February 2012
4 posts
Feb 22nd
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Feb 14th
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This story about Minnesota's Anoka-Hennepin school... →
closertotheocean: How is it that I haven’t heard about this until a Rolling Stone article? I’m ashamed that my small-mindedness ever enjoyed seeing egg on MN’s face.  
Feb 4th
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Feb 2nd
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January 2012
9 posts
Mr. Daisey and the Apple Factory →
adamconover: The above This American Life piece on how Apple products are manufactured in Shenzhen, China, floored me, for the following reasons: Mike Daisey, the storyteller to whom the bulk of the episode is dedicated, performs a piece of theatrical alchemy that’s absolutely amazing. He doesn’t justtell us about the bizarre, often awful working conditions under which our electronic devices...
Jan 26th
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Jan 24th
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Jan 17th
574 notes
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Fire Congress, Dump Mississippi and Alaska →
when did we forget that government is not a for-profit enterprise?
Jan 14th
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What if Tim Tebow were Muslim? →
Jan 14th
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Jan 12th
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Jan 9th
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Jan 9th
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Jan 3rd
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December 2011
9 posts
2 tags
a list of non-fictional bears!  →
Dec 30th
Am I the only one who reads “The Santorum Surge” and thinks we must be talking about a super snarky roller derby team?
Dec 30th
Dec 28th
My Top 5 Artists (Week Ending 2011-12-25) →
The Decemberists (25) Golden Smog (23) Tan Vampires (20) Wilco (15) St. Vincent (13) Imported from Last.fm Tumblr by JoeLaz
Dec 26th
My Top 5 Artists (Week Ending 2011-12-18) →
Sufjan Stevens (32) Explosions in the Sky (18) Counting Crows (16) The Cure (12) The Antlers (10) Imported from Last.fm Tumblr by JoeLaz
Dec 19th
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My Top 5 Artists (Week Ending 2011-12-11) →
Lucinda Williams (21) Wilco (20) Vince Guaraldi Trio (15) Vampire Weekend (12) Andrew Bird (12) Imported from Last.fm Tumblr by JoeLaz
Dec 13th
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Dec 6th
9 notes
My Top 5 Artists (Week Ending 2011-12-4) →
Wilco (10) Lucinda Williams (9) The Jayhawks (8) Neil Young (5) Billy Bragg and The Blokes (4) Imported from Last.fm Tumblr by JoeLaz
Dec 6th
Dec 1st
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November 2011
9 posts
My Top 5 Artists (Week Ending 2011-11-20) →
Sufjan Stevens (23) Golden Smog (22) Beck (14) The Mountain Goats (13) Sun Kil Moon (13) Imported from Last.fm Tumblr by JoeLaz
Nov 22nd
2 tags
Nov 18th
My Top 5 Artists (Week Ending 2011-11-13) →
The Mountain Goats (51) Sufjan Stevens (20) Lucinda Williams (18) Andrew Bird (15) Brandi Carlile (15) Imported from Last.fm Tumblr by JoeLaz
Nov 16th
Daily Kos: A Voice From the 1% →
todd534: Hadn’t seen this yet. Sorta predictable after the first paragraph or two, but in a good way.
Nov 15th
My Top 5 Artists (Week Ending 2011-11-6) →
John Legend (17) John Hiatt (11) Stevie Wonder (7) Snow Patrol (5) Coldplay (5) Imported from Last.fm Tumblr by JoeLaz
Nov 9th
3 tags
Nov 8th
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Nov 4th
3,726 notes
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Nov 4th
1,376 notes
My Top 5 Artists (Week Ending 2011-10-30) →
Brandi Carlile (49) Queen (21) Lucinda Williams (17) Pixies (16) Patsy Cline (13) Imported from Last.fm Tumblr by JoeLaz
Nov 1st
October 2011
5 posts
the understatement: Android Orphans: Visualizing a... →
understatementblog: The announcement that Nexus One users won’t be getting upgraded to Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich led some to justifiably question Google’s support of their devices. I look at it a little differently: Nexus One owners are lucky. I’ve been researching the history of OS updates on Android phones…
Oct 27th
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My Top 5 Artists (Week Ending 2011-10-23) →
The Beatles (11) Tom Petty And The Heartbreakers (10) Led Zeppelin (9) Creedence Clearwater Revival (7) Pearl Jam (6) Imported from Last.fm Tumblr by JoeLaz
Oct 25th
My Top 5 Artists (Week Ending 2011-10-16) →
Lucinda Williams (24) Phoenix (19) Queen (9) The Isley Brothers (2) Yes Please (2) Imported from Last.fm Tumblr by JoeLaz
Oct 17th
My Top 5 Artists (Week Ending 2011-10-9) →
Bon Iver (24) Manchester Orchestra (10) Wilco (8) The Avett Brothers (4) Explosions In The Sky (4) Imported from Last.fm Tumblr by JoeLaz
Oct 14th
Listenilovecountry: Ralph Stanley - O Death from O...
Oct 14th
22 notes
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w00t!
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Oct 1st
September 2011
3 posts
1 tag
Sep 29th
3 tags
why’d you sing with me at all?
Sep 4th
August 2011
21 posts
what smells better than toasting raisin cinnamon bread?
Aug 31st
My Top 5 Artists (Week Ending 2011-8-28) →
Sufjan Stevens (64) Neutral Milk Hotel (26) M. Ward (24) Wilco (24) Andrew Bird (24) Imported from Last.fm Tumblr by JoeLaz
Aug 31st
Aug 30th
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Aug 26th
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Museum Day! →
Get some free tix to that participating museum you’ve always meant to visit.
Aug 26th
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Aug 24th
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My Top 5 Artists (Week Ending 2011-8-21) →
Sufjan Stevens (44) Death Cab for Cutie (33) Vampire Weekend (27) Brandi Carlile (22) Bon Iver (16) Imported from Last.fm Tumblr by JoeLaz
Aug 24th
1 tag
Aug 22nd
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My Top 5 Artists (Week Ending 2011-8-14) →
Sufjan Stevens (45) Jens Lekman (44) Rainer Maria (43) Antônio Carlos Jobim (20) Marvin Gaye (12) Imported from Last.fm Tumblr by JoeLaz
Aug 17th
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Aug 17th
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thanks to some tutelage from V, I am finally close to mastering the poaching of eggs.  time to start working on the hollandaise again…
Aug 14th