February 2010
36 posts
vote! http://www.cbs.com/specials/grammys/polls/
ouch - those kids just totally biffed up the cbs.com shout out on the Grammys. That sucks. Pls vote anyway!
Blame it on the A-A-A-A-A-A-Autotune
He sounds like a cancer patient who’s lost his voicebox.
(via inothernews)
Dude, Jay-Z's reaction to Jamie Foxx was priceless
Yo, thegrammys! Listen up!
thegrammys:
That is all.
Guys, one of you should be blogging and the other should be reblogging. You’ve created real, realtime conversations on tumblr about the Grammys. Now you need to show the Grammy folks, who will be looking to you to tell them a success story, what you do best here - start tumbling.
Colbert!
thegrammys:
That is all.
January 2010
36 posts
Music and Moblogic
I’ve always wanted to speak the language of music, and now my brother-in-law, Jason, is teaching me music theory. Every other time I’ve tried to learn, I was also learning an instrument - something I did often as a kid, and was always terrible at.
So it’s incredibly refreshing for me to think about music without trying to make it. I really love the math of it: notes defined by...
My answer to the iPad hate →
My beef with the term "fiscal conservatives"
bijan:
The term “fiscal conservatives” is back with a vengeance.
The phrase is often delivered by the Republican party although many “centrist” Democrats sing the song as well and know the lyrics by heart.
Here’s Mayor Bloomberg’s definition of the label (via wikipedia):
To me, fiscal conservatism means balancing budgets - not running deficits that the next generation can’t afford. It means...
Gay dating super bowl ad rejected by CBS →
inothernews:
rosasparks:
(via bostongrits)
They’re airing that anti-choice ad but ban this one.
It’s total bullshit.
Fuck that.
Today’s meeting btw the Pres and the House Repubs included open questions from the audience and was televised. Plus HuffPo had the dem, repub and media twitter feeds along side the broadcast.
If it was me, I’d just love to call the Republicans out and engage in a “you’re either on board or you’re out to lunch” strategy, but that’s just not Obama.
This...
CNN: Defense Sec. Gates Schedules Major...
soupsoup:
DADT being repealed is rumored to be the major announcement.
MSNBC
A senior defense official says to expect Defense Secretary Robert Gates and Admiral Mike Mullen provide more details about the end of “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell” during the Senate Budget hearings next Tuesday and Wednesday
Very sad news. Rest in peace Howard Zinn. →
(via imarks)
“In late October, Newsday, the Long Island daily that the Dolans bought for $650...”
– After Three Months, Only 35 Subscriptions for Newsday’s Web Site | The New York Observer (via tbridge)
That was the worst business decision ever. I hope they go down in a ball of flames.
(via inthefade)
The sad story here is for everyone in a journalism class right now, taking on thousands in...
On Reading Captain Underpants his Miranda warnings
mikehudack:
squashed:
It looks like the underwear bomber, Umar Farouk Abdulmutallab, more commonly known as Captain Underpants, (which means some of us will need a new secret identity), was questioned for a number of hours and provided valuable information. After he was belatedly read his Miranda rights, stopped talking.
It’s a little backwards to first question Capt. Underpants without...
