February 2012
Though the content of this might be changing (which — I think it’s fair to say — any reasonable person would expect), I have something new in The Rumpus.
Reuters, NBC, Fox, CBS Renting Tel Aviv Rooftops... →
journalofajournalist:
Interesting link from Globes, Israel’s main business program. News outlets such as Reuters have been renting rooftops in Tel Aviv; television news producers have also been making arrangements for Iran-Israel war coverage. Article’s Hebrew-only, but Google Translate gives the gist.
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New York Tumblr Users:
I might be in your fair city come the week of the 19th. Any chance I might get to meet any of you?
Florence Green Dies. →
Schools chief announces entire Miramonte staff to... →
latimes:
L.A. Unified Supt. John Deasy has announced that the entire staff at Miramonte Elementary School will be replaced to help restore confidence in the South L.A. campus where two teachers were recently arrested on lewd conduct charges.
Best news headline of the day: “What drives Iranian women to become ninjas.”
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More info on pepperballs from Josh. →
(See below.)
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6 Arrests at UMass Amherst. →
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According to this tumblr user, the SWAT team’s leaving UMass Amherst and one student has been arrested, though I’ve yet to confirm that. And there’s another UMass tumblr student — this one — who says that things are pretty quiet now.
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“I’m actually not there right now. I went home because I knew that the riot was...”
– Tumblr user/UMass Amherst student allymickey, answering a query from me.
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A Year in the Life of Egyptian Media: 2011.... →
ghostorballoon:
evanfleischer:
I have this on mute, so I’m just assuming Madonna’s reciting Plautus and Terrence.
You’re missing out, she discovered a cache of never before seen Caecilius fragments and she’s reading all the funniest parts.
I have this on mute, so I’m just assuming Madonna’s reciting Plautus and Terrence.
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Livestream of Occupy Austin being cleared by... →
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charismaticæ: Big Star →
charismaticae:
Big Star’s “Thirteen” is one of those songs that compels me to throw my head down on the nearest available piece of furniture. The effect it has on me is visceral and a little bit debilitating. When the lilting guitars of the opening sneak forward unannounced, I’m done for. Eyes…
My friend Charis has made a ‘long form’ blog. Just, y’know, FYI.
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“A new report now makes it clearer than ever that Matty Moroun, the billionaire...”
– Jack Lessenberry in Michigan.
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Things I've Heard On A Police Scanner These Past...
“There’s a probation officer holding a party with a warrant out for his own arrest.”
“The only description we have is that he’s six-foot-four. That really means he’s five-foot-four.”
“Omar — you there?”
“They say there’s a black female in the supermarket stealing hair.”
“Is there a butler in there with a...
I have to say: the transition from ratsliveonnoevilstar to “Marry Me” is remarkable and wonderful.
“In the new proposal for the curriculum, which would affect children as young as...”
– Chile.
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January 2012
Though I’m fairly irked a good story about Alan Lomax got into the Times before I had a chance to finish what I was writing about the man and his music and send it who knows where, the important bit is this: you’ll be able to listen 17,000 recordings he made for free starting tomorrow.
Egyptian Military Seeks Advice on Ceding Power... →
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Mayor White/James Brown Address Crowd at The... →
“A larger-than-life presence of his era, Mr. White had deep roots in the...”
– The Globe has an obit up here.
There ought to be an anthology called “Essays That Break Under Their Own Incomprehensible Logic” — to which I would nominate this and these two, for sure.