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Politics

• Books, Politics

  social networking with the added benefit of, you know, books

  09.14.08 | Permalink | 3 Comments

  For what it’s worth, I’ve gone and signed up on Indiebound, using the artfully cryptic name tobiascarroll. For more on just what that is, I’d recommend The Written Nerd on the subject.
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  I’ve been meaning to post a lengthy response to this Jennifer Nix piece on print-on-demand and progressive publishing for a while now. As it’s [...]

• Music, Politics

  links for friday: diy edition

  08.15.08 | Permalink | Comment?

  One: In which the Paper Thin Walls editorial staff records a Deerhoof song. The publicist responses are somewhat amazing.
  Two: In which Spencer Ackerman discusses Rancid, and analyzes why bands don’t typically cover songs from their members’ previous bands. (I’d like to hold up Lucero as a counter-example of this, as I saw them do a [...]

• Politics

  political science

  07.31.08 | Permalink | Comment?

  Okay, I need to ask: by the logic of this campaign ad, does liking Honest Tea make me a celebrity? If so, awesome.
  Also, I don’t know if a company that’s 40% owned by Coca-Cola can really be called “hard-to-find”. Just sayin’, guys.

• Internet, Politics, criticism

  talking polarization blues

  07.28.08 | Permalink | Comment?

  Lately, I’ve been delving more and more into the TPMCafe Book Club — I’m pleased to see that they’re veering more and more into both books on politics from across the ideological spectrum, but also throwing in the occasional novel (specifically, Joseph O’Neill’s Netherland). I have, though, noticed some hostility from the comments section when [...]

• Politics

  the state of the world / the state of my head

  07.11.08 | Permalink | Comment?

  In Slate, Timothy Noah takes on the “oil speculation is driving up airfares” argument. And gloriously demolishes it.
  Buying an airline ticket is starting to resemble buying a car, or even a house, with their similarly bewildering phantom fees added on after you thought you’d settled on a price.
  Neatly honed righteous anger is oftentimes the best [...]

• Art, Books, Culture, Politics

  arts + periodicals

  06.11.08 | Permalink | Comment?

  The debate over the loss of arts criticism in newspapers nationwide has led to a heated debate between critics Glenn Kenny and Michael Atkinson over Atkinson’s comments in this Brooklyn Rail article. (Links for both come via The House Next Door.) Kenny weighs in on his blog Some Came Running with some harsh words regarding [...]

• Politics

  connective technology and politics

  06.11.08 | Permalink | Comment?

  The Link
  Tim Wu on the new iPhone and, well, monopolies. Wu asks the question of whether the 3G’s features will, essentially, overcome the fairly sizeable concerns many have had about switching over to the iPhone — and what that’s could mean from a business perspective.
  The Digression
  I don’t necessarily know if I’m yet sold on the [...]

• Politics

  one link for wednesday morning

  06.04.08 | Permalink | Comment?

  This Ezra Klein essay on Barack Obama’s nomination comes highly recommended.

• Film, NYC, Politics

  Sunday links? Sunday links.

  05.18.08 | Permalink | Comment?

  One: Rob Walker on reviving defunct brands, and the selective, not entirely reliable of the American consumer.
  Two: Matt Fraction on the recent activities of your favorite filmmakers.
  Three: Skyfarms, via Reihan Salam. My mind is blown.

• Books, Music, Politics

  wednesday: links.

  05.13.08 | Permalink | Comment?

  One: Good news from Chicago, as the event promoters ordinance appears to be headed for an overhaul.
  Two: Do you like literary, absurdist humor? If so, you will find this amazing. (I did.)
  Three: Jessica Winter on the literature of procrastination.

• Books, Music, Politics

  chicago

  05.12.08 | Permalink | Comment?

  As someone with an interest in a lot of what’s happening in Chicago arts-wise right now, Jim DeRogatis’s coverage of the proposed promoter’s ordinance there as is well worth a read. From where I’m sitting, it sounds pretty ominous to me, especially given that (assumably) the reading I took part in last summer (sponsored by [...]

• Film, Music, Politics

  three links for tuesday, compiled while listening to wild billy childish and the blackhands

  04.29.08 | Permalink | 2 Comments

  One: Jody Rosen on Mariah Carey. When I got to the part about John Bonham, my jaw dropped, because it makes complete sense.
  Two: Timothy Noah on Peggy Noonan’s criticism of Barack Obama.
  Three: Matt Zoller Seitz leaves print journalism for filmmaking. His debut, Home, is highly recommended.

• Books, Film, Music, Politics

  the sound of rain on an unused air conditioner: monday morning links

  04.28.08 | Permalink | Comment?

  One: David Edelstein looks at Iron Man and Redbelt.
  Two: Spencer Ackerman on Leon Wieseltier’s review of Martin Amis’s The Second Plane.
  Three: I’m going to have some longer thoughts on Reihan Salam’s Slate essay on the concept of a music tax forthcoming. For now, though: the link.

• Books, Music, Politics

  some friday evening links

  04.18.08 | Permalink | Comment?

  One: Timothy Noah, politics, and absurdism.
  Two: If you’re looking for a way to spend hours engaged in conspiracy theories and Christian rock, have I got a link for you.
  Three: John Darnielle’s book on Master of Reality is out.

• Food, Music, Politics

  red bull + turkey jerky: monday night links

  04.07.08 | Permalink | Comment?

  One: On Sunday, I passed what I assume is this taco cart on my way to the City Reliquary. Am I intrigued? Hell yes.
  Two: In which ace political writers talk Los Crudos. Who are, apparently, reuniting. Hot damn.
  Three: I totally misread a phrase of this as The Best of Tariq Ali.  (One can only imagine. [...]

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