May 2009
40 posts
Don’t be too proud to take lessons. I’m not.
– Jack Nicklaus
My Top 5 Artists (Week Ending 2009-5-24) →
Kings of Leon (9)
Radiohead (7)
Death Cab for Cutie (3)
Coldplay (2)
Matt Nathanson (2)
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If you don’t make mistakes, you aren’t really trying
– Coleman Hawkins (musician) (via quote-book)
Streamy Gets More Social →
I’ve been playing around with this tool and have been quite impressed. It’s Google Reader on steriods…a great aggregator.
1984: The masterpiece that killed George Orwell →
givemesomethingtoread:
In 1946 Observer editor David Astor lent George Orwell a remote Scottish farmhouse in which to write his new book, Nineteen Eighty-Four. It became one of the most significant novels of the 20th century. Here, Robert McCrum tells the compelling story of Orwell’s torturous stay on the island where the author, close to death and beset by creative demons, was engaged in a...
Life must be lived as play
– Plato
I want to thank you for this honorary degree. I know it has not been without...
– President Barack Obama, Notre Dame Commencement Speech (via emphasisadded)
My Top 5 Artists (Week Ending 2009-5-17) →
Ooah (2)
Lil’ Wayne (2)
Ludacris (1)
Venetian Snares (1)
David Gray (1)
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6 Discoveries That Science Still Can't Crack. →
Chicago Summer Festivals →
windycity:
Because we only get sun for 3 [4, if we’re lucky] months out of the year, we throw a festival every week during the summer.
I make some aggressive music I suppose.
– Aaron Funk (Venetian Snares) - Understatement of the century
I’m not afraid of computers taking over the world. They’re just...
– Thom Yorke
12 Ugliest and Lamest Cell Phones. Ever. →
I’ve only been doing this fifty-four years. With a little experience, I...
– Harry Caray
I Heart Zack Greinke →
If you are a baseball fan and haven’t heard about the Royals and Zack Grienke…read on.
My Top 5 Artists (Week Ending 2009-5-3) →
Death Cab for Cutie (9)
edIT (5)
Radiohead (3)
Anamanaguchi (2)
Tristan Prettyman (2)
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