February 2012
5 posts
January 2012
7 posts
South Sudan... →
The raiders had even broadcast their massacre plans in advance.
“We have decided to invade Murleland and wipe out the entire Murle tribe on the face of the earth,” the attackers, from a rival ethnic group, the Nuer, warned in a public statement.
The United Nations, which has 3,000 combat-ready peacekeepers in South Sudan, tracked the advancing fighters from helicopters for days before the...
Addendum
After the riotous public outcry for the rationale behind my 2011 albums list (one person sarcastically asked for my reasons), I will give the people what they want. Happy New Year.
My reasons (edited):
- St Vincent: Annie Clark is a goddess with a guitar
-Destroyer: An album made in the style of Kenny G jazz that’s incredibly enjoyable = enormous accomplishment
-Nicolas Jaar: Best...
December 2011
8 posts
Some albums that made a strong impression on me in...
Here’s my unsurprising list. I created it in about 10 minutes and won’t explain my reasons. They are listed, roughly, in descending order of importance. And yes, I didn’t include Bon Iver.
St Vincent - Strange Mercy
Destroyer - Kaputt
Nicolas Jaar - Space Is Only Noise
Lykke Li - Wounded Rhymes
Dirty Projectors + Bjork - Mount Wittenberg Orca EP
tUnE-yArDs - W H O K I L...
Planet Money looks at hot cup of noodle soups...... →
November 2011
10 posts
This was so good (feynman) →
The Saddest Story I Know →
You have to read all the way to the end.
October 2011
12 posts
Here's what you do: You click on this link then... →
Then you read the best abstract in a scientific paper ever.
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September 2011
6 posts
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August 2011
14 posts
