October 2008
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Oct 30th
New York Times: Following the Script: Obama,... →
I’ve been drawing parallels between the current Presidential race and The West Wing version since, well, since the campaigns started. Finally, The New York Times jumps on board. It’s uncanny, down to the candidates’ tastes in music and baseball. And note this was LONG before Obama was a candidate (McCain was a bit more obvious), yet his likeness is most accurately and creepily...
Oct 30th
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John Hodgman returns to the set of BU Tonight for an interview. Whataguy.
Oct 29th
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Oct 27th
Oct 27th
AP: Alaska's largest newspaper endorses Obama →
What shocks me most is not that Alaska’s largest paper opposes their own governor for President, what shocks me is that this paper is apparently not familiar with traditional American idioms.  ”After all is said and down?” What the hell is that?
Oct 26th
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Jump to about a third of the way through this to see the new SNL digital short, “Jam the Vote.” It’s quite possible I’ve never laughed so hard at a sketch that is essentially about vomiting.
Oct 24th
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Oct 22nd
ListenGuster - (Nothing but) Flowers - Talking Heads...
Oct 20th
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This new episode of It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia should win an Emmy. A slow start this season, but kudos on this one, gentlemen.
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Oct 16th
How did I not know about this sooner? McSweeney's... →
Some of these seem a bit dated now (Planet Earth, for example), but it’s a list that makes me go, “Wow. I want to be friends with people with taste like this.” It also makes me want to quit my job and spend all day reading the books that I, of course, haven’t read. Yet.
Oct 16th
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Wayne Coyne from the Flaming Lips is easily one of my top 5 favorite people on this Earth. He’s a brilliant and talented musician and artist, and his band creates some of the best albums today. But he’s also just a completely genuine person. His philosophy on life is astounding. I recommend checking out their “Fearless Freaks” documentary, or reading this interview. ...
Oct 8th
Oct 5th
Phish to resume touring in 2009. →
Oh joy. I have heard some number of recorded Phish concerts in my day, and describing them can be like describing a fine wine - the shows can be mezmorizing, haunting, even oaky. I can’t wait to see them first hand.
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