Monthly Archives: January 2009

The financial crisis cloud has no silver lining

The New York Times has a decent (though it strangely focuses a bit too muich on her appearance and clothing) article on Naomi Klein. One of the things that caught my attention was her interpretation of the genesis of the New Deal:
The New Deal is usually told as a history of F.D.R., she said, but [...]

Mistakes you don’t want to make when applying to philosophy grad schools

Accidentally upload ‘robot ninja.jpg’ instead of ‘resume.doc’ in the online application form

Upgraded to Wordpress 2.7

Smooth sailing so far. Looks to be great work by the Wordpress team.

Al Franken zings Ann Coulter

When Life Gives You Lemons, You Paint That Shit Gold

Recently picked up this great new album from Atmosphere after listening to it in a buddy’s car. Lyrics and beats are solid as always. For an in-depth review, check out Pitchfork Media. I agree that the lyrical content is a bit of departure from Slug’s usual, but I don’t think it helps him out of [...]