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Top Tracks, Etc.

According to Last.fm, these were my ten most listened to tracks over the past week: Mysteries We Understand - Sophie B. HawkinsSummer Sunshine - The CorrsLet Me Let You Know - P!nkIn This City - Iglu & HartlyUniverse…
A Very Detailed and Comprehensive History of Hiphop Music

Last weekend I was at the bar drinking beer and watching a college basketball game with all of the other derelicts who regularly hang out at this bar on Saturday nights. The tilt was one of the most exciting games of th…
Heroes and Villains and the Battle for Pregnant Women

A recent study found that the single leading cause of death for pregnant women was murder, and that the murderer was usually an angry spouse or boyfriend. After reading this I asked several women if they would reconside…
Three Stories at Starbucks

I’ve been doing a lot of writing lately, and I’ve been spending almost all of my free time at a local Starbucks trying to get some work done. Sadly, I have the attention span of a 2-year old. I can’t seem to get any wo…
Cultural Rhyme Scheming

Whenever people ask me what I think makes up a good rapper (which never happens), I compare for them the rap styles of Mos Def and Peril-L (of the Mountain Brothers). Here are four lines from Ms. Fat Booty by Mos Def:…
Super Villains

Yesterday I posted a question on my Flatline (aka Pulse). I said that a study found that the single leading cause of death for pregnant women was murder, and the murderer was usually an angry spouse or boyfriend, and I…
PLAYING FAVORITES

I always find it amusing whenever someone asks me what my favorite movie is. I honestly don’t like answering that question. I know why people ask that question; they’re usually trying to get a better understanding of m…
SINGING WITH REGRET

There is a coffee house on the first floor of my apartment building called Romancing the Bean. If there was such a thing as an uber-cool coffee house, then I suppose this would be it. The place is decorated like a pret…