Just Browsing

A few things that have become unnecessary essentials lately: The Moth podcast Sound Opinions podcast (you were right, Robby, it’s great) BetterWorld Books: great selection, free shipping, and they are very conscientious, even towards local libraries. The Iconogram and Blog Networks Facebook apps: windows into heaven, and into the make-up of the communities behind your [...]

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Rarities

1) I can’t find Elder Baab and the Madison Bumblebees records. If anyone can direct me to some, I will give you a sweet prize. 2) This is promising: gracious public dialogue between Christians and Muslims (HT Tyler). A Common Word A Christian Response

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Tagged

Sweetpea tagged me, and I kind of dig this one: “The rules are to pick up the nearest book of 123 pages or more, find page 123, find the first five sentences, post the next three sentences, and then tag five people.” She would be reading Austen, just as I always imagine her. You are [...]

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Remember 2007?

Before I begin, let me just say, you won’t earn my love by reading the whole thing. It’s just nice to know you. I’ve been so busy putting together a list of the Greatest Recordings Known to Humankind, 2007, that I didn’t have time to get around to this list of Albums I Really Liked [...]

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Next two things

1) Saw I’m Not There and The Darjeeling Limited this week. Two films featuring trains, drugs, spirituality, and a life-altering motorcycle accident. Also include interesting casting overlaps with other films in which the same actors appear. Both are among my favorites this year. Only one has David Cross as Alan Ginsberg. 1b) Also watched Year [...]

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The Future and the Present (It’s a gift)

1) I can’t stop laughing/crying about this article someone (who will remain anonymous unless she/he chooses not to) sent me today: Forecast: Sex and Marriage With Robots by 2050. Don’t worry, it’s FOX News, so it’s safe for the whole family. See if you can come up with any responses we didn’t already. 2) Also, [...]

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Things I’d Like to Write More About: The Revenge

1) Hey, Grinches, check this out: “Advent Conspiracy is an international movement restoring the scandal of Christmas by worshipping Jesus through compassion, not consumption.” You can join this movement as an individual or as a congregation. Wouldn’t that be somethin’? 2) Current consumption: new Sara Groves. It’s not the immediate soul flood the last one [...]

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Two ways to save

1) Paste, a la Radiohead, is offering a “pay what you want” one year subscription. A lot of the new artists I listen to came to me through the monthly Paste CD and magazine. I am amazed if this will work for them financially (you can even renew at your own price), but it’s great [...]

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More Things I Don’t Have Time to Write About: Red, White & Blonde

1. If you like this guy, you’ll love this guy! (If you also like contemporary solo cello americana). 2. Radiohead is paving the way for online buskers everywhere. Derek Webb will surely be among the most hefty footnotes, though: Radiohead: Pay What You Want (LA Times) To the future! 3. I let the 10 year [...]

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More Things I Don’t Have Time to Write About: Pig in the City

1) Happy International Day of Peace. You were wondering what was different about today, weren’t you? 2) The U2charist, and other brilliant ideas. 3) Some of the ACU Lectureship is available through their iTunes U podcasts (click Theological Lectures), but not the Landon Saunders keynote, which is what I mostly hear people buzzing and squirming [...]

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