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NPR's "Decade In Music" coverage continues with... a geeky chat about American Idol (), starring me and @.
6:51 AM Nov 13th
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I've been happy with NPR Music's end-of-decade coverage so far. But this, by @, is especially great: .
4:00 PM Nov 12th
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And all trenchant commentary must include @ running down 10 years of idiotic celebrity-endorsed products: .
2:20 PM Nov 11th
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For two weeks, NPR Music is opening up a fire hydrant of trenchant commentary on the decade in music: . Come join us!
2:17 PM Nov 11th
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@ Just a standard credit card. It's not punitive, nor is it illegal, but it's also legal for me to never bank there again.
5:58 PM Nov 10th
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@ I don't get what they gain from it. I'm just going to transfer the balance and never do business with Citibank as long as I live.
5:04 PM Nov 10th
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Just got word: Citibank is raising my APR to 23.99%. Soon, Citibank's Stephen-related earnings will drop to a cool $0. Nice one, geniuses!
4:45 PM Nov 10th
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Which will antagonize more people: Things I say here (), or things I write in this ()?
8:07 AM Nov 9th
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In a less hostile and/or indifferent world, everyone would watch this Tiny Desk Concert with K'naan: .
6:51 AM Nov 9th
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It is *so* beautiful outside -- way too nice to spend the afternoon in the living room watching football on TV. So we're going to a bar!
9:33 AM Nov 8th
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It's my pleasure to report dramatically improved unemployment numbers in the Thompson household. Welcome to the family, National Geographic!
1:41 PM Nov 2nd
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Can't wait to spend the rest of the Packer game pouring myself stiff drinks, sipping them, shuddering, and staring into the middle distance!
2:44 PM Nov 1st
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Halloween is a time for lessons about manners, kindness toward neighbors, and gluttony, plus sighs of "Dad seems to have screwed up again."
3:47 PM Oct 31st
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This won't be the last time I wax ecstatic about Noah And The Whale's "The First Days Of Spring" in 2009: .
10:33 AM Oct 29th
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If there are any record stores left, run to one and buy The Essential Weird Al Yankovic, out today! And then, you know, read my liner notes!
11:55 AM Oct 27th
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In this lovely piece on The AV Club in today's Tribune (), I get to praise the writers for their... marketability.
5:34 AM Oct 27th
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A Tiny Desk Concert with Edward Sharpe & The Magnetic Zeros: . Never have so many fit behind Bob's desk at once!
7:07 AM Oct 26th
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Jonah: "It's 3:22 p.m. MRST." Me: "MRST?" Jonah: "My Room Standard Time." Can't argue with that.
12:24 PM Oct 24th
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Just got The Essential "Weird Al" Yankovic (out Tuesday), for which I wrote the liner notes. Can't wait to read them to my stuffed animals!
7:13 AM Oct 23rd
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Because we heard the question on the wind: "What do random NPR people think of Dolly Paaaaaaaaarton?" The answer:
12:39 PM Oct 20th
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- Name Stephen Thompson
- Location Silver Spring, MD
- Bio NPR Music editor, writer, occasional yakker; long-ago Onion A.V. Club editor; snack-eater; TV-watcher; nap-taker.
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