2008

NPR Listener Poll: The Best Albums of 2008

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Okkervil River Deliver A Singing Interview -...

"The Facebook of Genesis"

Where the Wild Things Are (and Max!) VERY deserving winners...

TheCorporateCounsel.net Blog: No Exit – No...

This Math Whiz Called It for Obama Months Ago...

“He applied to appear in a black pin-up calendar while at...”
— Barack Obama: The 50 facts you...

“‘Let me suggest it outright: The vast majority of Yes...”
— It’s God’s fault /...

Eater SF: Eater Contest: What's the Douchiest...

I love my country again.

Ron Paul: No We Can’t

Barack Obama the 44th President of the United States of...

“‘This, I think, is perhaps the most important...”
— Yes We Did / Party like...

Someone special died this afternoon. A Vietnam veteran and photojournalist — war photographer,...

“This is the work of local artist Alex Zecca. It seems...

Work Winning Work-Life Balance Battle

http://thisfuckingelection.com/

“For many of Mrs. Clinton’s supporters she was Everywoman,...”
— The Year of Living on the Edge...

YuppiePunk » Q&A: Simeon Lipman, Curator of...

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someecards.com Continuing the trend.

Top Halloween Costumes, Women 18-34 | The Onion -...

“‘The Palin Effect exists— but it’s not...”
— Talking Points Memo | The...

Thelen press release

“‘In what’s being called “the worst crisis...”
— SFist: California to Tighten...

Law.com - Thelen Launches Dissolution Vote

“‘Though you would never be able to guess it by their...”
— #112 Hummus « Stuff White...

Puppy vs. Lion Cub - TutzTutz.com

The Barnyard Strategist - NYTimes.com

“from sasha in new york: evidence that the financial...

“‘Facing a firing line of questions from Washington...”
— Greenspan Concedes Error on...

Giant spider eating a bird caught on camera I note that it...

“‘A simple rule dictates my buying: Be fearful when...”
— Op-Ed Contributor - Warren...

Sad Guys on Trading Floors Thanks PH!

East & West Gourmet Afghan Food - Concord, CA

THE BROKERS WITH HANDS ON THEIR FACES BLOG

Mark Oliver Everett’s Trip Into His Father’s...

Batmobama & Robiden by Paul Richmond | Laughing Squid

The Money Meltdown

“‘Added Director Tom Radulovich, “If somebody...”
— BART directors to management:...

xkcd - A Webcomic - Going West

As I pulled out my Reg S-K booklet to get some work done on...

Josh Keyes exhibit at OKOK Gallery I like this sculpture but...

via mfrost.typepad.com Best dog costume EVER.

SFist: Your Daily Blue Angels Fix My co-workers and I are...

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Sad Guys On Trading Floors - Boing Boing “My pal and...

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This American Life: Another Frightening Show...

Gmail Labs: "Mail Goggles" Prevents...

30 Graphic Designers Present 30 Reasons to...

A Softer World: 361

“‘People talk about whether a new emergency unity...”
— The party’s over for...

“‘Politics Buzz: John McCain’s role in the Keating Five...”
— Keating...

Capitalism to the Rescue - Green Tech Rising

“Maybe this is old news, but I just recently discovered how...”
— Will You Be My Virtual...

California bans text messaging while driving

“The Tina Fey-as-Sarah Palin phenomenon has officially...

They switched out the art in our offices this week — I...

good evening: ADVANTAGE PALIN

As Credit Crisis Spiraled, Alarm Led to...

And I Am Not Lying » Blog Archive » San Diego Has...

Set list at the Sloan show

OVERCOMPENSATING: The Journal Comic With a Seething Disdain...

Who Voted No? - Interactive Graphic -...

Guest DJ: Will Sheff Of Okkervil River : All...

Interview Sarah Palin

Wonkette: New Yorker Cover Doesn’t Respect Sarah Palin’s...

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“‘Yes, I saw Tina Fey and Amy Poehler last night. And,...”
— The Daily Dish | By Andrew...

Cake Wrecks: Sunday Sweets to Make Henson Proud

The Walkmen Go For A Walk In San Francisco

A Softer World: 357

“After the 1906 earthquake, Wells Fargo Nevada National Bank...”
— Venerable S.F. law firm...

“‘But the debate’s moderator, Jim Lehrer, said Thursday...”
— News Analysis - McCain Leaps...

Beautiful whippet shot (via tomasito1968)

“‘Could you please stop tearing apart my record so...”
— Point/Counterpoint: Gov. Palin...

“‘The failure of the Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act to give...”
— -SEC Chairman Christopher...

The Bay Bridged guys got some fantastic pics from Treasure...

Great felted wool whippet sculpture (via dogfacegirls)

Currently being blown away by how charming John Vanderslice...

“‘Various other mistakes were made in government...”
— The Becker-Posner Blog

Saturday Morning Breakfast Cereal

Commonwealth Club: Centralization Of Food...

FLOW: For the Love of Water This documentary opens today in...

Catalog Choice - Eliminate unwanted catalogs...

FiveThirtyEight.com: Obama Pulls Ahead in...

Crows use causal reasoning - Boing Boing

Behind the Russian Stock Market Meltdown

“‘our vanilla honey bee ice cream blends creamy vanilla...”
— Häagen-Dazs Ice Cream |...

Feist, Elvis Costello Do Christmas With Stephen Colbert |...

This American Life: The Giant Pool of Money

“This is the worst: http://tinyurl.com/59hzq6 . The more...”
— Twitter / hodgman

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Los Angeles Times: The science of happiness

LastGraph: Home Creates a visual graph of your listening...

whippet puppy (via Machine is Organic)

Tea 'healthier' drink than water | BBC NEWS |...

Saturday Morning Breakfast Cereal

OMG, I’m unexpectedly seeing Squeeze live.

Forty Five Things I Love About Pop

Nosey (via Fruitcake Monster)

Conference Room Fail « FAIL Blog: Pictures and Videos...

Tales Of Mere Existence “31 possible reasons why she...

“‘Mr. Gibson, who sat back in his chair, impatiently...”
— Palin Shows a Confidence, in...

The '80s: Were They Really That Bad? : All...

“‘Chalk this up to one of those “folks from all...”
— SFist: Telegraph Hill Freefall

Cellphone returned! A good samaritan who works a block from here found it and returned it to me....

I just lost my cellphone, left it sitting next to me on my BART seat like an idiot, so if you need...

I know it’s tough to tell with my crappy cell camera,...

“‘The new Silver Jews record [Lookout Mountain, Lookout...”
— Guest List: Will Sheff of...

Best part of a one-hour, systemwide BART delay: checking the BART website from my handheld, which...

neuralgraffiti › Sarah Palin is Your New...

“‘Q: 16. Stress management: hit man, spa vacation or...”
— Chuck Klosterman < 20...

“‘Sheff is sure to see more success with The Stand Ins....”
— Okkervil River: The Stand Ins...

I’m So Totally, Digitally Close to You -...

PostSecret

“‘For her new CD, Mann wanted to explore the interior...”
— Short stories, lush sound...

Upcoming Shows

9/7 - Bodies of Water w/ Throw me the Statue at Bottom of the Hill9/8-9 - Built to Spill at...

Sarah Palin is Your New Bicycle's Flat Tire

“‘Law firms right now are conducting on-campus...”
— lawjobs.com Career Center -...

Final lineup for the second day (Sunday, Sept. 21) of the Treasure Island festival. I’m so...

“‘It’s the sort of song that might turn up on the...”
— Ra Ra Riot Bring “Ghost...

Google Chrome: Google Chrome First Look...

“Book=MORE INFORMATION THAN YOU REQUIRE, to be published on...”
— Twitter / hodgman Hooray! My...

He’s Lost Control | PopMatters

Heartless Bastards – No Pointing Arrows –...

“Mr. Obama said the pregnancy “has no relevance to Governor...”
— Palin’s 17-Year-Old Daughter...

I can only dream of being as cool as Tristan Prettyman when...

None of us opted for the “cat.”

I walk into 800 Larkin to wait to meet ML and AH. Guy at the bar, remarking on my purse with the...

Favorite line to have hollered at me in the Tenderloin thus far: “Are you that pretty when you...

Seeing eye dog in my BART car — look how he squishes...

Love this cover illustration on today’s NY Times...

I’m so into this Goliath Beetle that hangs on the wall...

Very cute digital age-type ad on BART