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There goes the neighborhood

Friday, June 13, 2008

I am currently sitting at the Satellite Cafe in Albuquerque’s “Nob Hill” district—about a mile-long stretch of Route 66 that runs from the intersection of Carlisle and Central to right around where the University of New Mexico starts.  For as long as I can remember, this relatively tiny span of our city has been home [...]

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Harry Potter redux

Friday, August 17, 2007

I took a short break from reading Infinite Jest to finish up with the Harry Potter series. After being thrilled with book 5 and very disappointed with book 6, I was hoping that Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows would redeem the series. It didn’t. But before I go into the shortcomings [...]

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The woes of a “true” music fan

Monday, June 18, 2007

Quite some time ago, I stumbled upon an article posted on an MP3 blog that decried the “Garden State effect”. For those of you not wanting to wade through an angst-ridden, quasi-philosophical diatribe against popular culture and all of its “evils”, I’ll paraphrase for you:
The Garden State effect originates from the blossoming popularity that [...]

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