David Simon describes The Wire as a show about “the death of the American empire.” When you realize that the show is about the way that the American Dream has ceased (or perhaps evolved), and the way that the country is unable to solve even simple social problems, it’s difficult to argue with him.
Pretty much the best inspiration for hat colorways ever.
This is one of the all-time best SNL skits ever. God, this was a great era for that show.
Preview for the currently-airing NFL Films series A Football Life, about Bill Belichick. Looks pretty fantastic, and after reading this article, I really want to see it.
First ski descent down Denali’s south face. Awesome.
I want to cure my aging, my friends’ and family’s aging, my investors’ aging, and I want to make a ton of money.
I understand that some believe that we should return to the surface of the moon but I have to say this bluntly, we have been there before.
— President Barack Obama, April 15th 2010
I could end the deficit in 5 minutes. You just pass a law that says that anytime there is a deficit of more than 3% of GDP, all sitting members of Congress are ineligible for re-election.
Summer Live Albums
While sitting on the porch drinking a beer in the sun is pretty damn fantastic all on its own, I like to throw on some live music (or concert videos) inside, and let it waft out. At the moment, I’ve been probably overplaying the hell out of these five.
- My Morning Jacket’s Okonokos
- The Allman Brothers’ Fillmore Concerts
- Phish’s 12/30/10 MSG Show
- Band of Gypsys
- Wilco’s Ashes of American Flags
The Wilco album/DVD is honestly one of the best live music recordings ever. I can listen to it on repeat all day. It’s really tough to say any one of these is better than another, it’s just such an amazing set of artists.
