Day: July 22, 2011

The Triumph of Music and the Downfall of Books in the Digital Age IFRL-NaPP-Asia-rawpixel-id-426249

The Triumph of Music and the Downfall of Books in the Digital Age

Tod Kelly July 22, 2011

~by RTod Borders has announced that it is closing it’s doors and beginning liquidation; this of...

“The Harrow and the Harvest”: Weep No More My Lady IFRL-TLC-Scenery-25035470639_4dbd4d4944_c

“The Harrow and the Harvest”: Weep No More My Lady

J.L. Wall July 22, 2011

(I’m writing about Gillian Welch’s The Harrow and the Harvest until I feel like stopping. But really, you should listen...

Explosions, shootings in Norway IFRL-TLC-Scenery-Wunderwald-Berlin-3

Explosions, shootings in Norway

Erik Kain July 22, 2011

Live coverage of the explosions and shootings going on in Norway. These appear to be jihadist attacks....

Adverse Possession IFRL-Mindiv-Fantasy-41050550821_9e7b985928_c

Adverse Possession

Jason Kuznicki July 22, 2011

I’m of two minds on this story: Kenneth Robinson lives on Waterford Drive in Flower Mound, Texas,...

Culture Wars, Word Play, Summer Movies, and Weekend Open Threads IFRL-Mindiv-mohammad-metri-1178100-unsplash

Culture Wars, Word Play, Summer Movies, and Weekend Open Threads

Jaybird July 22, 2011

Sometimes I wonder if the culture warriors didn’t have a point about rock and roll… In any...

Gangs

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Gangs

Rufus F. July 22, 2011

They have their calling cards, don’t they?

Euripides: Rhesus and overenthusaistic coyotes IFRL-Mindiv-pawel-czerwinski-1249523-unsplash

Euripides: Rhesus and overenthusaistic coyotes

Rufus F. July 22, 2011

Rhesus is a play about connections missed and badly met that has seldom quite connected with audiences, which is...

InMD in reply to Jaybird on Open Mic for the Week of 4/14/2025One never wants to predict an outcome but I would think chances are high he gets it. Message being s…
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Jaybird in reply to CJColucci on Open Mic for the Week of 4/14/2025Okay, Boomer. I'm sure that things were awesome when you were a kid. That's one of the things people…
CJColucci in reply to Jaybird on Open Mic for the Week of 4/14/2025That would depend on what you told us about what you experienced. I wouldn't dream of telling you "t…
Jaybird in reply to CJColucci on Open Mic for the Week of 4/14/2025Oh, I thought it was building up to some variant of "that wasn't a big deal and you're silly for thi…
CJColucci in reply to Jaybird on Open Mic for the Week of 4/14/2025Because I thought, silly me, that having brought your experiences into the discussion you might want…