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William Shatner Reads Sarah Palin’s Farewell Speech

  • Brian Spears
  • July 28, 2009
When Sarah Palin gave this speech, it was a disjointed mumble of insanity. When William Shatner performs it, it’s strangely beautiful. The bongos might have something to do with it.
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A Very Sorry Saint

  • Isaac Fitzgerald
  • July 27, 2009
John Wesley Harding & The English UK perform “A Very Sorry Saint.” JWH will be performing at The Rickshaw Stop in San Francisco on October 15th along with Terra Naomi, …
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Hollywood & Western

  • Isaac Fitzgerald
  • July 22, 2009
“Charles Bukowski gives a tour of Hollywood and Western, highlighting his favorite bars, hangouts, hookers and dope-dealers.” From The Charles Bukowski Tapes (1985), by Barbet Schroeder.
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Mike Birbiglia’s “Old Mill Pond” Story

  • Isaac Fitzgerald
  • July 21, 2009
More Birbiglia here.
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Dating Advice from Sarah Haskins

  • Brian Spears
  • July 18, 2009
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Jonathan Ames Gets Knifed by Throwdini!

  • Isaac Fitzgerald
  • July 17, 2009
“i survived last night’s knife-throwing! it was spectacular and rather sexual, actually.” –@JonathanAmes We already have one post about Ames today, but I saw this and had to share it.
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The Sedaris Pizza Delivery Co.

  • Isaac Fitzgerald
  • July 17, 2009
By the comedy group Weak Nights. (via metafilter)
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Kseniya Simonova – Sand Animation

  • Isaac Fitzgerald
  • July 16, 2009
From Україна має талант.
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What It All Means

  • Isaac Fitzgerald
  • July 14, 2009
Video for a previously unreleased song by Sam Phillips,  which appears on The Believer‘s July/August 2009 Music Issue CD entitled “Fantastic and Spectacular,” which was compiled by Daniel Handler.
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Auto-tune the News #6

  • Isaac Fitzgerald
  • July 13, 2009
Palin. Drugs. And a certain celebrity who passed away. The latest from The Gregory Brothers (read our mini-interview with the group here).
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Hala Hala’s Uncommon Economic Indicator

  • Isaac Fitzgerald
  • July 8, 2009
“The owner of the Hala Hala bodega explains what he sells the most of in this economy and gives his thoughts on why.” From Isaac Littlejohn Eddy‘s Fort Greene Illustrated…
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Richard Pryor’s ABCs

  • Isaac Fitzgerald
  • July 7, 2009
“‘Cause that’s the Z of the game.”
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