Sunday, November 22, 2009

Saturday, November 21, 2009

Portable Opera

Munich has just unveiled a new opera house.

Pretty, no?
Here's the thing: it's portable! It can be packed up and fit into a shipping container.
Yet it seats 300 people!
I want to check it out...
from here.

Tuesday, November 17, 2009

College Education in Prison

Check out this story from the NY Times about a program at Wesleyan that brings Wesleyan classes to prison inmates in Connecticut. In the article, there is a quote from the father of a girl whose murderer is incarcerated in the prison questioning the point of spending money to educate someone who has been sentenced to life in prison. That does seem like a rational viewpoint, but some part of me feels like everyone is entitled to an education.
What do you think?

Monday, November 16, 2009

Passion Pit!

Saw them tonight in Berlin...it was awesome!
look at me oh look at me
is this the way I'll always be?
oh noooooo!
oh noooooo!
and now I dream that somebody
will swiftly come and kidnap me
oh nooooo!
oh nooooo!
and everyday I lie awake
and pray to god todays the day
oh nooooo!
oh nooooo!
but here I am
oh here I am
oh when will someone understand

oh noooooo!
oh noooo!

Love it.

Tuesday, November 10, 2009

The Knife


Grizzly Bear singing 'The Knife' a capella on the streets of Paris.

Shift


Another Grizzly Bear video...this time squished in a Parisian bathroom. Delicious.

Two Weeks


by Grizzly Bear from the album 'Veckatimest'.
This video is so strange. I guess that's why I like it!
I'm excited to see the band live TOMORROW! :)

Wednesday, November 4, 2009

I'm Not Here to Make Friends


Oh reality television. Hahaha.