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Testing video posting.

Sun, 08 Aug 2010 19:21:57 -0400

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Testing video posting.

Open Letter From OK Go

Mon, 18 Jan 2010 17:05:16 -0500

Open Letter From OK Go:

Damian K. on why you can’t embed Brian’s new video

Infinite Summer » Blog Archive » That’s Entertainment

Tue, 04 Aug 2009 09:15:00 -0400

Infinite Summer » Blog Archive » That’s Entertainment:

Infinite Jest and video games.

Unconscionable Math « Taunter Media

Sun, 02 Aug 2009 22:03:04 -0400

Unconscionable Math « Taunter Media:

Health insurance, rescission, and the Monty Hall Problem.

Brain Power - In Battle, Hunches Prove to Be Valuable - Series - NYTimes.com

Tue, 28 Jul 2009 11:50:00 -0400

Brain Power - In Battle, Hunches Prove to Be Valuable - Series - NYTimes.com:

NYT story on the power of hunches on the battlefield.

The Daily Dish | By Andrew Sullivan

Thu, 23 Jul 2009 20:56:10 -0400

The Daily Dish | By Andrew Sullivan:

‘Wrongly arrest a Harvard professor and the press corps asks the president to comment. Wrongly imprison for years on end a black man without celebrity and the press corps continues to ignore it.’

Musicians Find New Backers as Labels Lose Power - NYTimes.com

Tue, 21 Jul 2009 21:50:35 -0400

Musicians Find New Backers as Labels Lose Power - NYTimes.com:

An interesting approach to replacing obsolete record labels.

Political metaphors hit bottom | Steve Chapman

Mon, 20 Jul 2009 09:59:03 -0400

Political metaphors hit bottom | Steve Chapman:

‘Where does this link between Obama and anal violation come from?’

Sonia and The Man: Why Her Wise Latina Defense Doesn't Make Sense and Why It Doesn't Matter - John McWhorter

Fri, 17 Jul 2009 10:32:48 -0400

Sonia and The Man: Why Her Wise Latina Defense Doesn't Make Sense and Why It Doesn't Matter - John McWhorter:

‘No one should be surprised that she is both an A-One judicial thinker and also a member of La Raza. Welcome to Accomplished Middle-Aged People of Color, Twenty-First Century.’

Against Judicial Irony

Thu, 16 Jul 2009 12:31:43 -0400

Against Judicial Irony:

Sonya Sotomayor: fool or knave? Neither!

Poor, Persecuted Sarah Palin - WSJ.com

Thu, 16 Jul 2009 09:15:34 -0400

Poor, Persecuted Sarah Palin - WSJ.com:

‘If political figures stand for ideas, victimization is what Ms. Palin is all about. It is her brand, her myth.’

I Pushed My Soul in a Deep Dark Hole and I Followed It In

Wed, 15 Jul 2009 13:42:59 -0400

I Pushed My Soul in a Deep Dark Hole and I Followed It In:

Kevin Guilfoile on how Infinite Jest bears on social networking.

Want to keep your wallet? Carry a baby picture - Times Online

Sun, 12 Jul 2009 13:23:25 -0400

Want to keep your wallet? Carry a baby picture - Times Online:

Want to keep your wallet? Carry a baby picture.

The Crack Cocaine of Auction Sites: Swoopo.com is the most efficient, addictive way to separate people from their money. | The Big Money

Sun, 12 Jul 2009 09:24:17 -0400

The Crack Cocaine of Auction Sites: Swoopo.com is the most efficient, addictive way to separate people from their money. | The Big Money:

Introducing Swoopo—’the evil bastard child of game theory and behavioral economics.’

Notes on blogging for journalists

Fri, 10 Jul 2009 19:11:08 -0400

Notes on blogging for journalists:

Felix Salmon gives blogging advice: ‘Not everything you write will be good; some of it will be downright bad. And you’ll get called out for that, and it won’t feel very nice. But publish anyway.’

Achewood § June 28, 2009

Fri, 10 Jul 2009 10:42:00 -0400

Achewood § June 28, 2009:

Achewood: ‘He was your Elvis, and when your Elvis dies, so does the private lie that someday you will be young once again, and feel at capricious intervals the weightlessness of a joy that is unchecked by the injuries of experience and failure.’

When Will The Recovery Begin? Never. | Robert Reich's Blog

Fri, 10 Jul 2009 10:38:05 -0400

When Will The Recovery Begin? Never. | Robert Reich's Blog:

Scary, plausible economic pessimism from Robert Reich.

Pitchfork: Interviews: Dirty Projectors

Thu, 09 Jul 2009 17:55:00 -0400

Pitchfork: Interviews: Dirty Projectors:

Interview with Dirty Projectors’ Dave Longstreth:”We imagined whole subdivisions would get colonized by these kids who paint the houses like these beautiful, crazy murals and work on their funny escapist utopian art projects in McMansions. [Laughs] So the song is sort of about that.”

The Man Behind Wednesday Comics - 7/6/2009 2:29:00 PM - Publishers Weekly

Thu, 09 Jul 2009 15:21:00 -0400

The Man Behind Wednesday Comics - 7/6/2009 2:29:00 PM - Publishers Weekly:

Interview about Wednesday Comics, which btw is out and awesome.

Dissent Magazine

Wed, 08 Jul 2009 10:10:40 -0400

Dissent Magazine:

Martha Nussbaum: The brief for gay marriage.