America's Pastime
i gotta say, it gets darker with the days
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Check out the serendipity in this clip. Iowa beats LSU in Nick Saban’s last game just as the crawler is announcing that the Tigers would offer Les Miles the head coaching position.
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The present is a battleground…where rival what-ifs compete to become the future ‘what-is’. How does one what-if prevail over its adversaries? The answer “Military and political power, of course!” is a postponement, for what is it that directs the minds of the powerful? The answer is ‘belief’. Beliefs that are ignoble or idealistic; democratic or Confucian; Occidental or Oriental; timid or bold; clear-sighted or delusional. Power is informed by belief that ‘this’ path, and not another, must be followed.Yoshida Hayato in David Mitchell’s The Thousand Autumns of Jacob De Zoet, p 205
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SPIN has released a (relatively) all-star tribute to Nevermind to mark the record’s twentieth anniversary. Tribute albums are a difficult thing to parse: is it a bigger tribute to a group to cover their song in your own way, thus demonstrating the versatility of the original song as well as the original group’s ability to reach well beyond their own boundaries, or is it better to second the author’s intent? Not surprisingly, most of Newermind falls into the latter camp, and is at-turns interesting and obtuse (the Meat Puppets can get away with that version of “Smells Like Teen Spirit” only because they’re the Meat Puppets).
Fortunately, Titus Andronicus are able to answer “yes” to both of the above options and turn in a killer cover of “Breed”. Patrick Stickles sings more clearly and with more inflection than he does on any of Titus’ own songs, and the group’s energy proves that Nevermind’s songs can still be crushers on their own terms.
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Video reblogged from DEFEND NEW ORLEANS
Lafayette filmmaker and photographer Allison Bohl has a plethora of beautiful documentaries under her belt. Her newest, Tarzan: Lord of the Louisiana Jungle is a documentary film that explores the making of the 1918 silent film classic Tarzan of the Apes in Morgan City, Louisiana.
More video work on Vimeo.
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White Winter Hymnal SEGA Version - Fleet Foxes (by robinpecknold)
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Link reblogged from What a fun sexy time for you.
Listen closely between “You Are My Face” and “Company In My Back” and you will hear Gustavo and I shout Liz’s name.One of the best live shows by the best live band. For your Independence Day listening pleasure.
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England’s nicest punks (& our one-time house guests) return with a record as heavy and hooky as Nothing Hurts — not that I’ve worn that one out yet.
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Photo reblogged from Pan-American Blues
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Picnic dinner + watching a storm roll over the river (Taken with Instagram at The Fly (Avenger Park))
