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You would be out of the loop for the two weeks in the 1990s when culture jamming was a thing.

In fairness, since it's an Over the Edge album there may not be a lot of music on it. But be prepared for some hot takes on American consumerism! [SPOILER: you are not what you buy!]

Mordecai 'Three-fingered' Brown is the pitching ace the Cubs need!

Strong opposition among liberals, sure. But my recollection was that F 9/11 helped open up the conversation.

I think the common 'he was so unfair to poor doddering Charlton Heston' complaint has obscured what a thoughtful film that is. He got an interesting quote from Marilyn Manson!

He's outlived his usefulness, yes. But I'll always give him credit for making Fahrenheit 9/11 at a time when it was still impolitic to even politely question the Iraq War. (And Roger & Me still holds up.)

'One man soiled himself.'

I think founding Lollapalooza, and the American festival culture that inspired, is more crucial to Jane's legacy than their recorded output.

Granting for a second that the Hall of Fame isn't bullshit, OMD's first four albums and especially Dazzle Ships are touchstones for a lot of contemporary electronic music (at least the sort of electronic music loved by the Pitchfork crowd). So I'd say that would put them ahead of someone like the Psychedelic Furs,…

2017 will be Jon Butcher's turn!

Yeah, the fifth is my district! Dittmar's running a good campaign with some clear DNC backing (I've never gotten so many phone calls or visits on behalf of a Democratic house candidate before) and it looks like the RNC's decided to dump more money here.

If Pitchfork were to take over as the music publication that runs the "Rock and Roll Hall of Fame" OMD would be in on the first ballot.

Hopefully they just shut the doors.

Jeff Beck again

They did make sure to cover their bases by nominating Bad Brains this year.

There are also some tight congressional races in VA; the Republicans might lose some seats they normally hold. Wouldn't be surprised if Trump's return to VA was the result of a bit of RNC brokering; an attempt to spur turnout for downticket races. (When I was in VA last week the Trump ads tended to be the optimistic…

If not this election but 2020 I think the Democrats will swap out Arizona and NC for Iowa and Ohio as part of their firewall.

Hoynes' arc is really that he's the last 'Democratic machine' politician, the last guy who really thinks The Party Decides. That final shot of him at the end of season six where he realizes that any shot he had at the presidency–that his old-school power-broker maneuvering had failed–was one is one of my favorite…