Friday Night Jukebox
The first time I heard Elliot Smith was watching the Oscars – or rather, when I watched Good Will Hunting, but I didn’t pay much attention then. When I saw this performance though I...
Daily Archive: May 8, 2009
Small Schools are Beautiful
“We must create an apocalyptic sense of urgency about Education in this country and then take drastic measures.” ~ Shafeen Charania So as John put it recently, since it “appears to be Say Controversial...
Quote of the Day
Br. Salam speaks the truth: Some of you are thinking, “Oh man, hipster twee. Spoon my brain out, please.” Well, you’re a bozo. You’re not necessarily a bozo. But seriously, don’t let your “contrarian”...
The Salad Bowl
Jonah Goldberg makes an odd claim in his latest column: The mainstream perception that conservatives are close-minded and dogmatic while liberals are open-minded and free-thinking has it almost exactly backward. Liberal dogma is settled:...
We Want Some of That Internet Money
Good piece on Murdoch’s (quixotic?) quest to charge for online content. One thing I know: I’m definitely not his buddy…guy.
J.L. Wall…
…writes about Leonard Cohen, and you should read it. It made me want to turn on some Cohen right now. I think I will….
New Belgium
Good read about “sustainable beer” at American Progress. Fat Tire is one of my favorite beers, and 1554 and Skinny Dip are pretty bloody good also. We drink a lot of New Belgium brews...
an ending, but no closure
Wesleyan University is in my hometown. I have many connections to the university, which I won’t share now. I was in fact on campus when the terrible events of Wednesday occured. I wish I...
