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Things I Learned this Week

Among the things I learned this week:

* A significant number of music videos from Russian artists have Soviet- or tsarist-era imagery and symbolism. (Courtesy: Music Box)

* I live as well (better, really) as Kim Jong Il, based on the brands of “luxury” goods he has imported. (Courtesy: North Korean Economy Watch)

* Jazz, or at least open jazz clubs, do not exist in Athens during the summer. (Courtesy: Athens)

* Pigeon houses (for more, see this description and this photo) are a serious deal in Tinos and directly connected to its arts/sculpture tradition. (Courtesy: Tinos)

* Bootlegging in the US is often dominated by immigrant populations. I suspect this is because of the high capital costs of creating a legal distillery and emigres’ limited access to capital and credit. (Courtesy: NYT)

Album Reviews

1——>3—–>5
Terrible—–>Fantastic

5
Kills, The – Blood Pressures

4
Black Angels, The – Passover
Galaxie 500 – On Fire
Howling Bells – Liberation
Galaxie 500 – This is Our Music
Galaxie 500 – Today

3

2

1

Things I Learned this Week

Among the things I learned this week:

* The Amen Break‘s waveform has peak intervals that fit the golden ratio. (Courtesy: Wikipedia)

* This past week’s experience is that it is increasingly common for Web sites to not discuss and/or provide options for deleting one’s account. (Courtesy: Various service-oriented Web sites)

* Towns in Appalachia are passing fracking bans. (Courtesy: Local Media)