June 2009
65 posts
This is not my favourite song of the new Regina...
Stunning, terrifying footage via Persian BBC of... →
maryrambin:
moth:
Andrew Sullivan describes it as “almost movie-style evil.”
I think it’s important we blog all of the updates we find meaningful. First of all, it’s helpful to act as a filter for each other as the news floods in from every direction.
Secondly, with each post, comment, or tweet, we are reminded of how fortunate we are to be Americans, and how thankful we should be to those...
HAPPY FATHERS DAY DAD!
NY Times Reporter Held by Taliban Escapes →
winstonwolfe:
A New York Times reporter, David Rohde, who was kidnapped by the Taliban has escaped and made his way to freedom after more than seven months of captivity in the mountains of Afghanistan and Pakistan.
Rohde was part of the Times reporting team that won a Pulitzer Prize in May for coverage of Afghanistan and Pakistan last year
a win for the good guys :)
The Uncaptured Orchestra by Derrick Brown
The chubby girl is struggling speed on roller skates. She is alone. She is in that crazed eye. She imagines the neighborhood friends. Most the poets I know are fat girls on roller skates. Few of them are in love, but many know how to sing the notes of the uncaptured orchestra. I think the composer Randy Newman is like that. I don’t think he loves L.A. I don’t think he loves. I don’t think I...
I was right
Heard Regina’s new record.
It’s sick.
(see title of post)
What a GREAT chorus.
Dave Grohl on Kurt
When you think of Kurt now, what do you remember — and miss — most?
I think about his smile a lot. And his laugh. He had a funny laugh, this fucking cackle. I remember him being happy. It’s easy to remember him being sad. But the things that I like to think about are his happiness, and how much he loved music, whether it was sitting in a living room and playing an acoustic guitar, or...
Good Point...
Diego: i drank too much coffee
Zack: to do what?
WatchIntro to Alinea.
ALINEA (It owns you)
This weekend I was lucky enough to fly to Chicago and eat at the famed restaurant Alinea. It was a 20 course meal with magical wine and magical company.
The chef Grant Achatz has created something very special at his post modern restaurant. For me, someone who has been lucky enough to have experienced some meals cooked at the hands of the greatest chefs alive, this meal surpassed anything...
