Archive for May, 2009

Created by the contributors to Cocktail Party Physics, this mix tape features selections from Allyson Beatrice, Calla Cofield, Lee Kotter, Diandra Leslie-Pelecky, and Jennifer Ouellette.  It’s an eclectic mix that reflects the diverse personalities of the CPP bloggers. The liner notes alone prove why Cocktail Party Physics should be bookmarked in your favorites, on...
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For Birthdays Jan 1 – Dec 31: **** There is the “you” that everyone around you knows, and most of them like the person they see.  However, in addition to this side of you, there is another side of you that almost no one sees, that you keep to yourself or to only a...
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Have you ever read someone else’s diary? Do you peruse PostSecret or the rants and raves on Craigslist? Did you like The Jolly Postman series or The Griffin & Sabine Trilogy? Are you a bibliophile? If you answer “yes” to any of the questions above, I highly recommend taking one to two hours to...
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By now, I hope that you’ve browsed through The Official White House flickr page. Perhaps, you’ve even sorted out a legal response to the (legitimate) question posed by the Electronic Frontier Foundation as to why the photos are licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution license instead of released as part of the public domain....
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The Philadelphia MLS team finally has a name and a logo, which, as it turns out is actually pretty cool. If someone told me beforehand that the logo would incorporate an angry snake, I would probably have been pretty wary of how it would turn out. This angry snake, however, has thankfully been subtly...
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If you’re subscribed to the HARO e-mail list (acronym for Help a Reporter Out), the brainchild of Peter Shankman, you may have already seen The Racktrap.*  If not, I’m sure you can guess what it is by its name or the picture I posted above. Oh, how many sweaty dollar bills I’ve handed over...
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Chicago Artist: Man Bartlett's "Music I Make Art To"
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The self-titled debut.  And just like our finest rappers, I have decided to use my first release to introduce myself.  I would have written it earlier, but I’ve been all Brian Wilson kinds of obsessive about it.  I’d have an idea, sit down to type, then get distracted and end up wasting the rest...
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I like to think of myself as relatively well-read. In high school, I had to read most books required for high...
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