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Monday, Sep 02, 2002

private eyes

"But why bother with mere objective accuracy, especially since 'objective' descriptions are going to be hard to come by on such a charged issue? Why not just go with the word Republicans have always used? The simple truth is that 'privatization' has always been the word Republicans themselves used to describe their policy. That is, it was until they rather belatedly realized that their policy was killing them with voters."

la-la land

"We're building the Shangri-La brand," said Liao Chunlei, vice director for the Shangri-La County Ministry of Tourism."

Sunday, Sep 01, 2002

undertow

planet waves magazine

earworms

tiny telephone mp3 index

bookwarm

ibiblio: the public's library and digital archive

it aint me babe

my small contribution to the (way underground) burning woman festival.

tweaked

gotta like twink: toy pianos and a sinister childrens book. take a listen here

pal-ing around

palomar is a cute little indiegirl (and boy) pop band with a bunch of upcoming shows in and around nyc.

spare snare

"New York's Matador Records and the UK's Beggars Group have entered into an agreement wherein Beggars is purchasing a 50% share in Matador Records, and all Matador releases will be marketed through the Beggars Group worldwide."

am i yummy?

someone thought i might like puffy (amiyumi). a little straightforward j-pop for me but it has its moments.

show ups

upcoming show of (some) interest:
"kimya dawson (from The Moldy Peaches) (mercury lounge sept 17)"
of montreal (knitting factory sept 19)
wfmu benefit w/esg (southpaw sept 21)
cub country/ Anders Parker (of Varnaline) (mercury lounge sept 27)
neko case (bowery ballroom sept 29)
catpower (knitting factory oct 3)
the glands/the sunshine fix (mercury lounge oct 10)
doug martsch (bowery ballroom oct 13-15)

songs:ohia (knitting factory oct 23)
as long as im dreaming i might as well throw in:
thrill jockey 10th anniversary show w/sea and the cake and freakwater (bowery ballroom sept 7)
peaches/chick on speed (warsaw oct 11)
acid mothers temple (knitting factory oct 17)
sleater-kinney (irving plaza oct 15-16)
clinic/apples in stereo (irving plaza oct 19)
and im sure there are more like pan american, le tigre, bright eyes or bratmobile but then, who am i kidding?

law schooled

i am the law(yer)

funny ha ha

comedian trailer

base to your fates

"It has become synonymous with the terrorist attacks of September 11 - but what is the origin of the name al-Qaida? Giles Foden on how Bin Laden may have been inspired by Isaac Asimov's Foundation."

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