Playlist 7-23-10
New stuff from M.I.A., some songs that are part of the McCartney at the White House event showing on public TV next week (and some that are not). And more…
Martin Luther King vs. Lindsay Lohan
Imagine: If only Lindsay Lohan could Tweet from jail. What gems we could be savoring. Jail has been an inspiration for some of mankind’s greatest thinkers and so it might…
Labor Implications of 'Jersey Shore' Strike
The entertainment world is closely watching the shocking news of one of the biggest strikes to hit the industry since Jay Leno pretended to write his own jokes. The cast…
Regarding 'Omaha Mall'
Back in Nebraska Saturday night, my heart sank when I saw the high-ranking subject trending on Twitter: Omaha Mall On an earlier trip back, a shooting spree in the city…
Fireworks in Connecticut
When fireworks were slowly decriminalized in Connecticut, the shock wasn’t the barrage you’d hear on July 4th so much (that stayed about the same). It was seeing big fireworks bundles…
My New Blog
It seems a little ostentacious to have two blogs. Some people in America don't have any blogs at all. What makes me think I have so much to write about…