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If you like to get excellent sound quality when you digitize your vinyl music, Click Repair is an...

Fri, 23 Oct 2009 18:12:31 -0600

If you like to get excellent sound quality when you digitize your vinyl music, Click Repair is an essential tool. http://bit.ly/DKbxd

Give Bob Dylan the Nobel Prize for Literature! http://tinyurl.com/nask86 (And while they’re at...

Mon, 21 Sep 2009 17:34:04 -0600

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...

Mon, 21 Sep 2009 17:33:26 -0600

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)

Based on his world travels and city biking, David Byrne imagines his ideal city....

Tue, 15 Sep 2009 23:28:06 -0600

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...

Tue, 15 Sep 2009 23:28:04 -0600

600 conservation groups call on Senate to dedicate funds in a climate bill to wildlife and natural resources http://su.pr/1qssEi (via @NWF)

“World boogie is coming.” The last words of my new hero, the late Jim Dickinson of...

Tue, 15 Sep 2009 15:57:38 -0600

“World boogie is coming.” The last words of my new hero, the late Jim Dickinson of Memphis, TN. http://bit.ly/gJugj

Too late! RT Cesar Millan’s new book “How to Raise the Perfect Dog” is available...

Tue, 15 Sep 2009 15:57:38 -0600

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)

I don’t care if it dates back to the 14th century, people who use “privilege” as a...

Tue, 15 Sep 2009 15:57:37 -0600

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.

“The GOP blew it” - nailing the politics of the healthcare debate http://bit.ly/12cXc4

Mon, 14 Sep 2009 18:48:44 -0600

“The GOP blew it” - nailing the politics of the healthcare debate http://bit.ly/12cXc4

Just joined a twibe. Visit http://twibes.com/BioDivLibrary to join

Sun, 13 Sep 2009 18:54:35 -0600

Just joined a twibe. Visit http://twibes.com/BioDivLibrary to join

Glad I’m off the magazine-publishing treadmill to tomorrow. To editor friends my Aug/Sept...

Sat, 12 Sep 2009 12:34:38 -0600

Glad I’m off the magazine-publishing treadmill to tomorrow. To editor friends my Aug/Sept enthusiasms are old news, professionally useless.

Stereophile’s music editor offers a useful rundown of the sonic improvements in the remastered...

Fri, 11 Sep 2009 07:16:22 -0600

Stereophile’s music editor offers a useful rundown of the sonic improvements in the remastered Beatles albums. http://tinyurl.com/ppwaah

I keep thinking of that scene in “Men in Black” where Will Smith yells at Tommy Lee...

Thu, 10 Sep 2009 01:32:56 -0600

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!”

The Great Bob Dylan Audio Scandal: crippled sound on the recent albums (and why only the vinyl...

Fri, 04 Sep 2009 14:36:13 -0600

The Great Bob Dylan Audio Scandal: crippled sound on the recent albums (and why only the vinyl versions sound decent). http://bit.ly/NycDT

Rare Photo of Snow Leopard in Afghanistan http://bit.ly/wk6V9 (via @dotearth)

Sat, 29 Aug 2009 07:02:37 -0600

Rare Photo of Snow Leopard in Afghanistan http://bit.ly/wk6V9 (via @dotearth)

A fanatical collector’s amazing collection of candy-colored vintage transistor radios on...

Wed, 26 Aug 2009 19:48:47 -0600

A fanatical collector’s amazing collection of candy-colored vintage transistor radios on Flickr: http://bit.ly/DtKtr (via Cult of Mac)

The New Yorker’s News Desk blog mentions my 25th anniversary Woodstock essay...

Mon, 17 Aug 2009 21:06:52 -0600

The New Yorker’s News Desk blog mentions my 25th anniversary Woodstock essay http://bit.ly/20tbai

Congo’s wildlife rangers target armed groups trafficking charcoal in gorilla zone of Virunga...

Sat, 15 Aug 2009 00:59:31 -0600

Congo’s wildlife rangers target armed groups trafficking charcoal in gorilla zone of Virunga http://tinyurl.com/qtolcj (via @1txsage1957)

Beer for concerts but no water for Santa Fe River. (River news starts at 3:57 minutes on audio...

Thu, 13 Aug 2009 21:02:41 -0600

Beer for concerts but no water for Santa Fe River. (River news starts at 3:57 minutes on audio clip.) http://is.gd/2fF6H (via @ksfrnews)

Having Michiko Kakutani review Thomas Pynchon is like asking George Will to critique the Grateful...

Tue, 04 Aug 2009 17:24:19 -0600

Having Michiko Kakutani review Thomas Pynchon is like asking George Will to critique the Grateful Dead. http://tinyurl.com/kmbhqd