[Currently listening to: Arcade Fire's "Neon Bible"]
A New Yorker article, “A Paler Shade of White, How indie rock lost its soul,” was inspired by an Arcade Fire concert earlier this year. The writer, Sasha Frere-Jones, noted in the concert what she believed to be a wider phenomenon: a racial re-sorting of “rock and roll” music.
Sasha [...]
You Are At The Archives for October, 2007
Canadian Indie-Rock not “African-American” Enough? 10.29.07
FEMA Holds Fake California Wildfires Press Conference 10.29.07
Richard Florida begins blogging for the Globe and Mail 10.28.07
Richard Florida has a new blog over at the Globe and Mail. He’s started writing a column for them, although I’m certainly more excited about the blog.
Florida, an American economist focusing on urban studies wrote the renowned Rise of the Creative Class. More recently, he’s moved to the University of Toronto to become head [...]
Giuliani on Torture 10.27.07
They talk about sleep deprivation. I mean, on that theory, I’m getting tortured running for president of the United States. That’s plain silly. That’s silly.
Rudy Giuliani on Torture [From NYT]
What is torture? 10.24.07
Q Thank you, sir. A simple question.
THE PRESIDENT: Yes. It may require a simple answer.
Q What’s your definition of the word “torture”?
THE PRESIDENT: Of what?
Q The word “torture.” What’s your definition?
THE PRESIDENT: That’s defined in U.S. law, and we don’t torture.
Q Can you give me your version of it, sir?
THE PRESIDENT: Whatever the law says.
October 17, 2007 Press Conference [...]
Information R/evolution (Paper: it was here all along) 10.23.07
Merlin Mann, esteemed web-celebrity and thinker, linked to this impressive and inspiring video I had forgotten about.
It suckered me in to reading the rest of his post more intently. Wherein, he “defends” paper, for those who may have erroneously reported its demise:
See, the key is to use paper for what it’s great at and [...]
1985: Beastie Boys Podcast 10.22.07
Imagine: 1985, a Madonna tour, Beastie Boys on their first trip to LA. While there, they recorded a show with Adam Bomb on KXLU that’s now been uploaded as a podcast. Listen here: Part 1, Part 2. Makes me realize just how long the Beastie Boys have been around for.
via Metroblogging Los Angeles
Dreamy for Streamy? 10.21.07
What’s up Streamy? Such promise… no delivery. Or at least not at a pace to my liking. Digg and reddit flounder and require some competition. Hurry up and move out of private beta.
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