A recent NPR/PBS NewsHour/Marist poll and the connected article results in what they call a “warning for Democrats: Americans are largely against the country becoming more politically correct.” The question in the poll, like the framing of the article, is.. odd.The full question is: “In general, are you in favor of the United States becoming …
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What’s Making Me Happy This Week?
I want to establish a weekly series on this blog called “What’s Making Me Happy This Week,” lifted from everyone’s favorite segment on the best pop culture podcast. But somehow, despite the okay week I’ve had and the sunshine outside, it seems wrong to publish a column called “something something happy” today. You know, with the …
Now, I can’t help but feel that the 52 percent of my fellow Ohioans who voted for Trump want my family and me out. I look at my neighborhood and this is all I can think. Because it’s predominantly white and upper-middle class, it likely leaned even more toward Trump. This is what that “silent majority,” …
100 Days of Bad Ideas
The smart people at NPR Politics went through Trump’s “Contract with the America Voter,” i.e. his first 100 days plan, to see how feasible is. For example, here is their analysis of Trump’s plan to gut the Affordable Care Act:The GOP Congress has already demonstrated its willingness to repeal the insurance tax subsidies and Medicaid …
npr: nprmusic: Listen: Austin 100 To get ready for SXSW 2016, we listened to more than 1,800 artists. Check out the app we made of the 100 musicians we’ll be keeping an eye on this year in Austin. 100 new songs to discover! 🎧 -Emily OMG, the best moment of every music year is here: The …
Car Seat Headrest: Vincent
Damn, this is good The build up is amazing, reminds me not only of Television but also of Travels, the middle part got a twang and a groove that reminds me of Cake, and the lyrics really resonate with me. The songs is on one level about being at a party, as Car Seat Headrest’s …
Wednesday Night Melody
This week in “punk bands I discover on NPR:” Bleached with "Wednesday Night Melody. The sound reminds me of pre-midlife crisis Weezer, the video is an alt. Weekend at Bernie’s, part unsettling, part fun. Hauntingly catchy. http://cache.vevo.com/assets/html/embed.html?video=USJ5G1610514 Their new record Welcome The Worms is out April 1 on Dead Oceans.
What’s Making Me Happy This Week IIISpraynard live on NPR’s Bullseye with Jesse ThornI’m at a weird point in my life where I fall for punk bands recommended on NPR shows.Spraynard play the kind of emotional pop punk that will forever have a special place in my heart and mind. Brilliant. Check out their great album …
What’s Making Me Happy This Week (II)
Inspired by my favorite pop culture podcast, NPR’s Pop Culture Happy Hour, I want to introduce a new recurring feature for my blog: A post about something (pop)cultural I’ve read, seen, or heard the past week that makes me happy.This week: Star Wars: The Force Awakens. I finally saw the new installment of the great …
Breakfast looking into the woods. Not pictured: A faint sound of crashing waves. (And NPR Popculture Happy Hour.)
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