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Remember that cartoon where RoboCop had magnetic rollerblades and stopped a train with his...

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What happens when a Swedish death metal frontman is transplanted to a mediocre electro-pop act....

Jan 31st

“Sandra Bullock plays eccentric crossword puzzle constructor...”
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daveholmes: maxsilvestri: News bloopers are the best bloopers.

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Dave Hill interviewing Wyatt Cenac in an elevator - fifteen kinds of awesome! (Sorry for the...

Jan 31st

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A theatrical advertisement for the Atari 2600 explains what drugs are like.

Jan 30th

lowindustrial: iTunes has a Brendan Fraser Collection, not...

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Big 3 automakers using bailout money to sue...

Jan 29th

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lowindustrial: I’m looking forward to Coraline, although part of me wishes it were a video game...

Jan 29th

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“Umbrella” (Rihanna cover) by Mechanical Bride. Transforms something fairly bombastic...

Jan 28th

lowindustrial: The movie-going year is young. This is its...

Jan 28th

inothernews: Google’s logo, in honor of Jackson Pollock’s...

Jan 28th

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The most mesmerizing introduction sequence for a video game ever?

Jan 28th

“Thursday, October 27, 1994 CUT THE UNFUNNY COMICS, NOT...”
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I don’t care whether it is or adult-alternative or not. Circa three years or so ago, New...

Jan 27th

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What I did while waiting for Air at Coachella ‘07.

Jan 27th

Apparently, I am awesome.

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Jan 27th

(via drned) One of my favorite books ever. Absolutely...

Jan 25th

Live at the Village Vanguard: The Master...

Jan 24th

“There are some records whose awesomeness can only be...”
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The Songsmith take on “Intergalactic” is not bad, either.

Jan 21st

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Not kidding, Microsoft Songsmith seriously improves Lil’ Wayne’s...

Jan 21st

“I don’t need Digitial Indie 103.1 to just play an...”
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Jan 20th

When copy goes bad: someone put “band of the year...

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paulscheer: THOUGHT THIS MIGHT BE HELPFUL INAUGURATION...

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Bye-bye. So glad that I won’t be receiving another...

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“Yet even as we speak, there are those who are preparing to...”
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Martin Luther King, Jr.‘s 1965 sermon at...

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“Robert DiNozzi, my “friend” while we both worked...”
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“Fairy Tales” by Stockholm Monsters. I like this song, probably the only good tune of...

Jan 17th

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Jan 17th

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“Ghosts and Unicorns” by Kind Hearts & Coronets. A rather underappreciated LA band.

Jan 16th

Steve Jones' Statement on Future of...

STEVE JONES AND HIS FLAGSHIP “JONESY’S JUKEBOX” RADIO SHOW BID FAREWELL TO INDIE...

Jan 16th

This Is Reality | Coal — The new Joe Camel?

Jan 16th

Indie Activist:

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Jan 15th

tanya77: a12thway2reachme: molls: Wow. WOW. You guys!...

Jan 15th

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So true.

Jan 15th

“These sites may contain adult themes and strong language,...”
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Jan 15th

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daveholmes: The Grays “Both Belong” In my all-time top 5. The Grays were a supergroup of subknown...

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skeetonmischa: My brain just exploded. Boxxy is the human version of that yapping dog from “The...

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“Beyoncé’s worldwide hit, Single Ladies (Put a Ring On...”
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“Washington, D.C. — For the first time in more than 25...”
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Jan 13th

A promotional photo for a Los Angeles band called Slang...

Jan 12th

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Look Around You, one of the greatest British comedy programmes ever, premieres this Sunday at 1AM...

Jan 12th

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“Izarharh Tenere” by Tinariwen. Aman Iman is such a fantastic album.

Jan 12th

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“Come to Me” by His Name is Alive. Nice song, pretty video.

Jan 12th

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In this clip from the preschooler-targeted television series Dora the Explorer, a map hops out of...

Jan 12th

In which I talk an eight-foot-tall...

Hello there. Would you like to start by introducing yourself? My name is Cory Van Starsdale, and I...

Jan 12th

In which I recreate my thoughts will I...

“I’m so excited for this fresh steez,” intoned Shaun White as we prepared to enter...

Jan 12th

In which I pretend to be Shawn Kemp and...

Yo, my name is NBA All-Star Shawn Kemp, and I have been legally forced to be here today to tell you...

Jan 12th

In which I play a game targeted a...

Like many other gamers, I spent some time two weekends weekend with just released software; unlike...

Jan 12th

In which I travel to Silver Lake of 2019 and...

Jan 12th

inothernews: Um, hair? What are you DOING on Danny Boyle’s...

Jan 12th

inothernews: Darren Aronofsky.  That’s “Aronofsky” with an...

Jan 12th

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When did Alejandro Jodorowsky start making animated films?

Jan 12th

lowindustrial: Karl Rove is on Twitter. And he...

Jan 11th

“Jobs, now a night-shift engineer, was tasked with creating...”
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Jan 11th

Semicolons; semicolons. Use them, and...

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“That’s When The Party Started” by The Dismemberment Plan

Jan 11th

Interview with Amy Wells, the set designer of...

Jan 10th

AMC Announces Weiner-less Mad Men

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Jan 10th

“By refusing to [cancel the release of Paul Blart: Mall Cop],...”
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Jan 8th

“By [not seeing Paul Blart: Mall Cop], we will show the world...”
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“Director [Steve Carr] and his ensemble transcend the...”
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Jan 8th

“[Paul Blart: Mall Cop] is like [A Clockwork Orange] made by...”
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“A film with the epic scope of a crowd-pleaser but the...”
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“Some press releases, They are happy to show you. By...”
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feedback: Animal Collective - “Brother Sport” - Merriweather Post Pavilion The album was released...

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boomshockalocka: Animal Collective - Summertime Clothes [MP3] Now that we have devoured MPP,...

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“Malcolm Gladwell: If you find a fascinating new way to state...”
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tylercoates: Bob Dylan - “Idiot Wind” I wanted to pick one line from this song, but it’s hard. So...

Jan 6th

“Andy is enjoying Malcolm Gladwell’s new book Do: Why...”
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“Intentions Change” by Uncut. Dark, electric and brief - I like.

Jan 5th

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“Twin Beaks” on Monsterpiece Theater. One of my favorites from Sesame Street.

Jan 4th

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No matter your opinion on latter-day Sesame Street, I think you can agree this film is underrated.

Jan 4th

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Sesame Street reportage goes meta, I think.

Jan 4th

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Aspiring (and even present) journalists, you can take thing or two from Kermit.

Jan 4th

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I think I just discovered the origins of most modern indie music lies in Sesame Street.

Jan 4th

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daveholmes: If this doesn’t brighten your day, I can’t help you.

Jan 4th

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I’m pretty sure Tiny Toons Adventures is the children’s cartoon equivalent of Arrested...

Jan 4th

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Jan 4th

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Jan 4th

“Waltz With Bashir,” a groundbreaking animated...”
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Jan 4th

folkinz: if you haven’t seen the devil & daniel johnston...

Jan 4th

drned: theshalom: “That’s right, I said it. Apple, orange,...

Jan 3rd

brandonnn: The Secret Origins of Clippy: Microsoft’s Bizarre...

Jan 3rd

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“I Thought I Saw” by His Name is Alive. Detrola is one hell of an album.

Jan 2nd

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Good morning.

Jan 2nd

Image - Big Bear - Doin Thangs - FFM presents The Pen &...

Jan 2nd

The Sound of Young America in Torrents

Jan 2nd

Open question.

What borderline-meme (“Stuff White People Like”) will get a book deal this year?

Jan 1st