raindrops on roses and whiskers on kittens
Happy Holidays, to everyone. I am taking a vacation from thinking. However, keeping a blog produces the powerful illusion that people depend on you for their entertainment. So, I'm introducing you to some of my favorite internet goodies--although I've compared this blog to Oprah's show before, I won't be giving out anything for free. Sorry.
Radio: Two favorites. In the mid-morning, The Brian Lehrer show on New York Public radio makes me profoundly happy. This is perhaps because I am a profound NPR nerd but do give it a try.
And if you want to hear what my alarm blasts at me in Pittsburgh, try listener-supported WYEP. Before WYEP, I had nearly given up on finding any station that played consistently good music. The genres vary depending on the time of day. There seems to be a higher probability of poppy music in the morning and afternoon, and more jazz, bluegrass, and lots and lots of blues in the evening.
Favorite editorial cartoonist: Tom Toles in the Washington Post. Only updated once or twice a week though.
Another site that may be common enough that it's not worth citing: Arts and Letters Daily
This is updated daily, with generally three new articles culled from various newspapers, magazines, and scholarly journals.
Comments
Yes I do depend on you for my entertainment! Blog On!
Posted by: Jane | Diciembre 27, 2004 09:33 AM
Thanks for the links, Karin. I, too, enjoy A&LD's gumbo of all things literary.
In fact, this year I based all of my Chanukah, and Christmas-related gift-giving exclusively on a lifted review from The Independent Online I read on A&LD seen here: http://enjoyment.independent.co.uk/books/reviews/story.jsp?story=594654
--everybody got Borges.
Hope you had a restful, wonderful break
Posted by: John | Diciembre 30, 2004 09:51 PM
Thanks John. Happy New Year, and hope your family and friends enjoy the Borges. I always knew the elder Borges, the legendary stoic who said he just shrugged when he thought he was going to die in an airplane, and who expressed gratitude at going blind. But I would not be surprised if underneath that exterior was something of a neurotic character. There's a short famous piece he wrote called "Borges y yo/Borges and I" where he voluntarily reveals a bit of the dual nature of his personality.
Posted by: Karin | Enero 1, 2005 05:38 PM