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Much like “the shot heard around the world,” this moment changed suburban kids’ ability to hope, dream, and set unrealistic goals in about thirty seconds.

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Dear Hollywood Studios and/or Film Agents,
Consider this my official announcement in getting into the lucrative market of the fringe sports movie genre that has been on the rise. Blades of Glory, Semi-Pro, Balls of Fury, etc, etc. have all glorified aspects of sports we don’t think of as sports (with much success). But [...]

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I believe I’m scheduled to interview Tift on Monday for a piece I’m doing for the SF Weekly on her. I found the video this morning for the first single off Another Country, entitled “Broken.” Album was conceived and written in Paris, hence the Parisian setting on this one. Classy.

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My favorite record of the year, surprisingly, is Tift Merritt’s “Another Country.” This may be her breakout year, indeed.

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MTV’s Human Giant - Carpet Monkey on FunnyOrDie.com

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Yesterday I wandered into Kevin Barnes of Of Montreal, doing a solo set at Club Deville. It was most excellent, and some awesome nerd recorded it, and already posted the whole thing on le internet. You get.
kevin barnes (of montreal) 03/15/08 at lullabyes

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I’m currently in Austin all week for SXSW tomfoolery, and have seen a startling number of babies at shows.  Two days into it, and about five have been spotted.  Most of the babies look annoyed; their parents make them wear these obnoxiously colorful head pieces to block out the noise, giving their new head the  [...]

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Spoiler Alert! Turn away NOW, and pound the keyboard.
After watching last night’s episode, I’ve noticed: With the introduction of more new characters, there sure seems to be a [...]

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I haven’t read much about Basia Bulat. I know she’s from Canada, and I know not many people are writing about her. That’s about it. I also know that I have to listen to a lot of music these days, and a lot of times, I don’t get to listen to stuff [...]

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