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05 Sep 2009 23:11

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Politics, U.S.: Daily Poll: Should the prez be allowed to address students?

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05 Sep 2009 19:18

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Biz, U.S.: All those jobs lost? They may not be back for a while

  • 2014 when employment could level out again source
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05 Sep 2009 16:08

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Music: Our Saturday Mixtape decade-in-review continues with 2001’s best

  • 1. Rufus Wainwright came out of the gate strong, and maybe lost a little steam after the second album, but “Cigarettes & Chocolate Milk” definitely isn’t the point where he lost the plot.
    2. Quiet wasn’t the new loud, but the sorta-movement created a couple of pretty solid bands between Kings of Convenience and Turin Brakes, whose “Emergency 72” holds up well considering its current lack of musical context.
    3. Britt Daniel of Spoon made a compelling argument for “The Fitted Shirt,” a style that’s evolved from the days of “ma’am and yes sir” to the style of choice for the male on the prowl. In the process, he made a very compelling argument for Spoon.
    4. It’s interesting how a band known for its guitar-shredding, the White Stripes, first hit mainstream consciousness with “Hotel Yorba,” a three-chord acoustic guitar ditty. No worry; they’d quickly become one of the decade’s biggest bands.
    5. Two years after Dntel’s “This is the Dream of Evan and Chan” came out, the ideas of this song were further explored with the uber-popular (and woefully neglected) Postal Service. And it’s obvious why. Jimmy Tamborello’s glitches and Ben Gibbard’s vocals made perhaps the best argument ever for indie-plus-IDM. source
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05 Sep 2009 14:52

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Culture: Well, that’s one way to remember dad: Sean Lennon + nude model

He’s recreating the famous Rolling Stone cover, except he’s playing Yoko and the girl next to him is playing John. We don’t like this. (Photo in link NSFW) source
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05 Sep 2009 14:34

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Sports: Coming soon to NASCAR: Racers whose voices are still cracking

  • 16 age you can start driving if you have access to your dad’s Ford Taurus
  • 14 age you can start driving if you have access to a NASCAR track source
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05 Sep 2009 14:28

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U.S.: The Station Fire: Still ablaze, but slowly coming under control

  • 42% contained as of Saturday; cool weather has helped source
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05 Sep 2009 14:09

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Culture: Banksy painted over: A famous work of art callously destroyed

  • We never wanted to make money out of it like many do – but it was a part of our lives. Now it’s gone.
  • Sofie Attrill • Who owns a building on which famous English grafitti artist Banksy painted a notable piece of art. The art, which showed up on the single for Blur’s “Crazy Beat”, was painted over by a local government. They needed her permission to paint it over, but sent letters asking for permission to an ancient address. By the time that Attrill caught the painters, it was mostly destroyed. Idiots. • source
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05 Sep 2009 11:29

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Sports: This first-person fan-catching-ball video is almost too perfect

  • A home run practice ball gets hit into the stands, and this guy with a camera conveniently catches it. Man, we wish we had that kind of randomness happen to us.
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05 Sep 2009 11:20

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World: Somalia’s making Islamist insurgents part of the government

Because, really, if you’re the leader of a fairly lawless country, you probably want scary-looking guys like this on your side. source
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05 Sep 2009 11:14

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Offbeat: “Corrupt official” is rising up the “when I grow up” charts

  • When I grow up I want to be an official. … A corrupt official because corrupt officials have a lot of things.
  • A young Chinese girl interviewed on TV • When asked what she planned to do when she grew up. You know, young anonymous Chinese girl, you could get more specific with your “when I grow up” statement and simply say you want to be a corrupt blogger. ShortFormBlog will probably be hiring in 20 years. • source
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