Thursday, October 14, 2010

The Armpit Collection XXXV: "It's Night Time in the Big City...


...a metronome falls from a second story window... smoke fills the booth of a Mexican restaurant... a squatter eats Doritos from his chest... bobble-heads shake their faces at one another... it's Theme Time Radio Hour with your host Bob Dylan."

In 2006, Bob Dylan embarked on a journey that I found utterly fascinating. He hosted a themed radio program on XM radio.

Enjoy them.

Saturday, October 2, 2010

What the Rich Don’t Need

From the New York Times:

WANT to give affluent households a present worth $700 billion over the next decade? In a period of high unemployment and fiscal austerity, this idea may seem laughable. Amazingly, though, it is getting traction in Washington.

I am referring, of course, to the current debate about whether to extend all, or just some, of the tax cuts of President George W. Bush — cuts that are due to expire at year-end. They’re expiring because the only way they could be enacted initially was by pretending that they were temporary.

In this situation, it’s not clear what should be called a tax “cut.” If the temporary law is allowed to expire as planned, does that represent a return to normal, or a tax increase? Conversely, if some parts of the current rates are extended, should those count as a tax cut?

A History of Rap: Jimmy Fallon, Justin Timberlake & The Roots


I'm not a huge Jimmy Fallon fan, nor Justine Timberlake fan... but I must admit this is pretty entertaining. "Hip-hip-hop and you don't stop."