May 2011
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Gil Scott-Heron, R.I.P. →
The legendary musician and poet, who died Friday in New York, performed “Your Daddy Loves You” live on Soundcheck in February 2009. Listen on the above link:
Spoken-Word Musician Gil Scott-Heron Dies in NYC →
nightline:
AP:
The author of the song “The Revolution Will Not Be Televised” — which helped pioneer sounds that would fuse to become rap — has died in New York City. Musician Gil Scott-Heron was 62.
RIP
“Think about turning to people you already know, who are your friends, or friends...”
– WNYC producer Jody Avirgan has compiled some of the best commencement speeches ever at longform.org, including one from Radiolab’s Robert Krulwich. See them here.
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Watch“Too Big to Fail” in 80 seconds. Lots of numbers, and swearing.
- Jody, BL Show
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“Unlike blogging, where you spend time thinking carefully about what you say in...”
– Retention, self-expression, Tumblr | The Manila Bulletin Newspaper Online (via markcoatney)
On Blogging and Being: The philosophy of Tumblr
"The global craze for lying down and being...
cheatsheet:
Thanks to Twelve Foxes for answering our call for planking photos. What the hell is planking, you ask? We answer.
And now, yoga’s plank pose is *such* a snooze.
Watch and Live-Chat at 4:30: Brian Lehrer and Nate... →
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Don't forget! NYC parks smoking ban goes into... →
Iceland volcano erupts - pictures
guardian:
Photograph: Egill Adalsteinsson/EPA
Grimsvotn, which lies under the Vatnajokull glacier, began erupting on Saturday, for the first time since 2004
Ash.
