Here's a recent David Berman interview with the Village Voice, in which he discusses why Silver Jews are not good background music, googling "I hate the silver jews" and criticizes My Morning Jacket

Bowerbirds take away show videos

The creator of Captain America

A brief article on She & Him

Some youtube of Malkmus in Brooklyn from a few weeks ago

youtube: paperbag sculptures that come to life over subway vents

youtube: Mr. Met at an Indian wedding

Timber Jim has retired, and so has some soccer-in-America history....

Merritt Paulson, the Timbers' owner and president, described Serrill as "an impossible guy to replace." The organization is searching for a new mascot and will solicit fan input to help determine which Timber Jim traditions to retain. Paulson's favorite: sawing off a wood slab from a log after every Timbers goal, then presenting it to the player who scored.

"It will be an odd feeling going out on the field and not having a chance to see him cutting logs for us," Timbers captain Andrew Gregor said. "It was an awesome experience to have Jim hand you a log after the game."

I just found out that Mr. Met is up for the Mascot Hall of Fame, but apparently it doesn't look good:

With three weeks' voting to go, he is trailing behind the San Antonio Spurs' Coyote, a bloodshot-eyed rodent who looks like a chipmunk on crack.

The competition:
Youppi (Montreal Expos/Canadiens)
Hugo The Hornet (New Orleans Hornets)
The Coyote (San Antonio Spurs)
The Mariner (Seattle Mariners)
The Oriole Bird (Baltimore Orioles)