Friday, July 30, 2010

Music: Passion Pit, Dan Black, Active Child + Sebastian Blanck


Dan Black, Symphonies (Passion Pit Remix)



Dan Black
, Ecstasy

I want that hot breath of life in me
I want that hot breath of life in me



Passion Pit, I've Got Your Number


Active Child, When Your Love is Safe


Active Child, She was a Vision


Sebastian Blanck, I Blame Baltimore

Poetry

The loneliness of suddenness
I'm well aware that I will place myself
in a clear corked bottle
until you return to me.

Thursday, July 29, 2010

Music: The Drums, Andrew WK, Discovery


The Drums, Don't Be a Jerk Jonny



The Drums, Let's Go Surfing


The Drums, Instruct Me


Andrew W.K, Never Let Down





Discovery, So Insane


Discovery, Osaka Loop Line


Sufjan Stevens, The Predatory Wasp of the Palisades is Out

Thursday, July 22, 2010

A Few Books that Have My Attention

Marijuana Reconsidered
Marijuana Reconsidered by Grinspoon


Baby Not on Board: A Celebration of Life without Kids
Baby Not on Board: A Celebration of Life without Kids
by Jennifer L. Shawne

How We Die: Reflections on Life's Final Chapter
How We Die: Reflections on Life's Final Chapter
by Sherwin B. Nuland

Clear Thinking: A Practical Introduction
Clear Thinking: A Practical Introduction by Hy Ruchlis, Hyman Ruchlis

Battlestar Galactica and Philosophy (Popular Culture and Philosophy)
Battlestar Galactica and Philosophy (Popular Culture and Philosophy) by Tristan D. Tamplin, Josef Steiff, David Weddle

Maybe Yes, Maybe No: A Guide for Young Skeptics
Maybe Yes, Maybe No: A Guide for Young Skeptics
by Dan Barker, Brian Strassburg (Illustrator)

That's Why We Don't Eat Animals: A Book About Vegans, Vegetarians, and All Living Things

That's Why We Don't Eat Animals: A Book About Vegans, Vegetarians, and All Living Things
by Ruby Roth

Better Than Peanut Butter & Jelly, Revised Edition: Quick Vegetarian Meals Your Kids Will Love
Better Than Peanut Butter & Jelly, Revised Edition: Quick Vegetarian Meals Your Kids Will Love by Marty Mattare, Wendy Muldawer

The Denial Of Death
The Denial Of Death
by Ernest Becker

The Conquest of Happiness
The Conquest of Happiness
by Bertrand Russell

The Elements: A Visual Exploration of Every Known Atom in the Universe
The Elements: A Visual Exploration of Every Known Atom in the Universe
by Theodore Gray, Nick Mann (Photographer)

The Inner World of Farm Animals: Their Amazing Intellectual, Emotional, and Social Capacities

The Inner World of Farm Animals: Their Amazing Intellectual, Emotional, and Social Capacities
by Amy Hatkoff, Jane Goodall (Introduction), Wayne Pacelle (Afterword)

The Varieties of Scientific Experience: A Personal View of the Search for God

The Varieties of Scientific Experience: A Personal View of the Search for God
by Carl Sagan, Ann Druyan (Editor)

The Emotional Lives of Animals: A Leading Scientist Explores Animal Joy, Sorrow, and Empathy - and Why They Matter

The Emotional Lives of Animals: A Leading Scientist Explores Animal Joy, Sorrow, and Empathy - and Why They Matter
by Marc Bekoff, Jane Goodall

Tarantula
Tarantula
by Bob Dylan

Man's Search for Meaning
Man's Search for Meaning
by Viktor E. Frankl

Sceptical Essays (Routledge Classics)
Sceptical Essays by Bertrand Russell

Hiding in the Mirror: The Mysterious Allure of Extra Dimensions, from Plato to String Theory and Beyond
Hiding in the Mirror: The Mysterious Allure of Extra Dimensions, from Plato to String Theory and Beyond
by Lawrence M. Krauss

Atom: An Odyssey from the Big Bang to Life on Earth...and Beyond
Atom: An Odyssey from the Big Bang to Life on Earth...and Beyond
by Lawrence M. Krauss

Music: Mason Jennings, Jenny Lewis, Discovery, Wilco +


Mason Jennings, Darkness Between the Butterflies



Jenny Lewis, Acid Tongue


Discovery, Swing Tree


Wilco, Jesus, etc.


The Finches, Leviathans Home!


Architechture In Helsinki, Souvenirs


Architechture In Helsinki, Do the Whirlwind


Architechture In Helsinki, Fumble


Jens Lekman, Your Arms Around Me


Paul McCartney, Calico Skies


Charlyne Yi, Mrs You


Peter Bjorn and John, The Chills


Creedence Clearwater Revival, Long as I Can See the Light


Jenny Lewis, Happy


Vampire Weekend, Giving Up the Gun


Vampire Weekend, California English


Sigur Ros, Vio Spilum Endalaust


Sigur Ros
, Inni Mer Syngur Vitleysingur


Sigur Ros, Fljotavik



Mates of State, Nature and the Wreck