November 2010
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Nov 30th
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Nov 29th
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Nov 25th
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New Kanye, Jay-Z, and La Roux Collab¹ →
Elly Jackson on the hook: nice call. The sample after the hook (1’45”)? I dig. ¹ Points for the serial comma! /dork
Nov 24th
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Nov 22nd
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Nov 19th
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The Shadow Scholar →
You’ve never heard of me, but there’s a good chance that you’ve read some of my work. I’m a hired gun, a doctor of everything, an academic mercenary. My customers are your students. I promise you that. Somebody in your classroom uses a service that you can’t detect, that you can’t defend against, that you may not even know exists. This makes me sad (and feel exceptionally square). What...
Nov 18th
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“Games are good, points are good, but games ≠ points.”
– Can’t play, won’t play (via Mike D.) Lots of good to be found here. Games give their players meaningful choices that meaningfully impact on the world of the game. Deciding to run two miles today rather than one, or drink two liters of Coke instead of four are just choices of ...
Nov 17th
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Nov 17th
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Nov 16th
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MP3: Levek - "Look On The Bright Side"
I like this tune. Kinda ’70s, modern arrangement; I’m sure you need shag carpeting to appreciate it fully, but still. (: minneapolisfuckingrocks: *MP3: Levek - “Look On The Bright Side” Levek’s new 7” will be out 11/16 via Father/Daughter.  (Ian Anderson) 
Nov 16th
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Nov 16th
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Nov 11th
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Nov 10th
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I never thought a McRib commercial would prompt an mp3 download, but surely stranger things have happened.  “Love” by Matt White Incidentally, “Love” is definitely related to Bobby Darin’s “Beyond the Sea”. Every time that commercial comes on—and it shows often when you watch football all day—I start humming, “Somewhere…beyond the...
Nov 8th
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Nov 5th
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“I’m just gonna let something brand new happen to me.”
– From “Bright Lights Bigger City” by Cee Lo Green (off “The Lady Killer”) (via Tiff) So. Good. That bass line! You hear that, right? Got a “Billie Jean” feel to it.
Nov 4th
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Nov 1st
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