the race. These three, in...”
– -Haruki Murakami
You highlighted Reaching the fini… in What I Talk About When I Talk About Running - Readmill
(via extraface)
My Top 5 Artists (Week Ending 2011-12-4) →
Sea Lions (37)
The Duke Spirit (22)
The Antlers (18)
Florence + The Machine (16)
Statik Selektah (15)
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“I don’t know— what’s the difference between Rush and Led Zeppelin, other than...”
– The Black Keys’ Patrick Carney on how his band will be remembered 20 years from now. (via pitchfork)
Great point.
(via aldoushuxtable)
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WatchA Panther In Africa
A documentary about Pete O’Neal, a former Black Panther Party member from Kansas City who moved to Tanzania with his wife Charlotte. This documentary is about their life being in Africa since 1970. Really interesting story and engrossing documentary. It kept me up well past my bedtime last night, because I didn’t want to finish it today. Add it to your instant...
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“Recently I was talking to my 23-year-old son, Theo, about my nostalgia for LP...”
– Actual conversations. So yesterday. (via NYTimes)
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My Top 5 Artists (Week Ending 2011-11-27) →
O’Brother (25)
A Tribe Called Quest (15)
Craft Spells (15)
Best Coast (12)
Circa Survive (11)
Imported from Last.fm Tumblr by JoeLaz
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“Because I knew what I loved. I loved to read; I loved to listen to music; and I...”
– Haruki Murakami, interviewed in The Guardian. (via robotnic)