jenlangley.com 2008-05-11T10:30:11Z tag:www.jenlangley.com,2008:/mt//1 Movable Type Copyright (c) 2008, Jen links for 2008-05-11 2008-05-11T10:30:11Z 2008-05-11T06:30:11-05:00 tag:www.jenlangley.com,2008:/mt//1.288 2008-05-11T10:30:11Z Writer Nuala O’Faolain dies Sad to hear this. Glad to see Sinead's link to the radio interview. I'll have to give it a listen. (tags: writers) 'Just call me Nell' Nell McCafferty sounds brilliant. And this quote made me... Jen jlangley@pobox.com
  • Writer Nuala O’Faolain dies
    Sad to hear this. Glad to see Sinead's link to the radio interview. I'll have to give it a listen.
    (tags: writers)
  • 'Just call me Nell'
    Nell McCafferty sounds brilliant. And this quote made me smiile, "her life is a response to that old Irish way of doing things: 'Whatever you say, say nothing."''
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    • ]]>     links for 2008-05-08 2008-05-08T10:31:10Z 2008-05-08T06:31:10-05:00 tag:www.jenlangley.com,2008:/mt//1.287 2008-05-08T10:31:10Z Glenn O'Brien's Weekend Home So weird when one of your favorite writers from the age of 14 (Spin) appears on the design blog you read. (tags: writers)... Jen jlangley@pobox.com
  • Glenn O'Brien's Weekend Home
    So weird when one of your favorite writers from the age of 14 (Spin) appears on the design blog you read.
    (tags: writers)
    • ]]>     links for 2008-05-01 2008-05-01T10:30:10Z 2008-05-01T06:30:10-05:00 tag:www.jenlangley.com,2008:/mt//1.286 2008-05-01T10:30:10Z Sports final: Legendary Lobel signs off I knew (and am glad) Dan Shaughnessy would write something like this. (tags: sports boston)... Jen jlangley@pobox.com
  • Sports final: Legendary Lobel signs off
    I knew (and am glad) Dan Shaughnessy would write something like this.
    (tags: sports boston)
    • ]]>     links for 2008-04-20 2008-04-20T10:30:09Z 2008-04-20T06:30:09-05:00 tag:www.jenlangley.com,2008:/mt//1.285 2008-04-20T10:30:09Z Irish writers weigh in behind Obama Michael Patrick MacDonald helped make this happen. (tags: politics irish)... Jen jlangley@pobox.com
  • Irish writers weigh in behind Obama
    Michael Patrick MacDonald helped make this happen.
    (tags: politics irish)
    • ]]>     links for 2008-03-25 2008-03-25T10:17:09Z 2008-03-25T06:17:09-05:00 tag:www.jenlangley.com,2008:/mt//1.283 2008-03-25T10:17:09Z Bowl on Thank God, Sacco's isn't closing. Best news I've heard in a long time. (tags: somerville)... Jen jlangley@pobox.com
  • Bowl on
    Thank God, Sacco's isn't closing. Best news I've heard in a long time.
    (tags: somerville)
    • ]]>     links for 2008-03-12 2008-03-12T10:17:12Z 2008-03-12T06:17:12-05:00 tag:www.jenlangley.com,2008:/mt//1.282 2008-03-12T10:17:12Z A Patchwork Land Confronts a Lie of Whole Cloth Well, this is pretty brave. People are amazing. (tags: turkey)... Jen jlangley@pobox.com
  • A Patchwork Land Confronts a Lie of Whole Cloth
    Well, this is pretty brave. People are amazing.
    (tags: turkey)
    • ]]>     links for 2008-03-07 2008-03-07T10:18:12Z 2008-03-07T05:18:12-05:00 tag:www.jenlangley.com,2008:/mt//1.281 2008-03-07T10:18:12Z Shaking It Off - Migraine Jeff Tweedy is amazing for having shared this and for having lived through this while still producing great music. (tags: music)... Jen jlangley@pobox.com
  • Shaking It Off - Migraine
    Jeff Tweedy is amazing for having shared this and for having lived through this while still producing great music.
    (tags: music)
    • ]]>     links for 2008-03-06 2008-03-06T10:17:13Z 2008-03-06T05:17:13-05:00 tag:www.jenlangley.com,2008:/mt//1.280 2008-03-06T10:17:13Z 23-year-old from Arlington wins House seat Ok this is pretty cool. It's great to see young folks being taken seriously and voted into office. (tags: politics)... Jen jlangley@pobox.com
  • 23-year-old from Arlington wins House seat
    Ok this is pretty cool. It's great to see young folks being taken seriously and voted into office.
    (tags: politics)
    • ]]>     New (to me) books, music, films 2008-03-04T03:56:03Z 2008-03-03T22:45:59-05:00 tag:www.jenlangley.com,2008:/mt//1.279 2008-03-04T03:45:59Z Reading: Finished Ann Enright's The Gathering a couple weeks ago and just got The Wig My Father Wore in the mail. I'll start it this week. I also read a short story of Enright's and it was brilliant. It's beautiful... Jen jlangley@pobox.com Reading: Finished Ann Enright's The Gathering a couple weeks ago and just got The Wig My Father Wore in the mail. I'll start it this week. I also read a short story of Enright's and it was brilliant. It's beautiful prose--sometimes I get lost in the words and forget just exactly how they fit into the story.

    Listening: American Music Club's new record, The Golden Age. It's really excellent. They'll be here in April and I'll be in the audience.

    Watching: Finally watched the DVD I got at Christmas about Shane MacGowan. Lately he's got me reading about James Mangan, fascinating person. Shane and the Pogues will be here the week after next. Meanwhile I've got St. Elmo's Fire on as I type this which is like comfort food.

    ]]>     links for 2008-02-29 2008-02-29T10:18:08Z 2008-02-29T05:18:08-05:00 tag:www.jenlangley.com,2008:/mt//1.278 2008-02-29T10:18:08Z A fishing tradition keelhauled in Chatham The "wash ashores" are causing trouble. In Maine they call them "from away." I think they let people own too much of the beach on the Cape anyway. No one owns the ocean.... Jen jlangley@pobox.com
  • A fishing tradition keelhauled in Chatham
    The "wash ashores" are causing trouble. In Maine they call them "from away." I think they let people own too much of the beach on the Cape anyway. No one owns the ocean.
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    • ]]>     links for 2008-02-26 2008-02-26T10:17:08Z 2008-02-26T05:17:08-05:00 tag:www.jenlangley.com,2008:/mt//1.277 2008-02-26T10:17:08Z YouTube - Falling Slowly Wins Academy Award I was asleep so I missed this. The song breaks my heart 100 different ways. I'm so glad they won. (tags: music)... Jen jlangley@pobox.com
  • YouTube - Falling Slowly Wins Academy Award
    I was asleep so I missed this. The song breaks my heart 100 different ways. I'm so glad they won.
    (tags: music)
    • ]]>     links for 2008-02-18 2008-02-18T10:17:11Z 2008-02-18T05:17:11-05:00 tag:www.jenlangley.com,2008:/mt//1.276 2008-02-18T10:17:11Z Design FormuLA: Making a Picture Wall Collage So helpful. I'll be doing this. When I have walls again. (tags: decorating) The Grand Old White Party Confronts Obama Definitely worth a read. (tags: politics)... Jen jlangley@pobox.com
  • Design FormuLA: Making a Picture Wall Collage
    So helpful. I'll be doing this. When I have walls again.
    (tags: decorating)
  • The Grand Old White Party Confronts Obama
    Definitely worth a read.
    (tags: politics)
    • ]]>     links for 2008-02-01 2008-02-01T10:17:10Z 2008-02-01T05:17:10-05:00 tag:www.jenlangley.com,2008:/mt//1.275 2008-02-01T10:17:10Z A toast to an Irishman - The Boston Globe It's easier for people to be pissed off about illegal immigrants when they think of them as people unlike this guy. But they're not mostly, I'd bet. Just sad all... Jen jlangley@pobox.com
  • A toast to an Irishman - The Boston Globe
    It's easier for people to be pissed off about illegal immigrants when they think of them as people unlike this guy. But they're not mostly, I'd bet. Just sad all around.
    (tags: irish)
    • ]]>     links for 2008-01-28 2008-01-28T10:17:10Z 2008-01-28T05:17:10-05:00 tag:www.jenlangley.com,2008:/mt//1.274 2008-01-28T10:17:10Z YouTube - The Snake With the Eyes of Garnet If I ever have a kid, I hope he can sing along with Shane MacGowan like this. (tags: music)... Jen jlangley@pobox.com
  • YouTube - The Snake With the Eyes of Garnet
    If I ever have a kid, I hope he can sing along with Shane MacGowan like this.
    (tags: music)
    • ]]>     Billy Bragg's wisdom 2008-01-15T13:04:58Z 2008-01-15T08:04:08-05:00 tag:www.jenlangley.com,2008:/mt//1.273 2008-01-15T13:04:08Z "You can look at my nose and say "Billy Bragg, what is the answer to all the world's problems". Now, it's impossible to have one song that answers all the problems of all the world - except this next song... Jen jlangley@pobox.com "You can look at my nose and say "Billy Bragg, what is the answer to all the world's problems". Now, it's impossible to have one song that answers all the problems of all the world - except this next song I'm going to play for you now...which answers every single problem in your life whatever that problem may be. It may be that someone here's building a nuclear power station at the end of your road or it may be that when you get up in the morning and go for a piss it hurts. Whatever your problem is, this is the answer to it. All you have to do, all you have to do boys and girls is go home, put a kettle on, make yourself a nice cup of tea, sit down, put on a record by The Four Tops - everything is going to be alright".

    Billy Bragg, Malmo, Sweden
    10th October 1986.

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