— Chile.
American Patchwork — a short series filmed by Alan Lomax:
1. Cajun Country.
2. Dreams and Songs of the Noble Old.
3. Jazz Parades: Feet Don’t Fail Me Now.
4. Appalachian Journey.
5. The Land Where The Blues Began.
A mighty poet has died — Wislawa Szymborska.
Do yourself a favor and read what she wrote.
The first 7 seconds of the video really emphasize the level of security at this Port Said massacre.
Musical interlude — St. Vincent playing an acoustic “Strange Mercy.”
What you aren’t hearing about today: A huge protest of an anti-union bill in Indiana.
Video from Port Said, Egypt.
Siri in Scotland
A funny, NSFW video from Gavin McInnes, author of How to Piss in Public (coming in March).
(via nedhepburn)
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.
The Muppets “respond” to Fox News.
(Source: evanfleischer.com)
After temporarily sitting down in the middle of Boylston Street earlier in the evening, Occupy Boston is back in Dewey Square, and they’ve even started a tent. Earlier reports put their numbers at 60 - 80.
Photo via.
UPDATE: 10:07PM: The Globe Metro Desk: “But the protesters soon left the park and headed back toward Copley.”
