Wired’s got a short introduction to the phenomenon that, as it happens,was the topic of my very first Reason piece.

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There’s a decent looking lineup of local bands slated to perform at a D.C. benefit for Katrina’s victims this Friday evening at A.U.

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I picked up The New Pornographers‘ most recent effort, Twin Cinema last week; it sounds pretty good on a preliminary few listens, though not as instantly infectious as sophomore album The Electric Version, but I haven’t had a chance yet to pay proper attention to it, since I’ve had Death Cab for Cutie‘s Plans in […]

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Ah, top notch: Busboys and Poets, a huge bookstore/cafe with free WiFi is opening up right around the corner from me next week. Now I know who to sue when I get obese from not having to walk over to Tryst when I get sick of working from home.

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From NPR just now: People are pointing to race and class as two of the main reasons most of the people now suffering in New Orleans are black and poor. They might just be on to something. And I think national origin may explain why so many of them are American.

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A less than glowing profile of Venezuelan president Hugo Chávez.

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I just agreed with pretty much all of a John Derbyshire post. Weird.

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