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I know it’s not a perfect analogy, and may even obfuscate some important things. Still, I think it helps to clarify things a little bit… Background: a new study says that lack of health insurance contributes to 44,789 deaths in … Continue reading →

It occurs to me that I let 9/9/09 pass by without any comment on The Beatles. Given that I’ve gone to the effort of ranking, and commenting on, every Beatles song out there, this seems like a bit of an … Continue reading →

Collapsing at Your Doorstep – Air France For all my effort to defend the ‘trigger’ on the public option last week…recent news makes me far more skeptical. Obama gave his big speech and immediately afterward Olympia Snowe (she who more … Continue reading →

I’ve been listening to, and enjoying, the latest record from Lily Allen for about six months now. So why has it taken so long for me to write about it? No good reason whatsoever. This is a major step forward … Continue reading →

I wrote earlier today about my general feeling that the public option, while very important, is not a dealbreaker for me. I see it as a second Very Important Thing, but one which ultimately is less essential than eliminating some … Continue reading →

[So I wrote this while spending 12 hours sitting in the Boston airport without internet, only to discover that Nate Silver already basically said the same thing. But I’ve already written it – and there’s enough difference that it might … Continue reading →

Ruins of the Realm – James McMurtry (from Just Us Kids)Trailer Trash – Modest Mouse (from Lonesome Crowded West)Tis of Thee – Ani DiFranco (from Up Up Up Up Up Up) Ongoing discussion of Moby Dick in particular, and the … Continue reading →

I Might Have Guessed (Mean Version) – Birdmonster Birdmonster, the band with the funny name who have produced two very good albums in the last couple years, are back again. This time it’s an 8 song expanded EP or mini … Continue reading →

I was listening to some Voxtrot in the last couple days, and was reminded of just how stunned I was by the Mothers, Sisters, Daughters, and Wives EP when I first heard it three years ago. They managed to pack … Continue reading →