Interview: Mew (Pitchfork)"We're probably one of the biggest bands in Scandinavia today." Mew seem to come from another world-- and no, we don't mean Denmark. On this year's epic And the Glass Handed Kites (a recent Pitchfork recommendation ), the dream-rock combo explores realms most of us abandoned long ago at the onset of adulthood, while proudly hinting at its alternative rock, shoegaze, and indie influences.
The Ladder Of Interpretation (The New York Sun)Whatever his reasons, God didn't choose the biblical patriarchs for their virtue. Lot cavorted with his own daughters.Jacob tricked his blind old father into bestowing on him the blessing meant for his brother; he'd already bribed Esau out of his birthright. The matriarchs weren't any better: Jacob's mother Rachel put him up to the scam. Jacob himself was later cheated by his father-in-law Laban.
Construction, Property & Real Estate (Mondaq)Construction Act Review by Peter Sheridan, Shadbolts Construction Law Journal 2006 Vol. 22 No. 5 p.324 The focus of the regular column is s.113 of the HGCR Act and its effect on pay-when-paid clauses and their near relative pay-when-certified.
True faith (Sydney Morning Herald)Singer Sarah Blasko ... "With this record ... I felt I've got a plan." Photo: Stephen Baccon Sarah Blasko recently turned 30, moved house and completed her second album. As stressful events go, that's a decent trifecta, like a triple whammy of blows to the legs, chest and head.
Video: Will Oldham on "Wonder Showzen" (Pitchfork)Previous guests on the Saturday-morning-cartoons-on-acid-styled "Wonder Showzen" have included Amy Poehler (look closely), Amy Sedaris , and Flavor Flav , but this clip belongs to a guy who we're pretty sure is the old ham himself . More accurately, it belongs to David Cross (a semi - regular on the show) and Zach Galifianakis, who do most of the talking here, but Oldham does get a few looks in.
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