April 2010
Le Le - Breakfast
This totally made me think of...
“Our father who art in Detroit. Hockey be thy name. Thy will be done. The cup...”
– YES. (via MJ)
“The level of black unemployment in the U.S. is so bad that the United Nations is...”
– Black Unemployment in the U.S.: So Bad the UN is Investigating :: racismreview.com (via pcquotes:ilykadamen:fauxrealtho)
My Top 5 Artists (Week Ending 2010-4-25) →
As It Happens from CBC Radio (9)
MSNBC.com copyright 2010 (6)
NPR (6)
American Public Media (6)
Yeasayer (4)
Imported from Last.fm Tumblr by JoeLaz
“Let’s play a game, shall we? The name of the game is called “Imagine.” The way...”
– Tim Wise: Imagine if the Tea Party Was Black (via Ann)
Color-blind racial ideology linked to racism, both... →
(via blahyadablah:curate)
Sadly, unsurprising.
“Facebook blew peoples’ minds today at its F8 developer conference but one...”
– I guess all your base are belong to Facebook? I don’t know, I get the scale as a huge deal, but there’s also a lot of other factors, including the sophistication of partner sites. Have you been to a local business site lately? (via mediation)
So this is kind of funny to read as I was on yelp.com...
My Top 5 Artists (Week Ending 2010-4-18) →
Yeasayer (13)
Twin Cities Women’s Choir (12)
Coleman Lindberg (8)
As It Happens from CBC Radio (5)
MSNBC.com Copyright 2009 (5)
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“Last week, [Sen. Kirsten] Gillibrand and [Rep. Nydia] Velazaquez introduced...”
– NY Dems Say Let Them Eat… Fresh Fruits and Veggies | RaceWire (via shutupfoodies/urbanfoodie)
“The obvious conclusion… is that social fear is not required for gender...”
– Hmmmmm. I see what they’re saying, and I feel like it can only backfire. (via)
My Top 5 Artists (Week Ending 2010-4-11) →
MSNBC.com Copyright 2009 (5)
American Public Media (4)
Yeasayer (3)
NPR (2)
As It Happens from CBC Radio (2)
Imported from Last.fm Tumblr by JoeLaz
“It just amazes me that a coach at a public institution feels entitled to focus...”
– ENTITLED. Pat Griffin writing at LGBT Sports Blog on the University of Missouri’s new women’s basketball coach’s introduction to the community.
“I would give just about anything to sit David Brooks down in front of some...”
– Matt Taibbi (via azspot) (via dalasverdugo) (via krispayne) (via rebeccalando) (via blahyadablah)
Just Gotta Scoot →
It’s a little hard to look at, but has tons of great info.
Watchminusmanhattan:
Yeasayer - O.N.E. This has been on repeat today.
I’m-a have to dig more into Yeasayer. I like “Ambling Alp,” but just one song isn’t necessarily representative of a band’s style. Hearing and loving a second song is a good sign.
Oh, wait, I’m already buying/downloading the “Ambling Alp” single bundle.
My Top 5 Artists (Week Ending 2010-4-4) →
As It Happens from CBC Radio (7)
MSNBC.com Copyright 2009 (7)
American Public Media (7)
NPR (3)
Yeasayer (2)
Imported from Last.fm Tumblr by JoeLaz
“In Supreme Court history … we often put too much emphasis on who wrote the...”
– This NPR story has highlights of Jeffery Toobin’s New Yorker profile of Justice John Paul Stevens. Justice Stevens just announced that he’ll surely retire during Barack Obama’s term.
