March 2011
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My Top 5 Artists (Week Ending 2011-3-27) →
Pixies (85)
Wire (32)
The Cars (14)
Screaming Females (10)
John Oliver’s New York Stand-Up Show (7)
Imported from Last.fm Tumblr by JoeLaz
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Mother Jones magazine on Tumblr: The best... →
motherjones:
You should, like, strongly consider applying to work for this guy:
We want to add some talent to the Sarasota Herald-Tribune investigative team. Every serious candidate should have a proven track record of conceiving, reporting and writing stellar investigative pieces that provoke change….
tinysprout: Scott Adams (Dilbert), deleted post →
kissingunderspiderwebs:
Scott Adams wrote this post today, March 7 2011, on his blog and then deleted it.
The topic my readers most want me to address is something called men’s rights. (See previous post.) This is a surprisingly good topic. It’s dangerous. It’s relevant. It isn’t…
My Top 5 Artists (Week Ending 2011-3-20) →
Beastie Boys (97)
Minutemen (85)
Matt McCarthy (32)
Kanye West (31)
Anthony Jeselnik (26)
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WatchThis has the chance to stop being funny very soon. Not yet though.
sayyes asked: In re: Your answer to Maura's question (http://maura.tumblr.com/post/3935506300/how-do-you-reconcile-the-desire-to-have-romance-or)... are you secretly my ex-boyfriend? The cool one who was smart but not a douche about it and whom I actually liked a lot as a person, too? (J/K LOL but for real your answer totes gave me warm memory feelings... :)
Third season confirmed for Community!!
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plaguelovers:
“Ladies and gentlemen, what you are seeing is a total disregard for the things...”
– Kent Brockman
Former FCC Chairman to Be Top Cable Lobbyist -... →
God Bless America
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My Top 5 Artists (Week Ending 2011-3-13) →
Led Zeppelin (69)
Sonic Youth (53)
Public Enemy (23)
Beastie Boys (13)
Red Pens (12)
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Shifting The Narrative on Generational Malaise →
It used to be interesting knock the Baby Boomers. As late as the 1990s, when those in their 40s and 50s still controlled most media channels, an entire media culture was built…
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WatchSometimes a friend, family member, or person on the news will say something that makes me want to scream in their face. Sometimes I let South Park do it for me.
“Growing up in England experiencing those [IRA] attacks, I thought this...”
– John Oliver on Peter King
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My Top 5 Artists (Week Ending 2011-3-6) →
De La Soul (89)
Future of the Left (45)
mclusky (27)
Nirvana (17)
Maria Bamford (13)
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WatchFew things of late have made me laugh quite as hard as last night’s Daily Show
Mike DeStefano
A fantastic comedian. He will be missed
slutsky:
One of the best things I heard this year, or indeed, in a long time, was Marc Maron’s interview with comedian Mike DeStefano, who has apparently just died of a heart attack. I don’t really have anything personally to add except to say that the interview, which you can listen to here, was deeply moving, deeply human, concerned life and death and...
“Defunding Planned Parenthood to prevent abortions is a lot like outlawing...”
– Milwaukee Journal Sentinel editorial board. (via mandington) H/T @jesshopp
Exhibitions: The Art of Video Games / American Art →
I will be going
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“Nobody on New York’s roster would dare admit it, but from being around the...”
– Cue Nelson “ha-ha!” [ESPN - NY]
Ashley 'Cole of Duty' is Now at Your Fingertips |... →
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Arts criticism vs. rock criticism (or comedy)
As an arts critic I could describe a work of art as “failing to reclaim the ingenuity or jubilant spirit of its predecessors” As a rock critic (or comedian), I can call it “weak sauce.”
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“I really don’t believe in abortion,” Bieber says. “It’s...”
– But, but, the hair!
[RS]
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“Here, as with Don’s false identity and (literally) meretricious mother, Mad Men...”
– Daniel Mendelsohn, “The Mad Men Account,” New York Review of Books 