May 2008
71 posts
Barry Stone - “Field...
April 2008
130 posts
Utopia
Island where all becomes clear.
Solid ground beneath your feet.
The only roads are those that offer access.
Bushes bend beneath the weight of proofs.
The Tree of Valid Supposition grows here
with branches disentangled since time immemorial.
The Tree of Understanding, dazzlingly straight and simple,
sprouts by the spring called Now I Get It.
The thicker the woods, the vaster the...
Acoustic Citizen, the new folk music expansion... →
If you’re old enough to remember when Woody Guthrie released Dust Bowl Ballads or young enough to recall hardcore makeout sessions to Iron and Wine, Acoustic Citizen is the folk-music simulation for you. Play because you hate the government and the mess they’ve gotten us into. Or play to learn about the British miners’ strike of ‘84 to ‘85. From heartfelt ballads...
Conversations my parents must have had while... →
DAD: She will beg us to get a dog for many, many years.
MOM: And I will repeatedly tell her how I am allergic to animal hair.
DAD: You will wear a fur coat.
Tran-sit-ion... TRANSITION
First, to all the family, friends, acquaintances, and strangers who follow this little ol’ thang: sincere thanks. It’s fulfilling to be a small part of many interesting lives.
Fairly soon, posts will become much less frequent, and what posts there are will be of a different character. Here’s why: in one month, I’ll be moving from Wasilla to Kantishna, an area inside...
Hasidic Juice!!! →
This Mix is the result of a decade of digging in Tel-Aviv’s record shops & Flea markets by the Soulico Crew. An hour full of Hasidic Disco, Spirutal Soul, Yamanite Funk, Turkish Acid Rock, Arabic Jazz & much more, all recorded & released in Israel by local musicians & artists in the 70’s and early 80’s.
“Diaraby” by Ali Farka Touré and Ry...
How to Win the War on Global Warming →
(IM)AGNA CARTA →
IOHANNESRex: Concesserimus libertates quasdam scriptas in Magna Carta nostra de libertatibus. Data per manum nostram.
BAR0||z1215: ROTFLMAO!!!!!!!!
IOHANNESRex: man fukk u guyz
Reducing Music to Math
lonelysandwich:
Science Daily reports on the research of a team of music professors who have devised a complex method of mapping musical systems onto mathematical ones.
I’ve performed, composed, and over-analyzed music for most of my life, and I’ve come again and again to a central theory: a large part of musical enjoyment comes from the brain automatically inferring complex...
WatchThe Perfect Human by Jørgen Leth
The Morning News
Bhang Goes Tha Riddim Mix →
A good listen if you like riddim and bhangra.
Riskay - "Smell Yo Dick" →
Scientists have found astrology to be rubbish →
First Drafts of the Parables of Jesus →
One of the disciples asked, “What of the man who builds his house inside the house built on the rock? Surely his house will be even less damaged by water and wind. Is this what we should do?”
And Jesus said, “No, don’t do that.”
Against School by John Taylor Gatto →
Mandatory education serves children only incidentally; its real purpose is to turn them into servants.
Dog Day Morning →
Textism — the best personal blog1 going.
Not a collection of links, technical articles, news stories etc. Rather, really good writing illuminating life. ↩
WatchAdam Arcuragi - “The Belgian”
Be Good →
About a month after we started Y Combinator we came up with the phrase that became our motto: Make something people want. We’ve learned a lot since then, but if I were choosing now that’s still the one I’d pick.
Another thing we tell founders is not to worry too much about the business model, at least at first. Not because making money is unimportant, but because...
Muxtape to Tape →
Leave a comment, get a cassette recording of your muxtape for free.
A moment from Corsica →
Rachel meets some young Corsican guys. Funny stereotypes issue forth.
Muxtape Update →
Nothing says spring like African jams with some WTF on the side.
