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Friday Night Jukebox, DIY Edition IFRL-NaPP-Asia-GAPD-freer.moonlight-revelry-at-dozo-sagami-122

Friday Night Jukebox, DIY Edition

Will April 3, 2009
As a fellow part-time hipster, I found a lot to like in William Brafford’s meditation on DIY...
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Indie rock, DIY, localism. IFRL-TLC-Scenery-pawel-nolbert-291146-unsplash

Indie rock, DIY, localism.

William Brafford April 3, 2009
E.D. wrote, “The idealism of the paleoconservative cause is simply too burdened by the idealism of its...
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Yep, the times are a changing… IFRL-NaPP-Asia-rawpixel-id-426265

Yep, the times are a changing…

Dave April 3, 2009
Justice in Iowa. I may have more on this later after I read the opinion.
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Ward Churchill IFRL-TLC-Patterns-GAPD-reinasofia.guitar-with-inlays-301

Ward Churchill

Freddie April 2, 2009
1. Ward Churchill is an asshole. 2. He was actually correct in saying, in his notorious essay...
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Oh give me… IFRL-TLC-War-specna-arms-1120115-unsplash

Oh give me…

Erik Kain April 2, 2009
…a break people.  Will you stop at nothing?  Have we already forgotten the close, close relationship between...
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The times…

The times…

Erik Kain April 2, 2009
…they are a’ changing.
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A Ghost on Aspen Street IFRL-TLC-Scenery-thomas-griggs-641511-unsplash

A Ghost on Aspen Street

Erik Kain April 2, 2009
I was out drinking beers with a friend last night, sitting on the patio of a local...
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“I knew right then we were f—ed.” IFRL-TLC-Patterns-44985957522_ac8a982920_h

“I knew right then we were f—ed.”

Will April 2, 2009
A great anecdote from an otherwise mediocre article on Knicks Coach Mike D’Antoni, whose tenure in Phoenix...
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Willy Wonka and the Gospel Factory IFRL-NaPP-Asia-rawpixel-id-426202

Willy Wonka and the Gospel Factory

Chris Dierkes April 2, 2009
Noah Millman while discussing the Where The Wild Things Are Trailer clarifies a point I was trying...
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(D)Evolutionary Marcionism IFRL-NaPP-Asia-rawpixel-id-426238

(D)Evolutionary Marcionism

Chris Dierkes April 1, 2009
It must be anti-Bloggingheads day on TLOG.  William B. wrote this post criticizing Bob Wright’s piece in...
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quote of the day IFRL-NaPP-Asia-rawpixel-id-459403

quote of the day

Erik Kain April 1, 2009
The kerfuffle over the Obama commencement at Notre Dame has sparked a lot of rather boorish commentary. ...
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Whenever you say “Nobody on our side does that,” you’re wrong. IFRL-TLC-Scenery-GAPD-altesnational.prater-landscape

Whenever you say “Nobody on our side does that,” you’re wrong.

Freddie April 1, 2009
OK– I am not a connected guy. I don’t live in Washington DC. I don’t work for...
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Thanks IFRL-TLC-Scenery-drew-lindsley-472959-unsplash

Thanks

Erik Kain April 1, 2009
I’ve been struck since this blog’s inception but especially over the last couple of weeks by just...
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The early church and its franchises. IFRL-TLC-War-GAPD-altesnational.outpost-duty

The early church and its franchises.

William Brafford April 1, 2009
I had to cough-barf my way through Robert Wright’s article on religion and globalization in the April...
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Around the Web on April 1st IFRL-Plague-Peking

Around the Web on April 1st

Erik Kain April 1, 2009
The Guardian is reporting that it’s ditching ink and paper in favor of Twitter.  From now on...
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Stranger than Nonfiction IFRL-Mindiv-GAPD-tate.king-lear-weeping-over-the-dead-body-of-cordelia-188

Stranger than Nonfiction

Will April 1, 2009
Looking for a glimpse into the conservative foreign policy id? Try National Review’s Rich Lowry, whose latest...
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It’s official IFRL-NaPP-Space-30834319103_7bd5fa7b18_o

It’s official

Dave April 1, 2009
I’m now a neoconservative.  You nihilists are now done for.  My moral clarity trumps all. Ok, April...
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Whither Phoenix? IFRL-Mindiv-amos-bar-zeev-131535-unsplash

Whither Phoenix?

Erik Kain March 31, 2009
I think Joaquin Phoenix is a good actor but honestly what the hell is going on with...
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In Defense of Corruption* IFRL-Plague-Nergal

In Defense of Corruption*

Will March 31, 2009
One has to admire Murtha’s honesty. “If I’m corrupt, it’s because I take care of my district”...
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quote of the day IFRL-Mindiv-40657862381_d698190c22_b

quote of the day

Erik Kain March 31, 2009
“It’s not fair for me just to single out the lyrics, because I also know I’m listening...
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