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2017

Pardon the Fanboy Moment

Brian Eno’s long been one of my favorite musicians in any genre—I’m listening to his 1993 album Neroli as I write + more

Cultural Wasteland

The Recording Industry Association of America has updated its list of the 100 best-selling albums of all time. Naturally, I + more

McDonald’s Fiddles while Rome Burns

At first, I thought this had to be a joke. I mean, check it out: The tubular nozzle’s extra air holes + more

A Heartfelt Plea

Spend any time on the Internet and you’re bound to run into one of those Buzzfeed-type lists of The Very + more

Valentines Day, Schmalentines Day

It’s finally here. The day females around the world countdown the days until…Galentines Day! If you’re a Parks and Rec fan, + more

Just in Time for Valentine’s Day!

If you’re planning on, um…taking a turn among the cabbages this Tuesday, BBC News has some recommendations for your playlist. + more

Spokane Scene no. 24

After dumping several inches of snow over the weekend, then even more yesterday, then freezing rain overnight, then temperatures in the + more

Now THAT’s a Lede

The word lede is essentially journalism jargon for the introductory sentence or paragraph designed either to (a) provide all the + more

Quote of the Day

“One of the most important [forms of creativity] is to make people laugh. We live in a vale of tears, + more

MAGIC! (cue the glitter + jazz hands)

Kickstarter for the win with a whimsical display of personality and functionality. It’s pretty amazing what happens when a brand + more

Miscellany

If you’re one of those people who think that everything is terrible because someone you don’t like is president, this might put + more

Skooch!

Back in 2002, I stumbled into what, at the time, seemed like a ridiculously easy career: proofreading at an advertising agency. + more

Did Nazi that coming…

Say what you will about the state of things here in the U.S., but, based on this headline, we’ve a + more

Irony Alert

Writing in the New Criterion, Eric Gibson describes a visit to Room 6 of the Louvre’s Denon Wing, home of the + more

Kurotani Washi

Not entirely sure what’s happening here. (I mean, I know they’re making paper. But how…?) Yet despite my limited capacity for + more

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