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This is a charmer. It has that gentle briskness that seems from another time, say half a century ago. Come to think of it, so does the bookstore itself. – John Siscoe owns and operates The Globe Bookstore in Pioneer Square, Seattle. They don’t know the half of it. This morning when I came in …
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In the Atlantic: “Americans are entranced by a video of South Korean troops reacting emotionally to a surprise concert by an all-girl pop group, but there’s more than just cultural differences at play.” http://www.theatlantic.com/international/archive/2012/01/whats-behind-the-video-of-korean-soldiers-freak-out-over-girl-group/251212/
NBC sitcom Community has not been cancelled, at least not yet, NBC president Robert Greenblatt, but it’s off the air for a while. I’ve just been watching last year’s episodes and they’re marvelous. The four episodes mentioned below are not even my faves, as there are four better episodes, but the dungeons and dragons and …
I have started to rethink how I talk to others about following Christ. Why do we believers always seem to want to present living for Christ in such a pleasant way? Yes, surrendering to Christ yields the promise of eternal life and God’s companionship throughout our lives, but we are a “here and now” society, …
Does America have Alzheimer’s?! How is it possible that we take in the regurgitated drivel of elections past with the appetite we demonstrate?! I swear I heard a republican say it was time for “change.” We need new ideas and the Republican Party has them. What in the hell is going on?! What we need …
Thanks to Mitch Hurst for this link: New Dominionists: Meet the Christian Couple Behind the Right’s Most Viral Videos – News – GOOD
Miracles follow wherever he goes… http://www.11alive.com/rss/article/221270/5/Tim-Tebow-racks-up-some-miraculous-316-stats
This is a bit much, but it might be a good conversation starter: Daily Kos: An open letter to the people who hate Obama more than they love America Here’s the author’s website: www.jesselagreca.org
Twenty years ago, the Seinfeld Soup Nazi was an iconic TV moment. The recent Gravy Boat episode of The Simpsons may just be a similarly iconic incident: The Simpsons “Politically Inept, With Homer Simpson” (Season 23 | Episode 10) 22:0 Homer goes off on airport security this week. He lands a radio talk show as …
Broke DJ Kidd Russell ft. DJ John Blaze aka the homeless DJ beat: sleigh bells -infinite guitars off the new mixtape: RUDY RUETTIGER MUSIC Free download: http://hulkshare.com/cponzmu79u06 Here’s a message from Kidd Russell: If you’ve been to our live shows you know this song well and it is a fan favorite. We appreciate everyone whose …
So there was a guy in a wheelchair on the corner of Belmont and Broadway in Chicago. He had a paper cup and was shaking coins. I grabbed about 50 cents and tried to throw it in his cup. He stared at me, and smiled a bit, and drank from the cup. The “coins” were …
We’re in the second week of January and America has yet to crown the national champion. And the Rose Bowl Parade took place on January 2. My response will be brief, but could be a graduate thesis. The Illinois/UCLA game was emblematic of numerous problems. I forget the name of the bowl game in which …
“How much does the weather in Portland affect the spirit of the city, and the sort of things you explore and satirize?” http://www.latimes.com/entertainment/news/tv/la-et-portlandia-20120106,0,6119096.story
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Another all-star celebrity cover of The Weight. Thanks to David Handelman for this, who adds, “Take a load off your fanny.” Bravo to Mavis Staples for her spunk and enthusiasm after all these years. Is Nick Lowe praying, shoegazing or reading the lyrics off an iPad? If he’s only reading lyrics off a piece of …
This is why LA will never be New York — a melting pot and a scene out of “ONCE” all in one glide between two stations. – David Handelman [Ed. Note – There are unconfirmed reports going around that this jam session was not a chance meeting on a train and that the singer has …
Late to the party, as usual, but this is hilarious. http://www.wired.com/entertainment/music/news/2007/10/shredders The good stuff is at his website: http://stsanders.com/www/pages/videos.php I especially like the Eagles and Queen, though the Steve Vai and Jake E Lee are works of, well, not art, but something. – Tom Fredrickson is the proprietor of the unparalleled music blog, Lost Wax …