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[Landline] Simple Shmerel speaks
This Landline is a very focused post, and is not intended for everyone. It is directed towards my American Jewish friends — and for people who know…
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[Landline] Well, that takes you back
Desolation Center, Kyuss, Harvey Dickson, Pandit Pran Nath, camels, birds, more
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[Landline] Singing
Junior Soprano, Lovers Rock, soccer chants, Rod Stewart, Tony Bennett, more
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[Landline] Comfort and villainy, pun and song
MF Doom, gardens, Kip Addotta, rugby, Bob Mack, perfumed shamans, step sings, more
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[Landline] Everything Must Glow
Friday nights used to be alright
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[Landline] In the Fade
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[Landline] All you need is your library card
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[Landline] Light gliding
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[Landline] As Much As Possible
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[Landline] Well, that takes you back
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[Landline] Light gliding
Pointing at quality rabbit holes since 2018
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[Landline special] Always in season, or: Collard Greens a la Shepp
From the fantastic VIBRATION COOKING Or, The Travel Notes of a Geechee Girl, by Vertame Smart-Grosvenor (1970)…. The whole book is like this. Fantastic…
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[Landline special] Improve your scroll
Maybe, like me, you know doomscrolling is…diverting?…but also not good for you. You want to kick the habit but it’s hard: fear of missing out on being…
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[Landline] Sideways to the above
Funk's motherland, kosmiche country, David Berman's country picks, Duchamp's last laugh
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[Landline Special] Country musics
A little while ago I rhapsodized about Bobby Lee’s latest album. Well, turns out Bobby’s been building an unbelievable spotify playlist of what he calls…
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[Landline] Hot Freaks
Sleeze Lake, Kinetic Sculpture Race, Beatle Bob, Guided By Voices
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[Landline Special] BOB'S WORK
Favorite 66 Guided By Voices songs since 2000
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LANDLINE by Jay Babcock
LANDLINE by Jay Babcock
A biweekly-ish newsletter of ideas, nudges and recommendations that hopefully form a small bailiwick outside the cruddiness at large, from the former editor of Arthur Magazine.
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