How does my Pandora radio station know that I am female, and therefore a willing recipient of advertising about pretty purple razors? If I changed from my Sleater-Kinney station to my Front 242 station, would I then get an advertisement for leather goods or electronics?

The ad sure is pretty though.

So the Bjork concert on Wednesday was awesome. She was exactly as you would expect her to be: adorable, dancing like crazy, and running all over the stage. She wore a beautiful red silky/satiny dress that fanned out when she raised her arms, which she did a lot, gold leggings...and no shoes. I don't know how someone could dance that much on a hard ( Read more... )

Drinking coffee makes me want to listen to Public Enemy. Fortunately, the radio is playing Public Enemy!

Post coming soon about the awesome Bjork show I saw Wednesday, courtesy of twiggles9d, who is even more awesome than Bjork.

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Mark this one down in the record books, ladies and gentlemen: Sloan has put out a record that kingmob23 likes more than I do! We agree that Never hear the End of It is their best work since 96's One Chord to Another. But I don't have quite the same taste for power pop that Steve does, and a lot of this album is way too 70s AOR for my palate. Plus, most of ( Read more... )

*I know I'm many years late to this party, but I'm really loving Rufus Wainright these days ( Read more... )

diamondbankman1's post about Earth Day has inspired me to note some of the changes I'm making for the environment's sake as well. none of these mean I'm going to singlehandedly halt global warming, but it's something ( Read more... )

i think yesterday was the first time i have ever cried over a Supreme Court decision. i just cannot believe the Justices upheld the ban on intact dilation & extraction abortions. and there's been so little news coverage of the decision ( Read more... )

Happy Birthday twiggles9d!!! I hope the day has brought you many delicious cups of tea! This is a very special year for my pooperdooper :)

ok, that's it-- i'm only calling Jews today. of the 4 donors/prospects i've called this morning, 3 have been out of the office/office closed. i always forget that Good Friday is kind of a big holiday for people. as Steve says, my parents just didn't raise me with a strong feeling for the Lord's Day ( Read more... )