Book Review: The Hobo Handbook
The Hobo Handbook: A Field Guide to Living By Your Own RulesJosh MackAdams MediaThe job market is dismal, the economy is stagnant—seems like as good a time as any to chuck off "real-world" constraints...
View ArticleWonder Woman Wants Education Reform in Chile Now!
While Chile's recent string of student protests has had its fair share of water cannons sprayed and Molotov cocktails hurled, there have been a good deal of bloodless—and downright...
View ArticleThe Top 5 Longreads of the Week [25]
Mother Jones guest blogger Mark Armstrong is the founder of Longreads, a site devoted to uncovering the best long-form nonfiction articles available online. And what better time to curl up with a great...
View ArticleLanghorne Slim Hits the Alt-Country Road
Years ago, Sean Scolnick would have told you he's the bastard child of Hasil Adkins, the Appalachian country-and-blues legend known for birthing rockabilly songs like "No More Hotdogs" and "Chicken...
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Review: Arctic Monkeys' Suck It and See
TRACK 8"Reckless Serenade"from Arctic Monkeys'Suck It and See (Domino)Liner notes: Rebounding from Humbug, their overly heavy third outing, the British quartet corrects course with a brighter sound...
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Review: Eilen Jewell's "Queen of the Minor Key"
TRACK 11"Only One"from Eilen Jewell's Queen of the Minor Key (Signature Sounds)Liner notes: Best known as an alt-country artist, Jewell (not to be confused with the '90s diva) channels jazz siren...
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Review: "The Goo Goo Muck," by Ronnie Cook and the Gaylads
TRACK 15"The Goo Goo Muck," by Ronnie Cook and the Gayladsfrom Keb Darge & Little Edith's Legendary Wild Rockers: A Collection of Rare Rockabilly, Surf and Exotica(BBE)Liner notes:"I cruise through...
View ArticleThe Top 5 Longreads of the Week [26]
Mother Jones guest blogger Mark Armstrong is the founder of Longreads, a site devoted to uncovering the best long-form nonfiction articles available online. And what better time to curl up with a great...
View ArticleMy Topless Video Chat With Amanda Palmer
Amanda Palmer is not an artist so much as an event. Probably best known as the former front woman for punk cabaret duo The Dresden Dolls, she's also a street performer, director, composer, blogger, and...
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Book Review: The Steal
The Steal: A Cultural History of ShopliftingBy Rachel ShteirPENGUIN PRESSFor as long as shopping has existed, so too has shoplifting, from early incarnations in 17th- and 18th-century England (where...
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