Swinging Modern Sounds #27: All Things Must Pass
On 11/29, a band in Brooklyn called The Universal Thump staged a fortieth anniversary rehabilitation of George Harrison’s monumental All Things Must Pass album.
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Cagle’s Appeal
Rumpus cartoonist Susie Cagle has a new weekly editorial cartoon at the SF Appeal. Her first comic ran today, check it out.
The Tolstoy Challenge: Book Club Round-Up
NPR’s Bill Goldstein took on Adam Levin’s “thousand-page debut splash,” The Instructions, calling it “daunting enough as a matter of real estate alone.” Read Goldstein’s review to find out whether…
DEAR SUGAR, The Rumpus Advice Column #58: The Light That Just Entered the Room
Your letter is a litany of contradictions, much to my relief. It tells me there is a space between what’s perceived and what’s possible.
Erin Rose’s Tech Links
Wikileaks witch-hunt: Lieberman wants new legislation targeting it, and Amazon & Everydns.net are being big cowards about the site. Silver lining: At least Wikileaks has cool new digs. Potentially terrifying…
Mark Twain, Ahead of the Game
“What it does with its surplus water is a dark and bloody mystery.” It’s not a mystery anymore, Mr. Twain, it makes space bacteria. Check out chapters 38 and 39…
MEANWHILE,: The San Francisco Dog Walkers
Wendy MacNaughton illustrates the world of San Francisco dog walkers.
Dan Weiss’s Morning Coffee
No aliens, but arsenic life is pretty cool right? Wikileaks! The Musical! Everyone loves a good french sculpture exhibition now and then. And we’ll end the week with a pair…
Jezebel ♥s Rumpus Women
Jezebel calls The Rumpus a “wonderful website” and says Rumpus Women, Vol. I is on their Christmas list! Thanks Jezebel!
The End of Music Piracy: Oh Shit It’s the Cops II
First, Laura Miller declared the end of NaNoWriMo. Now, Wired declares the end of music piracy. Citing the phasing out of DRM, the improved sound quality of iTunes downloads, the…