Jan
29th
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29th
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24th
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24th
Aretha Franklin's Hat Flickr Pool
Social media takes a turn for the irreverent. Love it or loathe it (I loved it!) Aretha Franklin’s hat was the talk of the inaugural town….now some Flickr users have formed a pool devoted to the remarkable headpiece. My faves:
The Tom Cruise one is hilarious.
Jan
23rd
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23rd
But while our president-elect, seated stage right, showed steely resolve by nodding and singing along through even the most terrible performances, heroes Sasha and Malia Obama bravely broadcast their non-enjoyment by looking completely bored (Malia) or falling asleep on their mom’s lap (Sasha). When they liked something, though, Malia showed it by excitedly snapping pictures with her camera (neither First Daughter liked Mellencamp, Will.I.Am, or Crow, but both are apparently big fans of Beyoncé, Usher, and Kal Penn). They are our new national conscience. Can somebody get them onstage seats at the Grammys?
Jan
16th
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16th
Because it wouldn't fit in my little Twitter box...
Trying to find a liquor store in Beverly Hills is like searching for the Hope Diamond. Full of deception, one-way streets, rich people in funny hats — and when you finally get to the end there’s an old woman who’s pissed all over everything.
Whoa.
Jan
14th
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14th
If I could draw like that I’d be immune to reason.
Jan
13th
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13th
You know what the trouble is, Brucey? We used to make shit in this country, build shit. Now we just put our hand in the next guy’s pocket.
— Frank Sobotka from The Wire
Jan
12th
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12th
[Flash 9 is required to listen to audio.]
Sam Cooke: A Change is Gonna Come.*
I was born by the river in a little tent
Oh and just like the river I’ve been running ever since
It’s been a long, a long time coming
But I know a change gonna come, oh yes it willIt’s been too hard living but I’m afraid to die
Cause I don’t know what’s up there beyond the sky
It’s been a long, a long time coming
But I know a change gonna come, oh yes it willI go to the movie and I go downtown
Somebody keep telling me don’t hang around
It’s been a long, a long time coming
But I know a change gonna come, oh yes it willThen I go to my brother
And I say brother help me please
But he winds up knocking me
Back down on my kneesOhhhhhhhhh…..
There been times that I thought I couldn’t last for long
But now I think I’m able to carry on
It’s been a long, a long time coming
But I know a change gonna come, oh yes it will—
* for fedge.
quite moving.
(via imperiousrex)
quite striking.
