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You never realize how much you love a web service until it’s down.
Pandora went down for me this evening.
If you’ve never used the coolest online radio, check it out.
When was the last time you fell in love with a new artist or song?
At Pandora, we have a single mission: To play music you’ll love - […]

New Soul by Yael Naim

HOPE, ARKANSAS — Last Thursday night, America chose its top 12 finalists on Fox’s hit show, “American Idol.” On Friday, former presidential candidate and erstwhile Baptist preacher, Mike Huckabee announced he would campaign to win the nation’s biggest singing competition.
Despite the initial shock among the entertainment elite at the politician’s decision, Huckabee has a […]

I think a lot of Obama’s appeal to me is due to the fact that he is sticking it to the Clintons.
Nonetheless, the guy is exceptionally inspirational.
Here’s the currently uber-popular music video version of the speech:

Who is Renaldo Lapuz?
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Lapuz appeared on an “American Idol” episode last week during the show’s Dallas, Texas auditions. He was dressed in a white ensemble which included white boots, white pants, a white furry jacket and a white cowboy hat covered with feathers which bore the name “Simon.” He also donned a shimmering metallic cape […]

 
Title for the post shamelessly stolen from Youtube commenter lightthiscity11.

 Hat tip: Alejandro Rozitchner.

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like doug, i, too, was fascinated by sanjaya’s improbable run on american idol. unlike doug, i did not blog about sanjaya half a dozen times. i wrote this post but never published it. i thought i had found a way for sanjaya to leave the show gracefully. –travis
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i’ve got it. invite […]

and, after that performance, i am not afraid to admit it.

please pardon our cafeteria-style blogging.

Joakim Noah was voted off of American Idol. What will America talk about on Thursday mornings now?
 

 
of imus’ “nappy-headed hos” remark, democratic candidate barack hussein obama had this to say this week:

[imus] didn’t just cross the line. [imus] fed into some of the worst stereotypes that my two young daughters are having to deal with today in America. The notions that as young African-American women….that that somehow makes them less […]

mel gibson has won our poll, at right, asking which public figure’s comments were most deserving of rehab. it seems many people, myself included, could not separate the booze from the remarks, so mel won. most of the others on the infamous list made their remarks while completely sober (though john f. kerry […]

i am sorry for posting so many videos lately. i have to share this because i laugh out loud every time i see it.
however, my endorsement of this commercial is by no means an endorsement of the featured song or music video.