December 2009
11 posts
My Top 5 Artists (Week Ending 2009-11-29) →
Phoenix (21)
Yeasayer (6)
RJD2 (6)
Timbaland (5)
Lil’ Wayne (5)
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November 2009
17 posts
My Top 5 Artists (Week Ending 2009-11-22) →
Phoenix (25)
Kid Cudi (14)
Coldplay (12)
Jay-Z (12)
Flo Rida (10)
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NYT: Louisiana is known for corruption.
JC: Not anymore. We are squeaky clean.
– Questions for Joseph Cao - Republican Who Voted for Health Care - Interview - NYTimes.com
My Top 5 Artists (Week Ending 2009-11-15) →
Jay-Z (14)
Coldplay (12)
John Mayer (7)
Incubus (6)
The Reign Of Kindo (6)
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On the Media: The Future of Music →
With topics of Spotify, iTunes, sampling/remixing, concert touring, and more — this is a good State of the (Music) Union.
The Obama administration said it was “encouraged” by G.M.’s initial performance...
– G.M., Citing Progress, Reports Loss of $1.15 Billion - NYTimes.com — If losing $1.15b in a single quarter is progress, the rest of us are kicking ass. That’s pathetic.
My Top 5 Artists (Week Ending 2009-11-8) →
Kid Cudi (17)
Coldplay (15)
Incubus (13)
John Mayer (10)
Bonerama (7)
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California's deficit of common sense
“We’re not poor in money or water. We’ve just chosen to allocate them in ways that benefit tiny minorities at the expense of the rest of us. We should at least have a conversation about how we distribute our abundant resources. Derek is right: California is a place of abundance, except when it comes to political sense.” (via LA Times)
American Stupidity
“A 2008 survey found that only 18 percent of Americans could name all three of the following: the U.S. secretary of state, the British prime minister and the party that controls the U.S. House of Representatives. A 2009 study revealed that only about half of adults know how long it takes the earth to orbit the sun. Healthcare, the big issue of the day? Thirty-nine percent of Americans want...
My Top 5 Artists (Week Ending 2009-11-1) →
Kid Cudi (16)
Coldplay (8)
John Mayer (6)
American Public Media (5)
Jack Johnson (5)
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Make Schools, Not War.
“One of the most compelling arguments against more troops rests on this stunning trade-off: For the cost of a single additional soldier stationed in Afghanistan for one year, we could build roughly 20 schools there.” -Nicholas D. Kristof