links for 2005-12-02
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"[My blog] fills an essential hole in my writing and thinking life: a way to tinker with emerging ideas in public, try things on for size. But it takes time, and emotional investment, not to mention a reliable supply of interesting ideas."
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"What can I say? It's been another great year for indie music. This list reflects a serious--quite possibly, unhealthy--obsession."
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On blogs and bands: "The point was that this band wasn’t famous. There was no 'story,' no A&R interest, no good word from long-established gatekeepers, just some MP3 files that a bunch of kids online really, really liked."
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"Compiling my eleven favorite albums of 2005 was no easy task. This year especially, it seemed that my short list consisted of over fifty records, any of which could have made the final list on any given day."
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"It's just a bunch of great tunes that have impacted me over the last year, in an order that seemed to work out alright when I put it together."
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"18+ years in NYC, always in BKLYN."
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Christmas Direct is a New York based Christmas company that sells, delivers, assembles and removes Christmas trees. We offer the basics that New Yorkers need most during the holiday madness.
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Recursion, consider yourself embraced.
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Back again!
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"Yes, fashionistas. Uniqlo has come to Manhattan." Uniqlo specializes in "no logo," casual clothing; they've been called the "Gap" of Japan. Through January 31 at 76 Greene Street, between Spring and Broome.
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How come on The O.C. none of the characters have ringtones? You'd think a Penguin-clad, Barsuk-loving lad like Seth Cohen would drop $1.99 on a Megatone to replace that old-school beep. I doubt The Subways would object.
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