Month: September 2011

Changing Faces With a Smile

This is from the Youtube description for this video: “An amazing little girl who had her cleft lip surgery.People ask me why I volunteer overseas so much.. It takes my eyes off me and allows me to remember what life is all about. When we use what we have been given (whatever that might be) …

Punch Brothers – This is the Song

This is amazing, the most subtle, visionary use of bluegrass instrumentation which I’ve ever heard, and I’ve heard a good deal. – EPB Oh Jesus. These guys were all toddlers when I was a punk/indie DJ in Charlottesville 20 years ago, and WNRN didn’t exist. The world keeps renewing itself. – Grant Cogswell (www.underthevolcanobooks.com) Haunting …

Shocking New Evidence in Amanda Knox Murder Case May Lead to Her Release

According to Yahoo/Daily Caller: Newly revealed evidence, never before seen by Italian courts, supports American student Amanda Knox’s chances of being exonerated and released from jail when the appeal of her December 2009 murder conviction concludes later this month. The Italian newsweekly “Oggi” has released a report detailing how police didn’t perform DNA analysis on …

“The Game,” An Interactive City Tour/Scavenger Hunt Has Come to Portland – Free Trial Version Available Until September 21

Stray Boots Scavenger Hunts, a mobile tech company, will soon be launching Portland: The Game, an interactive scavenger hunt/city tour which shows players the best of their town by using cell phones as tour guides. Customers receive challenges by text message, explore the area to find the answers, and learn fun facts about the neighborhood …