- Hey DC kids (and San Diego, Chicago and LA kids, but I don’t know that I have any of those) — you can recycle your electronics for free through the mail. Click here to learn more.
- Click here to listen to Jared’s hour on WOXY.
- Go to vixy.net, suckers. You can download video or audio from streaming content!
- You can download this big indie mix from Urban Outfitters for free.
- Garfield Minus Garfield is genius. It’s Garfield cartoons with the title feline taken out — making the cartoons stark, bleak and existential. Equal parts hilarious and upsetting — like most good things.
- Here’s an article I wrote on Maria Bamford for Express.
- I like this song by The Answering Machine.
- I like this new song by The Big Sleep. I saw ‘em open up for The Thermals a year or so ago. This song seems more aggressive and has more prominent vocals.
- LAist interviews the gals from Go Fug Yourself.
- Starred Review tackles beards. I realize those four words in a row might not necessarily make any sense. Oh well.
- This Best Week Ever post has made me laugh out loud multiple times.
- Knut vs. puppies. No matter who loses, we all win.
- This is kind of fun — watching journalists get into a fight backstage at the Grammys nominations announcement.
- Get a $5 subscription to Esquire.
- Get a free — that’s free — subscription to Nylon.
- Read the AV Club’s Surprisingly Specific Gift Guide.
- Maria Bamford has a new Web page. I like how there’s a “nice lady” heading.
- Charts! Stereogum has hip-hop charts. Lookit!
- Threadless is having a sale.
- Look at this Idlewild retrospective, set to a good, long-forgotten b-side.
- Read TiFaux. It’s the reason why I am struggling to update this blog at all.
- This isn’t a link — it’s just at thing. I saw the gay mormon the other day on the metro. Remember? The one who I didn’t go out on a date with? Anyway, he was on the orange line with a doggie bag from The Cheesecake Factory and was with a boy who had the same haircut. Just sayin’, cuz it’s true.
- Here’s a thing I wrote for Express on the Folger Theater’s As You Like It.
- Jen was on the news! This segment on blogging for money (!) was filmed at my local coffeeshop. They finished filming shortly before I got there to join her.
- 20% off coupon for Banana Republic.
- Get a free drink at Border’s.
- Download a remix of Northern State’s “Better Already” by the drummer for Le Tigre.
- The Seedy Seeds are NPR’s song of the day. Wooohoo!
- Jared has posted many ghost-related tracks on 5 Acts.
- NPR has a new music blog. That sound you hear is my soul aching to participate in it.
- Radiohead is releasing seven albums on a memory stick!
- The Decemberists and Laura Veirs have canceled their tour. On the plus side, I get like $35 back. Which is exciting.
- Catch up with David Sedaris.
- Download mp3s of The Go! Team’s live session on KCRW here.
- Bryan’s got a neat rainbow that comes through the peephole in his front door. Here are pictures.
- Two articles I wrote for Express. One on Mike Birbiglia and one on the 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee.
- Bring this to me.
- I wish all homophobia was this damn funny.
- I interviewed Nellie McKay for Express (Weekend Pass cover story!). Click here if you wanna read it.
- The Go! Team are featured in Pitchfork’s Guest List.
- Hey kid lit people, here’s a new blog called Chicken Spaghetti.
- PJ Harvey talks about her new album.
- Tim Hardaway, bless his heart, wants to become an LGBT youth advocate.
- Caribou Coffee raised its prices. This is not pleasing, as there is a friendly Caribou Coffee near my new job.