http://negroplease.vox.com/library/posts/2007/12/page/1/ rumor has it, a blogger once lived here. en Vox Mon, 31 Dec 2007 11:22:47 -0800 Copyright 2007 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss http://negroplease.vox.com/library/post/speakeasy-the-future-of-publishing.html?_c=feed-rss nobody@vox.com(Jason) http://negroplease.vox.com/library/post/speakeasy-the-future-of-publishing.html?_c=feed-rss http://negroplease.vox.com/library/post/speakeasy-the-future-of-publishing.html?_c=feed-rss Mon, 31 Dec 2007 11:22:47 -0800 A few years ago, my first novel was published. It did pretty well, won an award, was translated and sold around the world; the movie rights were even optioned. Now I want to put it online — no charge, no hook, no catch. My motivation is simple: gr... <p style="clear:both;"> <a href="http://negroplease.vox.com/library/post/speakeasy-the-future-of-publishing.html?_c=feed-rss#comments">Read and post comments</a> | <a href="http://www.vox.com/share/6a00c10e0f6f1fd3b400e398cd621c0002?_c=feed-rss">Send to a friend</a> </p> books publishing speakeasy the walrus jon evans http://negroplease.vox.com/library/post/one-line-what-ive-been-saying-all-along.html?_c=feed-rss nobody@vox.com(Jason) http://negroplease.vox.com/library/post/one-line-what-ive-been-saying-all-along.html?_c=feed-rss http://negroplease.vox.com/library/post/one-line-what-ive-been-saying-all-along.html?_c=feed-rss Fri, 28 Dec 2007 15:43:13 -0800 1. The writers won't win the current strike. <p style="clear:both;"> <a href="http://negroplease.vox.com/library/post/one-line-what-ive-been-saying-all-along.html?_c=feed-rss#comments">Read and post comments</a> | <a href="http://www.vox.com/share/6a00c10e0f6f1fd3b400e398cc913f0004?_c=feed-rss">Send to a friend</a> </p> predictions business week one line writer's strike http://negroplease.vox.com/library/post/2007-wrap-up.html?_c=feed-rss nobody@vox.com(Jason) http://negroplease.vox.com/library/post/2007-wrap-up.html?_c=feed-rss http://negroplease.vox.com/library/post/2007-wrap-up.html?_c=feed-rss Thu, 27 Dec 2007 15:50:00 -0800 <p class="enclosed-assets" style="margin-bottom: 10px;"> <a href="http://negroplease.vox.com/library/audio/6a00c10e0f6f1fd3b400e398cc34240002.html?_c=feed-rss" style="float:left; margin-right:6px;"><img src="http://a4.vox.com/6a00c10e0f6f1fd3b400e398cc34240002-50si" alt="Below the Heavens" /></a> <a href="http://negroplease.vox.com/library/video/6a00c10e0f6f1fd3b400e398cc2bcb0001.html?_c=feed-rss" style="float:left; margin-right:6px;"><img src="http://a3.vox.com/6a00c10e0f6f1fd3b400e398cc2bcb0001-50si" alt="Snoop Dogg - Sensual Seduction" /></a> <br style="clear:both;" /> </p> I had grand plans to do a post a day about my favorite 2007 things starting about 2 weeks ago but life got in the way. It's hard to write when grandma's in town and a Felicia returns and you're stuffing your face all the daggone time. So, here's ... <p style="clear:both;"> <a href="http://negroplease.vox.com/library/post/2007-wrap-up.html?_c=feed-rss#comments">Read and post comments</a> | <a href="http://www.vox.com/share/6a00c10e0f6f1fd3b400e398cc434f0004?_c=feed-rss">Send to a friend</a> </p> music tv videos lists books movies blogs best of 07 http://negroplease.vox.com/library/post/ftw-for-the-win.html?_c=feed-rss nobody@vox.com(Jason) http://negroplease.vox.com/library/post/ftw-for-the-win.html?_c=feed-rss http://negroplease.vox.com/library/post/ftw-for-the-win.html?_c=feed-rss Thu, 27 Dec 2007 11:41:36 -0800 Ch-ch-ch-chea FTW, originally uploaded by gwen. I'm exasperated every time FTW is used as "For The Win." Every Time I see it, I think "Fuck The World!" Gwen finds proof that I'm not crazy. Everybody else is. <p style="clear:both;"> <a href="http://negroplease.vox.com/library/post/ftw-for-the-win.html?_c=feed-rss#comments">Read and post comments</a> | <a href="http://www.vox.com/share/6a00c10e0f6f1fd3b400e398cc39e40005?_c=feed-rss">Send to a friend</a> </p> flickr gwen ftw fuck the world for the win http://negroplease.vox.com/library/post/one-line-reading-was-once-bad-for-your-health.html?_c=feed-rss nobody@vox.com(Jason) http://negroplease.vox.com/library/post/one-line-reading-was-once-bad-for-your-health.html?_c=feed-rss http://negroplease.vox.com/library/post/one-line-reading-was-once-bad-for-your-health.html?_c=feed-rss Wed, 26 Dec 2007 09:38:53 -0800 Advice about when and where not to read was once a medical specialty. <p style="clear:both;"> <a href="http://negroplease.vox.com/library/post/one-line-reading-was-once-bad-for-your-health.html?_c=feed-rss#comments">Read and post comments</a> | <a href="http://www.vox.com/share/6a00c10e0f6f1fd3b400e398cbe92c0003?_c=feed-rss">Send to a friend</a> </p> books reading ny times one line bookforum http://negroplease.vox.com/library/post/about-ugc-and-you-and-me.html?_c=feed-rss nobody@vox.com(Jason) http://negroplease.vox.com/library/post/about-ugc-and-you-and-me.html?_c=feed-rss http://negroplease.vox.com/library/post/about-ugc-and-you-and-me.html?_c=feed-rss Thu, 20 Dec 2007 10:41:43 -0800 Michelle's Consuming Louisville post about her local radio station's UGC photo promotion prompted a pretty impassioned response from me in her comments so I figured the topic deserved a longer treatise from me here. I should be working right now b... <p style="clear:both;"> <a href="http://negroplease.vox.com/library/post/about-ugc-and-you-and-me.html?_c=feed-rss#comments">Read and post comments</a> | <a href="http://www.vox.com/share/6a00c10e0f6f1fd3b400e398ca104e0001?_c=feed-rss">Send to a friend</a> </p> youtube content ugc tiki bar tv @work consuming louisville michelle jones epic fu pgc http://negroplease.vox.com/library/post/tv-without-tv-yarg-ycam.html?_c=feed-rss nobody@vox.com(Jason) http://negroplease.vox.com/library/post/tv-without-tv-yarg-ycam.html?_c=feed-rss http://negroplease.vox.com/library/post/tv-without-tv-yarg-ycam.html?_c=feed-rss Tue, 18 Dec 2007 07:02:42 -0800 <p class="enclosed-assets" style="margin-bottom: 10px;"> <a href="http://negroplease.vox.com/library/video/6a00c10e0f6f1fd3b400e398c97c080004.html?_c=feed-rss" style="float:left; margin-right:6px;"><img src="http://a0.vox.com/6a00c10e0f6f1fd3b400e398c97c080004-50si" alt="&quot;Where Is Macy Gray?&quot; Yarg&#39;s Bobby Brown Interview Part 1" /></a> <a href="http://negroplease.vox.com/library/video/6a00c10e0f6f1fd3b400e398c96e3c0002.html?_c=feed-rss" style="float:left; margin-right:6px;"><img src="http://a4.vox.com/6a00c10e0f6f1fd3b400e398c96e3c0002-50si" alt="&quot;Where Is Macy Gray?&quot; Yarg&#39;s Bobby Brown Interview Part 2" /></a> <a href="http://negroplease.vox.com/library/video/6a00c10e0f6f1fd3b400e398c97c430004.html?_c=feed-rss" style="float:left; margin-right:6px;"><img src="http://a3.vox.com/6a00c10e0f6f1fd3b400e398c97c430004-50si" alt="&quot;Where Is Macy Gray?&quot; Yarg&#39;s Bobby Brown Interview Part 3" /></a> <br style="clear:both;" /> </p> I miss television. But the web makes it all better. Via a tweet by calinative, I present Yarg Y'Cam: Much more here. <p style="clear:both;"> <a href="http://negroplease.vox.com/library/post/tv-without-tv-yarg-ycam.html?_c=feed-rss#comments">Read and post comments</a> | <a href="http://www.vox.com/share/6a00c10e0f6f1fd3b400e398c965f20001?_c=feed-rss">Send to a friend</a> </p> youtube macy gray bobby brown calinative tv without tv http://negroplease.vox.com/library/post/song-for-sunday-the-2007-album-that-haunts-me.html?_c=feed-rss nobody@vox.com(Jason) http://negroplease.vox.com/library/post/song-for-sunday-the-2007-album-that-haunts-me.html?_c=feed-rss http://negroplease.vox.com/library/post/song-for-sunday-the-2007-album-that-haunts-me.html?_c=feed-rss Sun, 16 Dec 2007 08:33:57 -0800 <p class="enclosed-assets" style="margin-bottom: 10px;"> <a href="http://negroplease.vox.com/library/audio/6a00c10e0f6f1fd3b400e398c8b4000003.html?_c=feed-rss" style="float:left; margin-right:6px;"><img src="http://a0.vox.com/6a00c10e0f6f1fd3b400e398c8b4000003-50si" alt="Archangel" /></a> <a href="http://negroplease.vox.com/library/audio/6a00c10e0f6f1fd3b400e398c8b43c0003.html?_c=feed-rss" style="float:left; margin-right:6px;"><img src="http://a4.vox.com/6a00c10e0f6f1fd3b400e398c8b43c0003-50si" alt="Ghost Hardware" /></a> <br style="clear:both;" /> </p> if it's the reclusive life that Burial seeks, he might just be his own worst enemy, because his new album, Untrue, bests Burial's fans' wildest hopes for the followup. Burial was a worthy, sometimes thrilling record-- an impressive debut-- but i... <p style="clear:both;"> <a href="http://negroplease.vox.com/library/post/song-for-sunday-the-2007-album-that-haunts-me.html?_c=feed-rss#comments">Read and post comments</a> | <a href="http://www.vox.com/share/6a00c10e0f6f1fd3b400e398c8db5f0005?_c=feed-rss">Send to a friend</a> </p> music pitchfork amazon mp3 emusic burial best of 07 sunday songs untrue song for sunday http://negroplease.vox.com/library/post/prelude-what-lastfm-says-about-my-2007.html?_c=feed-rss nobody@vox.com(Jason) http://negroplease.vox.com/library/post/prelude-what-lastfm-says-about-my-2007.html?_c=feed-rss http://negroplease.vox.com/library/post/prelude-what-lastfm-says-about-my-2007.html?_c=feed-rss Sun, 16 Dec 2007 00:20:44 -0800 Top Artists 1 Björk 559 2 Jay-Z 509 3 Common 440 4 NPR 438 5 Madlib 365 6 Talib Kweli 350 7 Little Brother 345 ... <p style="clear:both;"> <a href="http://negroplease.vox.com/library/post/prelude-what-lastfm-says-about-my-2007.html?_c=feed-rss#comments">Read and post comments</a> | <a href="http://www.vox.com/share/6a00c10e0f6f1fd3b400e398c8a9e80002?_c=feed-rss">Send to a friend</a> </p> music last.fm best of 07 last.fm says http://negroplease.vox.com/library/post/how-i-got-the-holiday-spirit.html?_c=feed-rss nobody@vox.com(Jason) http://negroplease.vox.com/library/post/how-i-got-the-holiday-spirit.html?_c=feed-rss http://negroplease.vox.com/library/post/how-i-got-the-holiday-spirit.html?_c=feed-rss Sat, 15 Dec 2007 18:01:34 -0800 <p class="enclosed-assets" style="margin-bottom: 10px;"> <a href="http://negroplease.vox.com/library/audio/6a00c10e0f6f1fd3b400e398c8a97a0005.html?_c=feed-rss" style="float:left; margin-right:6px;"><img src="http://a2.vox.com/6a00c10e0f6f1fd3b400e398c8a97a0005-50si" alt="Presents" /></a> <br style="clear:both;" /> </p> Flux blog posted this recently. I listened to it this morning and laughed within the first 5 seconds and then smiled throughout. As if by magic, this site was covered in snow and all my holiday gifts were purchased. My heart had grown two sizes ... <p style="clear:both;"> <a href="http://negroplease.vox.com/library/post/how-i-got-the-holiday-spirit.html?_c=feed-rss#comments">Read and post comments</a> | <a href="http://www.vox.com/share/6a00c10e0f6f1fd3b400e398c8aa020005?_c=feed-rss">Send to a friend</a> </p> music holidays video disney music fluxblog yo yo yo kids disney channel holiday