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A 1965 debate address by the late novelist/essayist James Baldwin vs. a 2016 New York Magazine article by former Gawker editor Max Read.
She's an old dog, but she still loves fetch.
End the tyranny of Florida and Ohio.
On A Scanner Darkly (2006), directed by Richard Linklater.
Basically a tough pussy.
But the paper’s dreaming if it thinks Clinton has real interest.
Not so brave now, are they?
Brexit vote revealed an ugly young middle class.
American political discourse is now a fiesta of disqualification.
Why the naked Donald Trump statue isn’t as funny as you think.
He still hasn't apologized for his transphobic remarks.
Tommy B. works too.
More, not fewer, burkinis are needed on French beaches.
Equity backfires, making an embarrassing case for women in roles of power.
Seeking out coalitions, prejudice and bigotry.
The Air Supply won’t extinguish anytime soon.
It’s time we started organizing like a minority.
The simple-minded Twitter blockers.
The President's Analyst and the politicians watching you.
Wall Street dodge gets short shrift from Netflix favorite.
You have to win “the right way.”
My wild ride for Melody Maker.
I wonder what I missed out on in other cities.
Directed by Matt Yoka. A Weird Exits is out now on Castle Face. Spin has a full album stream. Nardwaur has a recent interview. Tour dates and more at the band's official website.
roTopo is a free-to-play online 3D puzzler. Check it out here. From Bark and Fester. Via Metafilter.
The ghosts inside you.
Best Short Documentary winner at Hot Docs 2016, now an ESPN 30 for 30 short. Directed by Mickey Duzyj. The story of Haru Urara, a beloved Japanese racehorse who never won. Via Aeon.
A random character generator from Ryan Grant. Check it out here. Via Boing Boing.
Live at the Prospect Theater Project in Modesto, CA. The band is currently working on their first album in more than 10 years. Frontman Jason Lytle posted studio clips to Instagram a couple months ago. More at the band's official website. Via Stereogum.
No direction home while traveling.
Written and directed by Jim Cummings. Watch the 2016 Sundance Award-winning short film after the jump. IndieWire has more on how Cummings got the rights to the classic Springsteen song. Screen Anarchy has a recent interview. Via Reddit.
Timelapse video of Elena Yeo's recent mural for the 1925 Microbrewery & Restaurant in Singapore. Via Doodlers Anonymous.
Dan Deacon, Future Islands and dozens more bands from Baltimore and beyond play the third annual Fields Fest. Aug. 19-21 at Ramblewoods Campground in Darlington, MD. Tickets and more at the official website.
My personal favorite Pumpkins show ever.
The magnificent Teresa Kirby Smith.
