A few months ago I asked for suggestions for good Taylor Swift songs because I had never listened to her. I have had a dozen tabs open with songs you had suggested, but that’s not practical, so I decided to make a playlist. Now I’m finally ready to listen, and I am looking for suggestions …
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Empty Promises, Empty Threats (Open Thread)
It has nothing to do with the post, but I’ve been obsessed with this song lately. It’s a haunting cover of an atmospheric ballad by Jason Molina, whose tragically brief oeuvre should be discovered and savored on its own terms. Okay, now on to the post proper: Ready to see a candidate with a bloated, …
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Medium Cool is a weekly series related to popular culture, mostly film, TV, and books, with some music and games thrown in. We hope it’s a welcome break from the anger, hate, and idiocy we see almost daily from the other side in the political sphere. Arguments welcomed, opinions respected, fools un-suffered. We’re here every Sunday …
Saturday Evening Open Thread: Taylor-ing the Experience
CIA Director: Okay, so it’s agreed, we force Taylor & Travis to date, fix a series of NFL games, & then have them come out for Biden at the Super Bowl. CIA Agent: If we have this much power, why not just throw Trump in jail? CIA Director: BECAUSE WE LIKE TO HAVE FUN, OK …
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Tuesday Morning Open Thread: Paddling As Fast As We Can
Blogfather bait: The Grateful Dead make Billboard chart history despite disbanding in 1995 https://t.co/xWRGFeidhF — The Associated Press (@AP) February 6, 2024 Per the Associated Press: A day after Taylor Swift made music history at the Grammy Awards, a band formed long before she was born made their own history: The Grateful Dead have broken …
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Monday Morning Open Thread: Readership Capture
Tracy Chapman, who has not performed in public in years, performs "Fast Car" with Luke Combs at the #Grammys: pic.twitter.com/VJg3knUYuV — philip lewis (@Phil_Lewis_) February 5, 2024 BLISS! It’s Monday, it’s February, and I assume I’m not alone in filtering my Grammy news through social media… The multitudes Joni Mitchell’s “Both Sides Now” contains, …
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Tuesday Evening Open Thread: The Not-So-Swifties
(Clay Jones via GoComics.com) Republicans haven’t misread American society this badly since Terri Schaivo https://t.co/sfBsq3q6wg — Dana Houle (@DanaHoule) January 30, 2024 The word has gone out, and every good little Trump-humper hastens to obey. Per Rolling Stone, “Trump Allies Pledge ‘Holy War’ Against Taylor Swift”: Singer-songwriter Taylor Swift hasn’t even endorsed President Joe Biden …
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