I wrote something with my buddy from college for the fine folks at CampusProgress.org. It’s described as a (competitive) discussion on the role of athletics in academia.

Check it out and leave comments below. There’s gonna be a rebuttal round too. I think the winner gets a trophy, or a high-five or something. Oh, and here’s [...]

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Thoughts while watching excessive amounts of college basketball this weekend:

Why is the possession arrow not used more in real life? Having a dispute with somebody? “Jump ball!” That last french fry remains with Mark; Lucas gets to sit shotgun; Will gets to pick the movie; Melissa’s turn to buy drinks; amnesty for all illegal immigrants. [...]

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Silver Jews Lookin’ At Ya
Originally uploaded by themarkpike.
“In 1984, I was hospitalized for approaching perfection.”
The Silver Jews haven’t toured in nearly 17 years of existence. Lead singer / poet / goofball, David Berman just hasn’t really felt the need to get in front of an audience. I had the pleasure of watching [...]

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After having some issues with my stolen wifi, I decided to ride my bike post-haste to the nearest pub with an unlockled linksys signal.
I’m here at the aptly named Marx Cafe, where the tiny tapas food portions aren’t exactly friendly for the fans of the free market. My computer is on the fritz with [...]

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I traveled to SXSW in Austin, Texas this weekend for one of the biggest music festivals in the world. I was there to provide coverage for Cdigix, a company that distributes music digitally to college campuses across the country. I’ll post a couple reviews here throughout the week.

Thoughts while flying to Austin:
I have decided that [...]

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I’ve spent the past few days at work making a highlight reel of panels we’ve hosted with some Academy Award winners (Good Night & Good Luck, Crash, etc.). I can now honestly say that I’ve made a movie starring George Clooney, Brendan Fraser, Don Cheadle, Matt Cooper, Rev. Al Sharpton, etc.
Check it out if you [...]

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Recently, I’ve found myself to be faced with way too many choices. This isn’t good. I’m the type of guy who spends 45 minutes of his lunch hour trying to decide where to grab a sandwich. Basically, I overanalyze everything. If I didn’t, I’ve got no idea what the hell I’d write about on this [...]

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Close to 50 million Americans are lactose intolerant, with the highest percentage being amongst minorities and the lowest amongst people of Northern European ancestry. So, don’t even get me started on how racist it is that there’s so many Pizza Huts in this country. I’m the intolerant one?
I talk about this stuff way too much, [...]

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In honor of the Academy Awards, here’s a short snippet of a review I wrote for the fine folks at Cdigix on the movie I saw this weekend… it was really good. You should see it.
The film is sprinkled with these moments of Chappelle living his life and creating comedy out of the ethers mixed [...]

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Last evening, I had my first professional DJ gig. Actually, I wasn’t technically DJing in a professional capacity, but my place of employment was having a 1 year anniversary for the campus division and I somehow managed to secure being in charge of the itunes playlist. So, if you think all of that makes me [...]

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