January 2012
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Why is Bach boss?
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Suddenly I had to stop—I had screwed up a turn in the harmony and wasn’t moving toward the goal of G minor anymore. I had embarked upon a Neapolitan odyssey which was now gone quite awry.
“Why do you suppose,” my teacher asked, breaking the extremely uncomfortable silence, “that Bach can be so difficult to memorize?” We were working on the C minor keyboard partita, BWV 826.
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35 reasons for not making friends with the dumb. →
A little cruel? Maybe, but you’ll see why here.
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"... I’m not worried about the country’s long-term... →
A well-written report from the New York Times on reasons why Apple does not manufacture iPhones in the U.S., and how it relates to the loss of domestic manufacturing jobs.
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So Much Fun. So Irrelevant. →
“What if the 2012 campaign were actually about the world in which we’re living and how we adapt to it? What would the candidates be talking about?”
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“I hear parents telling their kids that they, too, can be famous soloists if they...”
– Yo-Yo Ma (via el1se)
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December 2011
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Keeping Students From the Polls →
“To limit Democratic turnout on Election Day, Republican lawmakers are making it harder for students and other liberal-leaning groups to vote.”
I don’t have to explain why you should read this editorial; its a must read.
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"These days, I am working to pay less attention to... →
Really struck a chord with me.
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Watch“Holiday (Vampire Weekend cover)”- Jingle Punks Hipster Orchestra
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November 2011
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WatchFifteen years later, have we become a parody of ourselves?
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"Are you a hipster?"
Would a hipster ever really admit to being a hipster? Let’s put it like this; I’ve appreciated social justice movements, vinyls, Peter Gabriel, and Paul Simon (arguably, the main influences of today’s hipster-labeled bands) since the late 90s and from ‘04 until ‘08, I dabbled in photography. I’ve been like this long before the term “hipster” ever...
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Excerpt written for a Johnny Cash wannabe
…and yes, it burns like hell but I won’t limp; I refuse to succumb to the heavy waves of apathy and the blues.
To retreat and leave what I’ve got and try to be someone I’m not is not a definition of life I’d accept as truth.
But hey you can be who you want, that’s your right to choose. I trust with conviction, I just wish you would too.
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goooddecisions answered your question: You’re entitled to protest but why disrupt the…
””“I’m sorry but every single organized protest throughout modern civilization has inconvenienced someone just trying to go about their day.
Could you be more specific?
Don’t get me wrong, I dont necessarily have anything against the movement. I just don’t see the value in the specific...
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You're entitled to protest but why disrupt the...
Not a good look, occupy wall street.
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Watch“Hughson Boys”- Y La Bamba
“I cant save my own life if I could. I can only save my dreams.”
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“Character is higher than intellect. A great soul will be strong to live, as well...”
– Ralph Waldo Emerson (via pavorst)
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A step in the right direction. →
“For college students everywhere feeling the pinch of the cost of textbooks, there’s good news: the end of the $200 textbook might be on its way. A new initiative in Washington state, the Open Course Library, represents a huge step in the right direction.
The goal of the Washington State Board for Community and Technical Colleges project is to boost college completion rates by making...
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Muslim cab drivers rescue New York City's oldest... →
On things that make me smile.
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October 2011
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