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Thursday, November 20, 2008

Your Morning News 11.20.08

Posted by Josh in , , , , , , , , , ,

deflationWell, the economy still stinks. Yesterday the stock market fell to its lowest point in 6 years. The drop was fueled by fears of deflation, which is when the costs of goods and services actually go down. Why is deflation bad? It represents the fact that consumers arn’t spending money. Companies will begin to take in less money and react by slowing production and cutting jobs, which causes consumers to scale back spending even more. Deflation is often an indicator of a depression, but you know what else it is an indicator of? BARGAINS! With goods and services costing less, you paycheck (or unemployment checK) will spread further. But what should you spend your money on?

A shopping guide including Gay Marriage, Missouri, Childhood Obesity, Joe the Plumber, and Guns N Roses after the jump.

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Tuesday, June 10, 2008

Hot music from Iceland

Posted by Jeff in , , ,

Icelandic phenoms Sigur Rós are back with a new album, Með suð í eyrum við spilum endalaust.  (I believe the English translation is Chinese Democracy.)

Apparently, the band felt that their ethereal symphonic jams still weren’t going to connect with the mass American audiences, so they teamed up with Brooklyn photographer Ryan McGinley (website, not work safe) to stick some naked teenagers on their album cover (seen slightly altered above) and throughout their new music video.

Playful nudity aside, the album is great.  You can listen to the whole thing for free via newfangled widget technology after the jump.

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