Currently on The Flood- Eat More Kale November 28, 2011
- Fliers Still Must Turn Off Devices, but It's Not Clear Why - NYTimes.com November 28, 2011
- Teen Tweeter Won't Apologize To Kansas Gov. : NPR November 28, 2011
- ranked choice blah November 14, 2011
- Tolls thin traffic in Bay Bridge carpool lanes November 7, 2011
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Conquering The Impossible – ****
Conquering the Impossible: My 12,000-Mile Journey Around the Arctic Circle by Mike Horn My rating: 4 of 5 stars I really liked this account of Horn’s journey around the Arctic Circle – even though it was really stressful to read. … Continue reading
The Foiled Faux Underwear Bomber: An Ongoing Series – Hit & Run : Reason.com
According to Glenn Carle, Deputy National Intelligence Officer for Transnational Threats on the National Intelligence Council, at its height al Qaeda had just about 20 members who could be regarded as officer grade. Indeed, if the latest underwear bomber is … Continue reading
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Steve Kerr on the problems with the age limit in the NBA – Grantland
True story: I once had an extremely young teammate ask me when our Christmas break was. He then became visibly shocked and saddened after learning that we didnt get to go home for a week or so. Another time, a … Continue reading
EFF – RIP MCA: A Tribute To Paul’s Boutique and Music Sampling
We think it’s pretty clear that the samples the Beastie Boys used in Paul’s Boutique and that Girl Talk now uses in his records are classic examples of fair use. Unfortunately, many artists these days are nonetheless under pressure to … Continue reading
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Paul’s Boutique Remains One Of My Faves
On “Paul’s Boutique,” their first album for Capitol, they worked with the Dust Brothers production team. The results were innovative, densely packed tracks that quick-cut amid rock, funk, jazz and more; meanwhile, the rappers shared the lyrics so thoroughly that … Continue reading
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