December 2011
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Who Killed It: Why The Roots' "Undun" Is My Album...
Touré has released his pick for Hip-Hop album of the year, and it’s undun. When I saw this review finally written, I got really happy for a moment; Touré is a great music critic, a great writer, and his endorsement seems really meaningful. So many blockbuster releases this year are getting attention, and The Roots seem confined to a lifetime of second-places when it comes to these kinds of...
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“We got 6,800 members. At some point in time, you got to hope that people are...”
– Cops net big bounty via court overtime
There are so many infuriating yet totally expected things in this article about abuse of overtime pay in the Philly PD. But this quote from Commissioner Ramsey comes at the end and is outrageous. The approach that the Philadelphia Police Department has taken...
LOLadelphia!: Philadelphia's Uptown Theater: A... →
loladelphia:
Driving on North Broad Street as one approaches the main campus of Temple University is the Uptown Theater on side of the street where traffic travels southbound towards City Hall. The marquee proudly displays the words “UPTOWN” on both sides, there is a mural on the southern end of the…
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“Let me tell you, this guy has a fridge full of butter — he probably had eight...”
– A good old-fashioned butter tasting | Hunter-Gatherer
randomWalks is a blog about butter. (via sudama)
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Philadelphia Traffic Court Judge who once racked... →
This is also the guy who suggested to people during his campaign that if they donated to his campaign he would help them when they came to his court! This video is from one of his campaign stops a few years ago. (Scroll ahead to around 2:15.) “Y’all will need my hookup, right? It costs money!” For Philly, seemed like business as usual! (Also note the presence of Sharif Street,...
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Now you'll think it, too.
varpulis:
Whenever Terry Gross announces “This is Fresh Air”, I picture her holding-down her guest & farting in their face like an older brother.
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The Roots and undun
I really love The Roots and Black Thought is one of my favorite MC’s. I haven’t purchased undun yet but I’ve been listening to it and it really is great and interesting and fulfilling. If you haven’t yet, please go buy it or listen to it or experience it.
This article in Capital is; fun to read, infuriating in it’s aimlessness, hugely author-ego-driven, full of great...
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“New Year’s Eve” is a dreary plod through the sands of time until...”
– Wow Roger Ebert is a national treasure.
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Plan B
I reviewed and thoughtfully considered the data, clinical information, and analysis provided by CDER, and I agree with the Center that there is adequate and reasonable, well-supported, and science-based evidence that Plan B One-Step is safe and effective and should be approved for nonprescription use for all females of child-bearing potential.
Dr. Margaret Ann Hamburg, physician, lifelong...
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Dead Milkmen - Fauxhemia →
How should we feel about a new Dead Milkmen record?
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“What the fuck are you all on about? Nobody’s...
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“When he was asked, toward the end of lunch, where he thought computing might be...”
– Neal Stephenson, in the NYT. (via peterkafka)
Philadelphia Driving Tip: If you don't get your...
loladelphia:
#Very angry drivers in this city
