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Charlie Darling

June 18, 2010 by Tim Riley

Mick Was Busy? … [Read more...]

ALMOST FAMOUS

June 17, 2010 by Tim Riley

Image via Wikipedia"It's been a longtime dream of mine, to play bluegrass in Salt Lake City," (Steve) Martin said as he took the stage. "Tonight, I feel I am one step closer to that goal."Related articles by ZemantaSteve Martin: 2010 Banjo Tour (jambase.com)Playing banjo calmed Steve Martin before … [Read more...]

POPMATTERS

June 8, 2010 by Tim Riley

from a PopMatters series on "What's the Write Word?": This whole business of "giving advice" to "young writers" smacks of old-school authoritarianism and I won't participate in that scam without some kind of "honorary degree." Music writing's a great racket--jump in, the water's warm! ID'ing … [Read more...]

PLUNDERED, MAY 17

May 3, 2010 by Tim Riley

Related articles by ZemantaHave A Listen To The Rolling Stones Plundered My Soul (undercover.com.au)Rolling Stones Plan "Plundered My Soul" Single for Record Store Day (rollingstone.com)The Rolling Stones "Exile on Main Street Deluxe Edition": First listen (timeoutny.com)Unreleased Rolling Stones To … [Read more...]

BOING BOING CROP CIRCLE SUMMARY

April 30, 2010 by Tim Riley

Image via Wikipedia...From the point of view of rational analysis the weight of evidence is still on the side of the skeptics who assure us that all crop circles are made by artists and lovable, jolly old men like Doug and Dave. But there are facts that don't quite fit, and the alternatives are … [Read more...]

PAINE, MCCHESNEY AND NICHOLS

April 8, 2010 by Tim Riley

Image via Wikipedia"America was called into being by a journalist. When Virginia plantation owners who would become presidents were still pondering petitioning to King George III, when a Boston lawyer who would also be president was fretting about the excesses democracy might unleash with the … [Read more...]

LETTER OF THE MONTH

April 7, 2010 by Tim Riley

To the Editor:The top 25 hedge fund managers took home an average of $1 billion each last year (Business Day, April 1). The same day I read that the global community has pledged $9.9 billion over the next three years for disaster relief in Haiti ("Billions of Dollars Are Pledged for Haiti, but … [Read more...]

ROP CIRCLETS, AUSTRALIAN METEOROLOGY

April 2, 2010 by Tim Riley

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HEADLINE OF THE WEEK

March 30, 2010 by Tim Riley

Serena-Maneesh Hit Us and It Felt Like Abyss, the Stranger, Seattle, March 28 Related articles by ZemantaSerena-Maneesh - No.2: Abyss In B Minor [Album] (idiomag.com)Serena-Maneesh/The Depreciation Guild @ Spaceland, Los Angeles 3/22/10 (stereogum.com)TechStars Seattle Applications Are Now Open … [Read more...]

LETTER OF THE MONTH

March 29, 2010 by Tim Riley

To the Editor: Luc Sante, perhaps echoing pleasurable, intoxicating confusions found in David Shields's "Reality Hunger" (March 14), fails to distinguish lies from fictions. Such a conflation can be exciting; it generates an illusion of profundity. The illusion vanishes when the rather obvious … [Read more...]

TASCHEN: VISUAL HISTORY OF TYPEFACES VOL. 2

March 26, 2010 by Tim Riley

Can Taschen do no wrong? As a card-carrying typeface hobbyist, I get off on this stuff, but lordy lord don't put this book in my lap I might just leap right in and never come back. Are you ready eyeballs? Start dancing: … [Read more...]

SUITABLE FOR FRAMING

March 26, 2010 by Tim Riley

From the David Simon article in the Sunday Times magazine: Network executive to writer: "Could we have the drama . . . without the conflict?"Rivals Lewis Black being told by a suit that his comedy pilot was "too funny."  New orleansRelated articles by ZemantaThe New New Treme … [Read more...]

Galifianakis

March 17, 2010 by Tim Riley

Between Two Ferns with Zach Galifianakis: Ben Stiller from Between Two FernsRelated articles by ZemantaSaturday Night Live Recap: Zach Galifianakis Does His Part (nymag.com)Daily Link Roundup (manolith.com)Watch Zach Galifianakis, Conan O'Brien, Andy Richter and Andy Dick on Between Two Ferns … [Read more...]

CELTIC. CROP. CIRCLE. CORNWALL.

March 5, 2010 by Tim Riley

Film at 11...Related articles by ZemantaCan Johnny Depp boost tourism in St Ives? (guardian.co.uk)Cornish street signs to be translated (telegraph.co.uk) … [Read more...]

PHOTO OF THE WEEK

February 25, 2010 by Tim Riley

You can tell by the way he smiles... Related articles by ZemantaDylan, Mellencamp, Baez Bring Civil Rights Songs to White House (rollingstone.com)Bob Dylan, John Mellencamp, Natalie Cole and More to Perform at White House Civil Rights Concert (pastemagazine.com)White House to welcome Bob Dylan, … [Read more...]

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