Commands - 02 (via CDRyan | Atmostheory)
Minnesota musicians keep concertina tradition alive | Minnesota Public Radio NewsQ
Probably my favorite MPR story of 2009.
“# Do nothing I cannot defend.
# Cover, write and present every story with the care I would want if the story were about me.
# Assume there is at least one other side or version to every story.
# Assume the viewer is as smart and as caring and as good a person as I am.
# Assume the same about all people on whom I report.
# Assume personal lives are a private matter, until a legitimate turn in the story absolutely mandates otherwise.
# Carefully separate opinion and analysis from straight news stories, and clearly label everything.
# Do not use anonymous sources or blind quotes, except on rare and monumental occasions.
# No one should ever be allowed to attack another anonymously.
# And, finally, I am not in the entertainment business.”
— PBS | Ombudsman | Lehrer’s Rules
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Senator Tom Harkin is a sharp-dressed man.
TAPPED Archive | The American Prospect
Infographic Coins « petitinvention
The round shaped coins must have a lot of benefits that other figures such as a triangle or a square don’t. Also, non-rounded coins may have many demerits. Aside from those, travelers and other people who are not accustomed to the currency would be able to easily remember how much each of these coins is (as long as she knows how to read pie charts).
Robert Harris', Twenty Pieces of Music That Changed the World -
One of the most popular features on The Sunday Edition this past year and a half has been , 20 Pieces of Music that Changed the World.
The Sunday Edition’s very own musical guru, Robert Harris took us on a cultural journey — discussing the importance of music from Beethoven to Disco, and from Depression-era classics to rap.
The entire series is soon to be released as a boxed set of CDs. In the meantime, click here and have and listen!
Candy Chang - Design - Street Vendor Guide
I’m in love with this project- a city regulations guide that’s attractively designed and accessible, and helpful to a community that’s often overlooked- small entrepreneurs.
Who is the most bad-ass person in this photo?
President Barack Obama greets actor Robert DeNiro and rock musician Bruce Springsteen at a reception for the Kennedy Center Honors recipients in the Blue Room of the White House, Dec. 6, 2009. (Official White House Photo by Pete Souza)
P120609PS-0330 (via The White House)
CulturePulp 041: The Not-So-Secret History of ‘Aeon Flux’
Follow the link for the full story!
cubeelog » Photoshops What I Did
From Paste’s Indie Rock Alphabet Book
correction - washingtonpost.com -
Thursday, December 3, 2009
A Nov. 26 article in the District edition of Local Living incorrectly said a Public Enemy song declared 9/11 a joke. The song refers to 911, the emergency phone number.
Foreign Policy's First Annual List of the 100 Top Global Thinkers | Foreign Policy -
I’m assuming I was number 101.
#1, Dick: The Book Bench : The New Yorker
Do you bring a book along with you to the ballpark? Do you love the sexy sports-jersey look, but hate the game it represents? To put it another way, as the excellent online retailer Novel-T does
Read more: http://www.newyorker.com/online/blogs/books/2009/11/1-dick.html#ixzz0YT7GYpQl