Germany attacks...unlike their recent past. Should have had a few more goals, but the Swedish keeper played well. As to the red card, I've got to think that in addition to the stricter enforcement of rules/FIFA fair play mandate, as the players have become more athletic, they've also become less intelligent. I feel bad about the Larsson penalty miss, worse than I feel about the Baggio miss in the 1994 PKs.

Who knew there was a Philip K. Dick android?


Here's an article on Calexico

The Superchunk drummer is now writing for a show on the Cartoon Network

M. Ward plays on the upcoming, "unpolitical" Bright Eyes album

Here is some information on the new TV on the Radio album. Hoping to see them next week at Celebrate Brooklyn.

Here's a bit on the Brightblack album that just came out.

You can look at all the Arts and Crafts music videos on You Tube. I wonder how many other labels and things are doing this?


The Guardian says that old US rockers are being more anti-war than the youngsters. (If the Guardian says it, that makes it meaningful to the grad student contingent.)