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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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Daft Manos (of Fate)

HT pendulous. If you start to suspect you’re wasting your time,* just stick it out until around :52. *You are wasting your time. Thanks for doing it with me.

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Hardly education

Gabe wrote a Modest Mouse review, way back in the days when WWDBtSES first came out, where he mentioned not being familiar enough with Smiths’ guitarist Johnny Marr’s previous work to pick out his impact on the Mouse. (Hey. lay off Gabe! This man teaches other people to write. Also, he is an internationally renowned [...]

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Hat Tips all around

A moment of joy for those of you who are more behind than I am: Ladies and gentlemen, Miss Teen Bless Her Sweet Heart. [Youtube] Oh, to have rehearsed and rehearsed, and then it just doesn’t quite come out like you’d hoped. I know just how she feels. Except for the part about having just [...]

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More Things I Don’t Have Time to Write About: The Hunt for the Blood Orchid

1) Two quotes of the week (miserably referenced): In an Dr.’s-office-old issue of Time, a pro baseball player says something like, “you can’t fall in love with a team” in response to a fan’s plea that he promise to never become a Yankee. Interesting that we’re never as interested in an actor or musician’s loyalty [...]

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