October232009
If you like to get excellent sound quality when you digitize your vinyl music, Click Repair is an essential tool. http://bit.ly/DKbxd
September212009
Give Bob Dylan the Nobel Prize for Literature! http://tinyurl.com/nask86 (And while they’re at it howzabout P Roth and T Pynchon?)
Remember boys & girls, if you don’t watch my show tonight, angels will cry & bad men will come and kill your dogs and cats. (via @DrHouse)
September152009
Based on his world travels and city biking, David Byrne imagines his ideal city. http://kottke.org/09/09/the-perfect-city (via @knitmeapony)
600 conservation groups call on Senate to dedicate funds in a climate bill to wildlife and natural resources http://su.pr/1qssEi (via @NWF)
Too late! RT Cesar Millan’s new book “How to Raise the Perfect Dog” is available for pre-order: http://ow.ly/punu (via @cesarmillan)
“World boogie is coming.” The last words of my new hero, the late Jim Dickinson of Memphis, TN. http://bit.ly/gJugj
I don’t care if it dates back to the 14th century, people who use “privilege” as a verb must be driven into the howling wilderness.
September142009
“The GOP blew it” - nailing the politics of the healthcare debate http://bit.ly/12cXc4
September132009
Just joined a twibe. Visit http://twibes.com/BioDivLibrary to join
September122009
Glad I’m off the magazine-publishing treadmill to tomorrow. To editor friends my Aug/Sept enthusiasms are old news, professionally useless.
September112009
Stereophile’s music editor offers a useful rundown of the sonic improvements in the remastered Beatles albums. http://tinyurl.com/ppwaah
September102009
I keep thinking of that scene in “Men in Black” where Will Smith yells at Tommy Lee Jones and Rip Torn, “Hey, old white guys!”
September42009
The Great Bob Dylan Audio Scandal: crippled sound on the recent albums (and why only the vinyl versions sound decent). http://bit.ly/NycDT
August292009
Rare Photo of Snow Leopard in Afghanistan http://bit.ly/wk6V9 (via @dotearth)