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ABC coming to Hulu

May 1st

“To recount these [ballots] manually would be a tall order,...”
— David Souter’s...

May 1st

Phoenix, you are too clever for me

May 1st

sazerac: Yeah. Yeah!

Apr 30th

Losing It

Lost has varied in quality so widely over the years that criticism seems almost beside the point. It...

Apr 30th

Rivers Cuomo and fans perform 'El Scorcho'

Apr 30th

(t-shirt)

Apr 30th

“My feeling about gay people is that we have a responsibility...”
— Howard Stern.

Apr 30th

Eight years: tunnel fires, rowhouse fires, wildfires, 9/11,...

Apr 30th

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There haven’t been many albums this year that I’ve liked start to finish. But I do like...

Apr 29th

Stream Conor Oberst's new record

Apr 29th

“Wilco (The Album)”
— The title of Wilco’s...

Apr 29th

The original Fountains of Wayne is bankrupt

Apr 29th

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Girls can do anything, you guys. Even play Guitar Hero. Especially when (as in this video),...

Apr 29th

Mini Tigers perform on Phoenix light rail

Apr 29th

Sue the fuckers

On Sunday, the Baltimore Sun published a lengthy front-page story detailing how the city’s...

Apr 29th

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Ever since the series of tubes, nothing has been funnier to me than old people explaining the...

Apr 28th

Verizon in talks to offer iPhone next year

Apr 28th

Freefall

karmcity: crumbler: The circulation declines announced today at the nation’s top newspapers are...

Apr 27th

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Blitzen Trapper lablemates Fleet Foxes team up with them on “Furr,” one of the prettiest...

Apr 27th

Freefall

The circulation declines announced today at the nation’s top newspapers are stunning and...

Apr 27th

The first American falls victim to swine flu.

Apr 26th

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RIP, Bea

Apr 25th

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“In My Time of Need,” the most beautiful Ryan Adams song: Will you say to me, a little...

Apr 25th

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The Gaslight Anthem plays “Miles Davis and the Cool” at the High Noon Saloon in Madison,...

Apr 25th

From Our Youth to the Ground

Everything about the Gaslight Anthem’s excellent record from last year, The ‘59 Sound,...

Apr 25th

Previously. (via badlydrawntrex)

Apr 24th

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And speaking of “New Slang”: Finally the song’s haunting intro is used as a decent...

Apr 24th

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Auto-Tuning the news! A couple hipsters mash themselves up with a gay marriage roundtable, Katie...

Apr 23rd

First Homo Leagues Player Shatters MLB...

Apr 23rd

“We are a newspaper in a time that is fundamentally...”
— Peter Kaplan, on leaving the...

Apr 23rd

On With My Lonely Life

Earlier today, Molly posed a question about “Gone For Good,” the Shins’ second...

Apr 23rd

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Awards season is right around the corner, you guys, and here come the heavy hitters. Tommy and the...

Apr 23rd

Finally, a new way to get killed by strangers...

Apr 23rd

Last week, scarydan asked his readers if there was...

Apr 23rd

In which our Supreme Court justices talk...

Apr 22nd

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Last anti-gay marriage ad, I promise. This one, which features George Takkei and an extremely...

Apr 21st

Stream the new St. Vincent

Apr 21st

(T-shirt)

Apr 21st

Congratulations on your Pulitzer. You're...

The Times reports on the East Valley Tribune, which won the Pulitzer Prize for local reporting...

Apr 21st

Ashes of American Bands

What do you get with the new Wilco DVD? Thirteen songs, some between-song banter, and endless shots...

Apr 21st

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A hysterical (in all senses) report on a couple kids stumbling upon two couples having sex at Taco...

Apr 21st

Boxer: still somewhere beyond awesome. (via)

Apr 21st

Parody of New Yorker restaurant reviews

Apr 20th

Somebody just explained credit-default swaps to this baby...

Apr 20th

“This film is not about rock music at all, still less about...”
— Anthony Lane, reviewing Anvil!...

Apr 20th

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fonik: Jenny Lewis “Silver Lining” (Coachella 2009) Solo. Heartbreaking. Gorgeous. Jeez. I...

Apr 20th

It’s 2009. Do you find Bono to be an insufferable...

Apr 19th

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merlin: monstersofpod: Jordan Morris offers his impression of morning television hosts holding...

Apr 19th

“Police work weirdly mimics the work of living with cancer....”
— From a Modern Love story about...

Apr 18th

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Apr 17th

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Colbert’s anti-gay-marriage ad is my favorite so far. (It doesn’t start till about 3:25...

Apr 17th

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about-today: Justin Townes Earle, Can’t Hardly Wait (Replacements cover) Heck yeah. I really like...

Apr 17th

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Neko does “This Tornado Loves You” on Letterman. Man I love her voice. (via)

Apr 17th

Another shitty song from Sunset Rubdown

Apr 17th

“The mayor will have to hash this out with public health...”
— Gavin Newsom spokesman Nathan...

Apr 16th

Download Wilco's Riviera residency

Apr 16th

Stream the new Camera Obscura

Apr 16th

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copycats: What A Wonderful Surprise by Overdub “No Surprises” by Radiohead + “What A Wonderful...

Apr 16th

(via joecarryon) In the words of Michael Bluth: Has anyone...

Apr 16th

A Brief Guide to Cities Phoenix is Not...

Phoenix Come on! It’s your fucking name!

Apr 16th

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about-today: Phoenix, Lisztomania The Phoenix boys visit Germany’s Franz Liszt (oh, that makes...

Apr 15th

“Yet even though they’ve changed the way we live, sites...”
— Farhad Manjoo, explaining why...

Apr 15th

Apr 15th

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These guys see the “It’s Raining Men” remix of the anti-gay marriage ad and raise...

Apr 14th

Guns for San Sebastian

Ten years ago I perpetrated a fraud. I was a sophomore in college, feeling appropriately sophomoric,...

Apr 14th

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Blitzen Trapper bring their soft, mellow “Lady on the Water” to P4K. Each of their...

Apr 14th

“Keep working hard, dudes! Keep eating your vegatabos!”
— One of the sage pieces of...

Apr 14th

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The Cosby Show intro, remixed Bollywood style. The premise seemed a little who-cares to me, but...

Apr 14th

Let's review

In the last few days, President Obama has: Participated in the Easter Egg Roll Read “Where...

Apr 14th

Mount Holyoke starts orientation program for...

Apr 13th

New Zealand rugby players take their shirts...

Apr 13th

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“I Dreamed a Dream” from Les Miserables. This woman single-handedly kills all cynicism....

Apr 13th

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Apr 12th

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Girls - “Lust for Life” Hard to argue with Casey’s notion that “1901”...

Apr 12th

Apr 11th

The Most Pretentious Lyrics on the New...

Apr 11th

Our (Aretha) hats are off to Kathy Ansell of Alexandria,...

Apr 11th

“I guess I’m a gadfly … a newspaperman without a newspaper.”
— David Simon. He’s not...

Apr 11th

“Twitter seems to be, first and foremost, an online haven...”
— McSweeney’s on Twitter....

Apr 10th

Be careful, Mr. President! It’s a trap!! (via)

Apr 10th

“If two past lovers can remain friends, it’s either...”
— (via yummii) word (via...

Apr 10th

“From what I can gather, this soup is only prepared at...”
— Poland: still fucking crazy.

Apr 10th

New Podcase: What's Happenin'

Megan and I got together tonight to talk about some of our favorite new music. We discuss: ...

Apr 10th

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copycats: I Know - Elvis Costello originally by Fiona Apple (posted by everybodycares) ** ...

Apr 10th

When you can't get enough Crumbler

Apr 10th

“It’s Ben and Jerry, not Gwen and Jerry!”
— Jon Stewart on gay marriage in...

Apr 9th

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You know the new “storm is gathering” anti-gay marriage ad? The delightful Fey Friends...

Apr 9th

Here’s to a new fail whale. (via)

Apr 9th

Stream a new Hold Steady track

Apr 9th

As a matter of fact! (via via)

Apr 9th

Atrocious Marketing Move of the Day

Apr 9th

Things You Can Stream Today and Should

The new Silversun Pickups record. A new cover by the Shins. A new cover by the National and St....

Apr 9th

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Weirdly buff dancing redhead boy is back to liven up your Tuesday evening. Trademark ass slap at...

Apr 8th

The Onion's First Videogame

Apr 8th

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Silversun Pickups have another winner on their hands with “Panic Switch,” which follows...

Apr 8th

A long way traveled, and farther to go

Two stories posted within nine minutes of each other on the Times site tonight: ‘With...

Apr 8th

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As we celebrate news of marriage in Vermont, we should also celebrate guys like Iowa Sen. Majority...

Apr 7th

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“Nikorette,” a new track from Bright Eyes’ Conor Oberst. He’s still working...

Apr 7th

And Now, Vermont

MONTPELIER, Vermont (AP) — Vermont has become the fourth state to legalize gay marriage. The...

Apr 7th

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Antony & the Johnsons play “Kiss My Name” for Jonothan Ross. I love the song, but...

Apr 7th

Stream another new Dylan track

Apr 7th

Ms. Franklin, we here at Crumbler wish to formally retract...

Apr 7th

It's going to take a lot more than death to...

Apr 6th

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In case you haven’t heard the best single of 2009 so far (oh that’s right I said it),...

Apr 6th

“On the morning of March 19, two lusting pandas were released...”
— On the absurd difficulty that...

Apr 6th

Steele Indian School Park, Phoenix, April 5, 2009.

Apr 6th

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copycats: In the Sun by Michael Stipe & Chris Martin originally by Joseph Arthur (posted...

Apr 6th

“I couldn’t stop thinking about that device’s tarty little...”
— Virginia Heffernan on why she...

Apr 4th

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To everyone who said Crumbler wasn’t gay enough today, we say, please enjoy this video of...

Apr 4th

A documentary about the Arcade Fire

Apr 4th

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“Hey, is this heaven?” “No. It’s Iowa.”

Apr 3rd

“Civil marriage must be judged under our constitutional...”
— The Iowa Supreme Court, which...

Apr 3rd

A new song from Beirut

Apr 3rd

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Something to get us excited for this week’s 30 Rock: Tina Fey’s full 1-900-OKFACE...

Apr 3rd

Stream a new Stuart Murdoch track

Apr 3rd

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I think we can all agree that anything remixed by something called the Danish-German Mashup Forces...

Apr 2nd

What do you think of the new Crumbler...

Now that the blog is a year old, we thought it was time to give it a facelift. We hope the posts...

Apr 2nd

NIN’s ‘Strobe Light.’

Apr 2nd

Turns out Trent Reznor has a sense of humor

Apr 2nd

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Saving Newspapers: The Musical. The solution isn’t revealed until the end, but when it comes...

Apr 2nd

“Last year readers paid The New York Times more than $600...”
— New York Times editor Bill...

Apr 2nd

The New Yorker profile of Matthew and Michael Dickman, twin...

Apr 2nd