I’d like to interrupt the hippie-punching and firebagging and Journolisting, while continuing the blogospheric navel-gazing, by saying that I think this excellent song (via reader blog The Spectral Obelisk) could serve as an anthem for this place: Cee Lo Green "Fuck You"Uploaded by Push36. – Watch more music videos, in HD! I was pleased to …
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Early Morning Open Thread
Ken Layne at Wonkette explains why “Everybody Doesn’t Love Obama Now“: Bob Woodward’s new book, This Obama Guy Did 9/11, will be that thing everybody in Washington buys on Monday even though they read all the sad dirt today in the newspapers. Obama’s own supporters just bitched at him for 10 hours on Monday during …
Open Thread: It’s the Goat that Ties the Vid Together!
Thanks to commentor J. for this link, because right now we desperately need something that doesn’t suck: Almost as cool as the performers (including the goat, at 2:51) is the Gizmodo story describing how the video was made. One single take, no cuts, no camera tricks — Take #72 out of 124. Don’t miss the …
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Open Thread: Splendid Isolation
My vote for Quote of the Day goes to commentor Beltane: Remember back in the ‘80s that cult in Oregon that tried to suppress voter turnout by infecting all the salad bars in town with salmonella? That’s what the GOP is doing on a large scale with the teabaggers: spreading disease so everyone stays home …
Late Night Open Thread: Live for Today
__ What can I say? I’m genetically inclined to prefer men who look good in a kilt. And it’s good to know that Fran Lebowitz has a fall-back career in percussion if the NYC litcrit market crashes.
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One of my friends is always listening to that satellite radio station that plays Bruce Springsteen 24/7. As much as I’m down with the liberal subtext and the notion deep inside that it ain’t no sin to be glad you’re alive, it eventually dissolves into tuneless mumbling about how awful things are in teh Jersey, …
Open Thread: Summer Voices
The old ones are getting all full. And I wanted to give a public thank-you to commentor Asiangrrrl, because I’m really lovin’ Girlyman: __ __ __ I love vocal harmonies, especially those with a woman’s voice leading the way. And this song just feels “summery” to me.