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Wednesday, May 23rd, 2007

Today I Am…

… in Vienna. This is what Vienna means to me.

Tuesday, May 22nd, 2007

Today You Should…

Go buy The National’s Boxer. It’s out today. Haven’t you been paying attention? Go get it. Now.

MP3: The National – “Fake Empire”
Stream: The National / The Boxer
Video: The National – “Mistaken For Strangers” (YouTube)
Video: A Skin, A Night preview
MySpace: The National

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Monday, May 21st, 2007

Today You Should…

Go buy Basia Bulat’s new album Oh My Darling, out today. It’s only available as an import, but it’s worth whatever premium you end up paying.

Happy Victoria Day!

MP3: Basia Bulat – “Snakes & Ladders”
MySpace: Basia Bulat

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Sunday, May 20th, 2007

Today I Am…

Prague …en route to Prague.

Did you know…

…The word “robot” comes from the Czech language (robota = “work”, “hard work” in some dialects) and was first introduced in Karel Capek’s science-fiction play R.U.R. (Rossum’s Universal Robots).

…The soft contact lens was invented in Czechoslovakia by professor Otto Wichterle in 1961.

…The Czech Republic is one of the countries with the highest density of castles in the world.

…Czech astronomers have named an asteroid “Dominik” after Dominik Hasek to thank the goalie for his contribution in the 1998 Winter Olympics.

…The Czechs are the #1 beer drinking nation in the world, consuming the most beer per capita in the world (160 liters or 43 gallons). They have been drinking beer since at least 900 A.D.

…The Academy Award winning film director Milos Forman (One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest, Hair, Ragtime, Valmont, Amadeus, The People vs. Larry Flynt, Man on the Moon) was born in Czechoslovakia and emigrated to the USA in 1968.

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I am also wishing Mike and Rhonda a happy wedding day. Congratulations from Prague!