Meet The New Boss Hog…The Pigskin Polonius
Sean MurphyThe good news: George W. Bush is no longer running Washington. The bad news: He is now running the Washington Redskins. No, not literally. However: the comparisons go beyond simple…
The Wisdom of Crowds: A Celebration of Humanity via YouTube (Part One: Music)
Everyone knows YouTube is the best shortcut to favorite, as well as forgotten video clips. And while it is well worth recognizing, and celebrating, the millions of anonymous DJs…
The Things We Don’t Carry
Chris Hedges knows more than you do. So it is his prerogative to be pissed off. He's seen the things many of us have not seen (indeed, have not even…
Two Things That Make Me Happy
This face: And this story. Azaiah immediately took to the dog, whom he named RaeLee (pronounced "Riley"). Segovia and her sons bought…
Giving it Up for the California Guitar Trio
I know I'd be ecstatically grateful if, having never heard of these guys, someone turned me on to them. So in…
B-Boys To Men: Our Little Beasties Are All Growns Up!
Any discussion of Beastie Boys’ third album is likely to divide fans into two camps: those who contend that Paul’s Boutique was—and remains—their masterpiece, and those who feel that their…
A Splendid Time Is Not Guaranteed For All
The Easy Star All-Stars, to their credit, do not believe in half-measures. In 2003, they introduced themselves to the world with their reggae reimagining of Pink Floyd’s Dark Side of…
My Mix Tape Confession
God I miss mixed tapes. (Which begs the question: Is it mixed tape, mix tape or mixtape? I say all of the above, and shall use them interchangeably.) I know this…
Taking It To The Streets?
In today's NYT, Sudhir Venkatesh (author and Sociology professor at Columbia) contributes an op-ed entitled Too Down To Rise Up, In it he posits the intriguing, and depressing, theory that…
That cat’s something I can’t explain…
Oh really? I know this thing will grow big enough to eat me but....this is simply uncalled for. I'm not trying to get all Fuck You, Penguin here but...give me…