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I’m thinking: buskers.

August 27th, 2010 · Uncategorized

 

Cal Football 2010 Preview:

 

2005 : Basic Condiments
2003 : Curveball

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…the Empress-Queen of the screaming-for-screaming’s sake generation

August 26th, 2010 · Uncategorized

 

  • Cloudy, With a Chance of Ginger - nytimes
  • What a wine list represents - sfgate
  • Honey harvest: From hive to table - sfgate
  • Cooking in a Sauna? - everydaybiology
  • The Hopsicle Experience - urbandaddy
  • An Avocado Story - austinchronicle
  • Garlicky Red Chili Hot Sauce - nytimes
  • Fish With Grilled Salsa Verde - nytimes
  • Creating Bar Bambino’s eggplant polpettine - sfgate
  • Raspberry Vinegar: 1900 - nytimes
  • Vietnamese wraps are the perfect meal to roll out at summer gatherings - sfgate
  • Zucchini-Bread French Toast - nytimes

     

     

    2008: The Diseconomies of Scale …
    2004: WeirdoMusic
    2002: Bad parents, no cookie: a back-to-school rant

     

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    The really beautiful thing about the culture war, from an entertainment standpoint, is that it is fundamentally irresolvable.

    August 20th, 2010 · Uncategorized

     


      One Whiskey
      how music works (melody, rhythm, harmony, bass) - uzine
      A graphic illustration of music industry madness - pcpro
      50 Best New Bands Of 2010 - nme
      The Evolution (and Death?) of the Teenage Rebellion Anthem - flavorwire
      Play your Music from Google Docs - indiemusictech
      And Now for Someone Completely Indifferent: Terry Gilliam on Directing Arcade Fire - artsbeat nytimes
      Better Than Ezra: 20 Years Strong - marieclaire
      indi.E.geste
      Pascolito’s Way
      MikkiSays
      Releaselog
      We Love Music
      Pop Quiz - nhornby in newyorker
      Creating Our Own Happiness - waynecoyne on npr
      Blitzen Trapper Live at Southgate House on 2010-06-20 - archive.org
      Apples In Stereo Live at 40 Watt Club on 2010-08-13 - archive.org
    Dominique Young Unique – Show My Ass
    The Black Keys – Tighten Up
    The Gories – Makin’ Love
    Pixies – Head On

     


    CAL FOOTBALL 2010 PREVIEW
    2010 Season Outlook - calbears
    Five questions entering fall camp - bearinsider
      College Football Statistics and History

     


    Series: Spin Doctors - athleticsnation
    D’backs rescind deal with first pick Loux - yahoo
    Just How Good were Barry Bonds and Roger Clemens? - seamheads
    Carlos Gonzalez, God On The Mountain? - athleticsnation
    Advanced Experimentation 410: - managementbybaseball
        Part I – The Zdurienck Supremacy, or Containing an Implosion
        Part II – The Null Hypothesis Is Not A Dull Hypothesis
        Part III – When Asceticism & Failing the Alderson Wisdom Pushes You Below the Event Horizon

     

  • The Jock’s Guide to Getting Arrested - mtaibbi   mensjournal
  • How Much Does Knee Surgery Really Help? - well   nytimes
  • Moneygolf: Will new statistics unlock the secrets of golf? - slate
  • More Bad News for Swimming Pools - freakonomics nytimes

     

    2003 : Green Legs and Spam

     

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    She’ll do anything to make you feel like an asshole

    August 19th, 2010 · Uncategorized

     

  • Red Eye - abstractcity nytimes
  • Mindset List - beloit college
  • The Periodic Table of Videos
  • Know Your Meme
  • The Basic Laws of Human Stupidity
  • This document is confidential - google
  • Sentence fragments you would (or wouldn’t) want in your obituary.- straightdope threadspotting
  • Laban Movement Analysis
  • Your beautiful eyes - photographyserved
  • stonerobixxx’s photostream
  • snatchin’ yo people up REMIX

     

     

  • Wall Street’s Big Win
  • Are We In a Recession or Not?
  • Denver Schools Get Whacked
  • David Stockman and the GOP Welfare State
       Four Deformations of the Apocalypse - dstockman nytimes
     MTaibbi

     
     

    2004 : I have found unexpected joy in unexpected places.
    2003 : Nightmare in La-La Land

     

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    I can’t give up acting tough, it’s all I’m made of.

    August 4th, 2010 · Uncategorized

     

  • The Best Magazine Articles Ever - cooltools
  • Dante’s Internet
  • Most Dangerous Means of Transportation? - straightdope
  • walking across the (entire) country! (stop-mo) via zefrank
  • Something Changed
  • Are the American people obsolete? - salon

     


      Covert Curiosity
      Bipolaroid
      The Big Lie - blefsetz
      Ariel Pink is firmly in control of Haunted Graffiti - latimes
      Beyond Indie - nytimes
      The Jon Spencer Blues Explosion think you’re a buncha squares - eyeweekly
      SXSW 2011 never too early
      Mitch Miller, Maestro of the Singalong, Dies at 99 - nytimes
    Sing Along With Mitch
    Islands – Don’t Call Me Whitney, Bobby
      The Books – A Cold Freezin’ Night
      Here we go magic - blackcabsessions
      Quick snapshot of DrB’s view of 2010 albums so far…
        

     

    2008 : The Eureka Hunt

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    stumbling through a parking lot of an invisible 7-11

    July 30th, 2010 · Uncategorized

     


    An Economist’s Tribute to George Steinbrenner - thesportseconomist
    Dads Catching Foul Balls While Holding Their Babies - deadspin
    Red Sox Season Statistical Anomaly Due to Poor Situational Play - nesn
    New stat: Runs Accounted For – RAF - baseballpastandpresent
    Beane on sidelines of trade deadline - bklapisch
    2010 Defensive All-Stars - acta
    Team Runs Saved Leaders - acta
    The Ten Best Players in Oakland History by WAR - athleticsnation


         Chart: Cheapest seat in the house - rivals
    Pac-10 officials begin determining alignment of an expanded conference -
    Pac-12 eyes 9 league games - imaisel
    Don’t be surprised if… California - tmiller
    CGB Hall Of Fame: Glenn Seaborg v. DeSean Jackson - CGB
    Learn more about the UC Cannoneers Pt1 Pt2 - CGB
    Cal FB 2010 Infoguide - calbears

     

  • Coaching survey on dirty college basketball recruiting - espn
  • Does Lucky Underwear Improve Athletic Performance? - well   nytimes

     

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    devolved into a kind of ongoing, brainless soap opera about dueling cultural resentments

    July 28th, 2010 · Uncategorized

     


    What’s lurking in your stadium food? - espn
    101 Fast Recipes for Grilling - nytimes
    Cactus cooking conquered - sfgate
    I’ll Take a Scoop of Prosciutto, Please - nytimes
    Sizzling skewers: Biting into the worldwide appeal of meat on a stick - sfgate
    From the Bean Pot to the Table - nytimes
    Condiments a summertime dinner party save - sfgate
    eGullett recipes
    Delish
    To Enhance Flavor, Just Add Water - nytimes
    Does Budweiser beer contain … chicken hearts? - straightdope

     

    2007 : The Mystic Knights of the Oingo Boingo
    2005 : John Roberts and the Federalist Society

     

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    there they are, all over the radio, jizzing saccharine all over you

    July 27th, 2010 · Uncategorized

     


    Let’s talk about Avandia - jcarroll
    It’s an outrage, of course, but we may be experiencing outrage fatigue.
    My friend the dead guy - jcarroll
    Living is an educational experience, particularly the last bit.

     


      RIAA Accounting: Why Even Major Label Musicians Rarely Make Money From Album Sales - techdirt
      MISTER (GIANT) SANDMAN Howe Gelb – Pt. 1 Pt. 2 - blurt
      Sleigh Bells: Rah rah rah, sis boom unz - weeklydig
      Q&A: Jack White talks new project, coming back to Detroit - freep
      Ultimate Chart
      Shotgun Solution
      Here to Blast Your Concept
      Teenage Lobotomy
    Howe Gelb y Raimundo Amador – Uneven Light of Day
    10cc – I’m Not In Love – making of documentary
    Howe Gelb & A Band of Gypsies – Uneven Light Of A Day

     

  • Biggest Defaulters on Mortgages Are the Rich - nytimes
  • The Steinbrenner Slobituary - mtaibbi
  • A mathematical David stuns a healthcare Goliath - latimes
  • Big Bang Big Boom - vimeo
  • Hey Steve, Rivals Say Their Antennas Are Just Fine - newsfactor
  • Another Senate Charade - mtaibbi
  • Who Cooked the Planet? - pkrugman
  • We’re Gonna Be Sorry - tfriedman
  • You and Your Johnson
  • Pity the Poor C.E.O. - pkrugman

     

    2006 : 24/7 coverage doesn’t cut it
    2005 : The AFL-CIO, CWC, SEIU, and tough SOBs
    2004 : Teen Gives Up Smoking Pot…
    2002 : This To That

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    More Tongue, Less Heart

    July 13th, 2010 · Uncategorized

     


      Earlove
      Rock Fans Outraged As Bob Dylan Goes Electronica - theonion
      Bands deliver new material via collectible flash drives - cnet
      Report: Cloud Streaming Unlikely To Spur Multiple Device Use - billboard.biz
      Recession grips US concert touring market - bbc
      Next-Gen Rock Games: Real Instruments, Motion-Sensing - rollingstone
      Payola - sethgodin
      Liz Phair’s hilarious novelty album - salon
      See The Leaves
      Psychedelic Rock n’ Roll
    Free Energy – Free Energy
    Beta Band – Dry The Rain
    BLK JKS feat. Alicia Keys – WORLD CUP kick-off concert
    Detroit Social Club – Black and White
    Spencey Dude & the Doodles – Maybe Bonnie
    The Beets
    Blue Giant – Target Heart
    Blue Giant – Lonely Girl
    Blue Giant – Blue Sunshine
    Bob Log III – String on a Stick
    Bob Log III – Goddamn That Sounds Good
    Doo Rag – Trudge
      Everyone’s Take Away Show [vimeo]
      The Constellations – Felicia - ourstage

     

    2007 : The Day the Music Died
    2006 : WPCDD

     

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    Rally up the demons of your soul

    July 12th, 2010 · Uncategorized

     

  • WorldClock
  • The story of Schroedinger’s cat (an epic poem) - straightdope
  • Doing Spy Stuff with Mathematica - wolfram
  • A White God Freakout - mtaibbi   rollingstone
  • McChrystal and Us - mtaibbi   rollingstone
  • FastCompany

     


    Royals pitcher Bannister sees link between science, success - usatoday
    MLBPA To Consider Changes To Arbitration Process - mlbtraderumors
    Another look at the Home Run Derby hangover effect - hardballtimes
    Dallas Braden appalled by Oakland’s ‘Get Off My Mound’ T-shirts - nydailynews


    An Early Look at Cal Football 2010 - californiagoldenblogs
    Does Cal Compete in Too Many Sports? - californiagoldenblogs
    Cal blogs - scout
    Many college football dynasties have roots in strength training - ESPN

     

    2008 : Victoria’s Circuit

     

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