January 2010
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Salinger
agrammar:
One morning a nice young man comes to your house. You invite him in and share some coffee. He’s thoughtful and charming — good company. He makes a miniature Ferris wheel out of toothpicks and jelly beans and sets it turning on your coffee table. That’s amazing, you say: how did you do that? He frowns and shakes his head.
Eventually he wanders off down the hall and locks himself in the...
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My Top 5 Artists (Week Ending 2010-1-24) →
Big Star (76)
Roxy Music (12)
Deerhunter (11)
Lightning Dust (8)
The Beatles (7)
Imported from Last.fm Tumblr by JoeLaz
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“General manager Jon Stovell says the micro-lofts will be about the size of two...”
– CBC News - British Columbia - Micro-lofts promise Vancouver renters a break
More than 700$/month for a room that has “a glassy washroom enclosure that functions as a single area — shower, and toilet and sink all in one area.” [sic]
this released on the same day that study showed this...
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Prince Writes A Little Ditty For The Minnesota... →
Astonishingly, Prince has written a weird and creepy Football fight song. There is a tiny bit of awesome guitar buried in the mix behind weird shrieky vocals (not his).
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My Top 5 Artists (Week Ending 2010-1-17) →
Steve Reich (16)
David Axelrod (9)
Deerhoof (8)
Scene Creamers (6)
The Constantines (5)
Imported from Last.fm Tumblr by JoeLaz
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Very high. Take some time to heed Julian...
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The sun will still be out in your heart if you...
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B.C.'s Arts and Culture division disappears |... →
For the locals: How distressing, after a year of brutal cuts, and money haemorrhaged in the service of the O-lympics.
towerofsleep:
NDP MLA Spencer Herbert has told the Straight that the Ministry of Tourism, Culture and the Arts has eliminated its stand-alone arts and culture division. Herbert, who is the Opposition critic for this ministry, said by phone that ministerial assistant Frank...
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Each book first begins with a little idea - but... →
Each one more striking than the last.
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Holy moons, this exists?
grimmertown:
songz:
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This is a day-starter.
grimmertown:
pgwp:
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Delicious Meals Lately
For New Year’s brunch, a giant pot of blackeyed peas, with chorizo and tomato. To get the promised good luck accomplished, it has to be pork in the beans, because pigs go forward when they eat, and supposedly chickens and cows are much less directionally sure. For the financial success of your new year, put oil/butter into a hot pan, garlic and pepper flakes, then sturdy, torn-up greens...
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My Top 5 Artists (Week Ending 2010-1-10) →
Oneida (16)
The Glands (11)
Chris Bell (9)
Sonic’s Rendezvous Band (8)
ゆらゆら帝国 (5)
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How did I not listen to this record when it came...
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“If the ceremony at the convention center was any indication, it appears that not...”
– Op-Ed Contributor - The Not-So-Secrets of the Temple - NYTimes.com
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Whoa.
“The Knife, in collaboration with Mt....
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Fuzzed-Out all-girl band from '64-'71 →
“Appealingly crude in their early incarnation as the Hairem, by their later years She was a force to be reckoned with..And indeed She were bad girls, getting thrown out of movie theatres and even the California State Capitol building for their disruptive behaviour and smart-ass punk attitude…”
My Top 5 Artists (Week Ending 2010-1-3) →
Oneida (12)
ゆらゆら帝国 (12)
Chris Bell (4)
Serge Gainsbourg (4)
Bukka White (4)
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Deconstructing “Romeo and Juliet” : The New Yorker →
This company is also coming to Vancouver for the PuSH festival:
http://pushfestival.ca/index.php?mpage=shows&spage=main&id=105#show
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