I’ve escaped to the magical walled city of Dubrovnik...
Jul 31st
The Believer // Dancing About Architecture: A...
Jul 29th
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Electric Light Orchestra - Here Is The News [Time, 1981, download]
Jul 29th
SPIEGEL: Mr. Anderson, let's talk about the future of journalism.
Chris Anderson: This is going to be a very annoying interview. I don't use the word journalism.
SPIEGEL: Okay, how about newspapers? They are in deep trouble both in the United States and worldwide.
Anderson: Sorry, I don't use the word media. I don't use the word news. I don't think that those words mean anything anymore. They defined publishing in the 20th century. Today, they are a barrier. They are standing in our way, like a horseless carriage.
SPIEGEL: Which other words would you use?
Anderson: There are no other words. We're in one of those strange eras where the words of the last century don't have meaning. What does news mean to you, when the vast majority of news is created by amateurs? Is news coming from a newspaper, or a news group or a friend? I just cannot come up with a definition for those words.
Chris Anderson: This is going to be a very annoying interview. I don't use the word journalism.
SPIEGEL: Okay, how about newspapers? They are in deep trouble both in the United States and worldwide.
Anderson: Sorry, I don't use the word media. I don't use the word news. I don't think that those words mean anything anymore. They defined publishing in the 20th century. Today, they are a barrier. They are standing in our way, like a horseless carriage.
SPIEGEL: Which other words would you use?
Anderson: There are no other words. We're in one of those strange eras where the words of the last century don't have meaning. What does news mean to you, when the vast majority of news is created by amateurs? Is news coming from a newspaper, or a news group or a friend? I just cannot come up with a definition for those words.
Jul 28th
where has all the glamour gone?
Jul 27th
I interviewed a very opinionated La Roux
Jul 23rd
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Marie Douceur, Marie Colère - Paint It Black (Rolling Stones cover, 1966)
Jul 23rd
Babies Understand Dogs, Bark-matching Study Finds
Jul 23rd
When Rock Interviews Go Weird
Jul 21st
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Memory Tapes - Bicycle
“Bicycle” glides out on a wonderfully languid guitar break...
Jul 21st
Ansel Adams, “The Tetons—Snake River” ...
Jul 21st
PLAYBOY: Do you get the chance to ride your motorcycle much anymore?
DYLAN: I'm still very patriotic to the highway, but I don't ride my motorcycle too much anymore, no.
PLAYBOY: How do you get your kicks these days, then?
DYLAN: I hire people to look into my eyes, and then I have them kick me.
PLAYBOY: And that's the way you get your kicks?
DYLAN: No. Then I forgive them; that's where my kicks come in.
DYLAN: I'm still very patriotic to the highway, but I don't ride my motorcycle too much anymore, no.
PLAYBOY: How do you get your kicks these days, then?
DYLAN: I hire people to look into my eyes, and then I have them kick me.
PLAYBOY: And that's the way you get your kicks?
DYLAN: No. Then I forgive them; that's where my kicks come in.
Jul 15th
New Drug May Lead to Perfect Visual Memory
Jul 15th
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The Box Tops - The Letter
Alex Chilton (later of Big Star) has the sexiest 16-year-old voice...
Jul 14th
Unknown, “Los Angeles Alligator Farm”, 1920s...
Jul 12th
“It is a curious emotion, this certain homesickness I have in...”
— Carson McCullers
— Carson McCullers
Jul 12th
“Impermanent Albert” by Scott Wade, whose runs...
Jul 8th