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Elephantriffic

I recently added the Huffington Post blog to my RSS reader and man is this thing a chore to read. It's layered so thick with unsupported hyperbole and oneupmanship it's almost embarrassing to agree with some of these people in principal. Maybe I'm spoiled by Slate and many of the other smart blogs I frequent, but the babble I keep reading at that place is simply not very good for a site of it's supposed stature. I don't think we need any more fringe columnists stating their case as to why George W. Bush should be hanged in Darfur for his crimes against Pandas. Or whatever. Maybe I've just gotten a bit more reasonable in my older age, but Bush bashing seems to have completely lost focus lately. Lets get it together!

Anyway, Dave Hill, who was last seen making me laugh at the Brooklyn Vegan Pianos CMJ show, had a really funny and irreverent post today about an elephant in India named Osama Bin Laden in which he makes up words like elephantriffic and made me genuinely laugh out loud. HP needs more posts like this, please.

Here and There

My Uncle Dan is a journalist and he has been down in Louisiana for the last week or so covering the Hurricane aftermath.  He has two excellent pieces in this week's New Yorker.  Porch Duty is one of the most fascinating stories I've read from down there.  On the Roof is simply terrifying.  I can't even imagine...

Interpol is playing Webster Hall on Oct 2nd?  Okay.  Not sure if I get it, but I'm not complaining.  Tickets go on sale Sept 23rd, so hopefully everyone will forget about it by then and the show won't sell out in 2 seconds. (Thx BV)

That's all.  I'm very busy today.

Kicks

What was the greatest sneaker of all time?  For some reason, I find myself partial to the Air Penny I.  I had a pair in middle school and really remember liking them.  I certainly wouldn't be caught dead wearing them today, but in 7th grade...man.  Also, they were black, so I could wear them with my school uniform.  Those were the rules.  They also made my gigantic feet look smaller.

Would I call them my favorite ever tho?  Can't say.  Styles change too much.

ESPN.com is running some brackets to see which is the most popular.  Go ahead and vote.  Kinda disappointed the Patent Leather Jordan XI's didn't make the cut.  Those were beautiful.