September 2009
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August 2009
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My Top 5 Artists (Week Ending 2009-8-30) →
Lykke Li (26)  Liz Phair (19)  Santogold (15)  Okkervil River (14)  She & Him (14)  Imported from Last.fm Tumblr by JoeLaz
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Aug 30th
A completely narcissistic reflection on the past...
Four years ago, my little world turned upside down.  I watched the televised destruction of a city I once called home while going through the motions of my life in Minneapolis, which seemed at the time like it was on the opposite end of the earth. Three years ago, I had quit my job and moved down to the city without knowing what in the world I was going to do.  Things worked out okay.  The city...
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Entrepreneurs Take to 'Big Easy' →
I’m glad to see all the positive press about New Orleans’ enterpreneurial community lately. What this article gets more right than the others, however, is that it’s the first to also openly acknowledge the reality that right now, “New Orleans is not an easy town to live in.”  Yes, it’s the “fastest-growing city in the country,” but it’s also...
Aug 25th
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My Top 5 Artists (Week Ending 2009-8-23) →
Liz Phair (38)  Lykke Li (38)  Pavement (31)  Spoon (28)  Los Campesinos! (24)  Imported from Last.fm Tumblr by JoeLaz
Aug 24th
You know what’s a fun game: Bluetooth or Crazy? Sometimes the results are surprising.
Aug 24th
Experiencing Life, Briefly, Inside a Nursing Home →
Posted only because I will steal this headline for the chapter about this summer in my autobiography.
Aug 24th
Fall Preview: Where and What to Eat - Grub Street... →
And I thought I couldn’t get more excited about coming back to Chicago in the fall.
Aug 24th
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ListenDrake & Lykke Li: “Little Bit” ...
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“There are these two young fish swimming along, and they happen to meet an older...”
– David Foster Wallace on Life and Work - WSJ.com (via lunchfood)
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My Top 5 Artists (Week Ending 2009-8-16) →
Wilco (64)  The Submarines (37)  Lykke Li (13)  The Beatles (12)  Yeah Yeah Yeahs (12)  Imported from Last.fm Tumblr by JoeLaz
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Countdown to Louisiana = TWO WEEKS.
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Recommendations?
I bought The Time Traveler’s Wife at The Book Cellar this weekend (what a great store!).  I thought it would last longer, but I couldn’t put it down.  Total chick book with tons of great Chicago references. So tell me, what should I read next?
Aug 11th
My Top 5 Artists (Week Ending 2009-8-9) →
Wilco (54)  Spoon (32)  Santogold (26)  The Thermals (26)  Belle and Sebastian (25)  Imported from Last.fm Tumblr by JoeLaz
Aug 10th
The Newberry and The Time Traveler's Wife →
“It is the opinion of the conservation staff that the binding material is not human skin, but rather highly burnished goat.”
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“The postal service said that in the first six months of this year, it shipped...”
– Seeking Self-Reliance, Americans Raise Own Chickens - NYTimes.com peep peep peep!
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“All of us have special ones who have loved us into being. Would you just take,...”
– Fred Rogers
Aug 3rd
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My Top 5 Artists (Week Ending 2009-8-2) →
Santogold (57)  The Fiery Furnaces (42)  The Smiths (35)  M. Ward (28)  She & Him (16)  Imported from Last.fm Tumblr by JoeLaz
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“People who like independent films need their 27 Dresses too.”
– Scott Tobias on 500 Days of Summer
Aug 2nd
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