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Goodbye, Les
Posted 8.13.09
Thanks for the inventing everything we rely on in music these days.
And thanks for being one heck of a guitarist.
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The spirit is willing, but alas, the details are weak
Posted 8.11.09
Investors Business Daily scores an own goal by stating that a single-payer system would have killed off Stephen Hawking.
Whoops.
But they had the right idea.
After developing...
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Quote of the Day, 08/11 Edition
Posted 8.11.09
"But isn’t insulting white Southerners one of the main pleasures of liberalism? I mean, if you have to give _that _up, what’s the _point?_"
- Glenn Reynolds
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Monday Music Blogging - The Blasters
Posted 8.10.09
Since Jon posted his current musical obsession last week, I thought I'd post mine today. Enjoy.
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The new bumper sticker(s) of the Left.
Posted 8.10.09
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Why we fight (in Iraq)
Posted 8.10.09
Previous to 2003, Dubai was about as free of a country there was in the Middle East. If you knew the right people. And had enough money. And didn't mind the lack of democracy.
But like all...
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The One True Green
Posted 8.8.09
Environmental groups are wrestling for control of the .eco Top Level Domain for internet addresses.
A few thoughts...
- It'd be hilarious to see them fight amongst themselves so much...
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Saturday Movie Blogging - Sixteen Candles
Posted 8.8.09
I never realized how much I missed John Hughes until he was gone. He understood suburbia but never mocked it harshly, understood teenage angst but never celebrated it, and understood geeks and...
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Friday Music Blogging: Pixies.
Posted 8.7.09
The first song is "Dig for Fire", promptly followed by "Alison". The latter has been stuck in my head all day.
BTW, Kim Deal might be hotter putting her clothes on than most women are...
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So you think you can dance?
Posted 8.7.09
Hillary Clinton: The Elaine Benes of International Diplomacy.
Skip to 26 seconds in. If you dare.
_(Via RWSparkle on Twitter.)_
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