Shiftless when idle.Tumblr (3.0; @surface-noise)http://surface-noise.tumblr.com/<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/fdc05cc86c95132b025166966b1b401d/tumblr_mlauu3sg6c1qe5q2yo1_500.png"/><br/><br/><p><a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://www.lifeonfoot.com/post/48040125359/for-the-pedantic-rail-enthusiasts-the-definition" target="_blank">lifeonfoot</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p><em><span>‘For the pedantic rail enthusiasts, the definition of a subway used here is, with some caveats, “a network containing high capacity grade-separated passenger rail transit lines which run frequently, serve an urban core, and are underground or elevated for at least part of their downtown route.” For the rest of you, the definition is “an underground train in a city.”’</span></em></p> </blockquote>http://surface-noise.tumblr.com/post/50906812209http://surface-noise.tumblr.com/post/50906812209Mon, 20 May 2013 10:00:50 -0400subwaysunderground<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/2f1c0618b51580d5e4c334d52d1eabeb/tumblr_mmwayeFDc01qdx3k8o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><a href="http://thenationmagazine.tumblr.com/post/50577810659/our-spring-books-double-issue-is-here-chock-full" class="tumblr_blog" target="_blank">thenationmagazine</a>:</p> <blockquote><p>Our Spring Books <a href="http://www.thenation.com/issue/june-3-2013?rel=tumblr" target="_blank">double issue</a> is here, chock full of new poetry and reviews, plus:</p> <ul><li><a href="http://www.thenation.com/article/174351/how-fix-journalisms-class-and-color-crisis?rel=tumblr" target="_blank">Farai Chideya</a> on how to fix journalism’s class and color crisis</li> <li><a href="http://www.thenation.com/article/174349/why-im-voting-her?rel=tumblr" target="_blank">Jessica Valenti</a> on why she’s voting for a woman in 2016, even if she’s not the most feminist candidate</li> <li><a href="http://www.thenation.com/article/174352/chris-christie-gop-moderate-fuhgeddaboudit?rel=tumblr" target="_blank">John Nichols</a> on why Chris Christie is a phony moderate</li> <li><a href="http://www.thenation.com/article/174309/abolition-maryland?rel=tumblr" target="_blank">David A. Love</a> on winning the fight against the death penalty in Maryland</li> </ul></blockquote>http://surface-noise.tumblr.com/post/50579923606http://surface-noise.tumblr.com/post/50579923606Thu, 16 May 2013 11:17:02 -0400<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/807ec0761dcc2bca2d47f729d0d1058a/tumblr_mmwc0ncIIz1qz4cuyo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><a href="http://links.laughingsquid.com/post/50578833208/post-punk-new-wave-rock-stars-reimagined-as" class="tumblr_blog" target="_blank">laughingsquid</a>:</p> <blockquote><p><a href="http://laughingsquid.com/post-punk-new-wave-rock-stars-reimagined-as-super-friends-comic-book-heroes/" target="_blank">Post-Punk & New Wave Rock Stars Reimagined as Super Heroes</a></p></blockquote>http://surface-noise.tumblr.com/post/50579832790http://surface-noise.tumblr.com/post/50579832790Thu, 16 May 2013 11:15:04 -0400<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/862f174b3a85ed38bea35acf2af806bb/tumblr_mmuu1mLIVA1r6xvfko1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://millionsmillions.tumblr.com/post/50521624554/would-i-have-carried-myself-with-the-same" target="_blank">millionsmillions</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p>“Would I have carried myself with the same swagger, or faced adversity with such feminine resolve, without Albertine as my guide?…I was drawn to a striking, remote face—rendered violet on black—on a dust jacket proclaiming its author ‘<a href="http://www.themillions.com/2013/05/a-female-genet.html" target="_blank">a female Genet</a>.’” <strong>Patti Smith’s</strong> favorite little-known book.</p> </blockquote>http://surface-noise.tumblr.com/post/50529661667http://surface-noise.tumblr.com/post/50529661667Wed, 15 May 2013 18:53:37 -0400<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/d690ab364ed54f0f3806648f223a4390/tumblr_mmtif4kAEh1qer4gao1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Blimp</p>http://surface-noise.tumblr.com/post/50467186924http://surface-noise.tumblr.com/post/50467186924Tue, 14 May 2013 22:18:40 -0400<iframe class="spotify_audio_player" src="https://embed.spotify.com/?uri=spotify%3Auser%3Asurface%253dnoise%3Aplaylist%3A1kN8qVwgLdGaOekXQXmn0q&view=coverart" frameborder="0" allowtransparency="true" width="500" height="580"></iframe><br/><br/>http://surface-noise.tumblr.com/post/50423549319http://surface-noise.tumblr.com/post/50423549319Tue, 14 May 2013 11:27:00 -0400musicspotifymedium mediumpost-punkno wavebush tetrasdelta 5liquid liquidLizzy Mercier Desclouxesg<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/4d8d9865922687358fe666e7c6d8109d/tumblr_mmr865NoRK1rbynwco1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><a href="http://micropolisnyc.tumblr.com/post/50364222193/carry-on" class="tumblr_blog" target="_blank">micropolisnyc</a>:</p> <blockquote><p><a href="http://www.businessinsider.com/nypd-will-test-gas-attack-in-the-subway-2013-5" target="_blank">Carry on.</a></p></blockquote>http://surface-noise.tumblr.com/post/50364279210http://surface-noise.tumblr.com/post/50364279210Mon, 13 May 2013 16:42:50 -0400<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/fdb64a2ba623784e71eea47d93dfc012/tumblr_mmo24ntMoD1qmzcwao1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://musicboys.tumblr.com/post/50221919970/johnny-cash-marshall-grant-on-stage-in-the-mid" target="_blank">musicboys</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p>Johnny Cash & Marshall Grant on stage in the mid 60s.</p> </blockquote>http://surface-noise.tumblr.com/post/50222041453http://surface-noise.tumblr.com/post/50222041453Sat, 11 May 2013 23:40:29 -0400<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_l2589fFW7D1qz6f9yo1_r1_500.png"/><br/><br/><p><a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://thisisnthappiness.com/post/583511171/happy-mothers-day-from-the-nietzsche-family" target="_blank">nevver</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p>Happy Mother’s Day from <a href="http://www.losanjealous.com/nfc/" target="_blank">The Nietzsche Family Circus</a></p> </blockquote>http://surface-noise.tumblr.com/post/50221662582http://surface-noise.tumblr.com/post/50221662582Sat, 11 May 2013 23:35:10 -0400<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/bef627046c87cdcbe62eaef992721b5c/tumblr_mmo15gAbHS1qz6f9yo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://thisisnthappiness.com/post/50220399028/call-your-mother" target="_blank">nevver</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p><a href="http://thisisnthappiness.com/tagged/happymothersday" target="_blank">Call Your Mother</a></p> </blockquote>http://surface-noise.tumblr.com/post/50220928353http://surface-noise.tumblr.com/post/50220928353Sat, 11 May 2013 23:25:00 -0400<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/68b0e7e85b8d233bb994103ecf0a9bd6/tumblr_mmn51x8dAE1qer4gao1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/>http://surface-noise.tumblr.com/post/50171940053http://surface-noise.tumblr.com/post/50171940053Sat, 11 May 2013 11:44:21 -0400<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/f3b69233e7b89e1be6b66665a3524b0a/tumblr_mmld87Ur4S1rdtbm0o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/>http://surface-noise.tumblr.com/post/50129063006http://surface-noise.tumblr.com/post/50129063006Fri, 10 May 2013 21:13:47 -0400<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/0ea2701a08e311287f206a1cd118ead8/tumblr_mmlx1tXGiB1qz4cuyo1_500.png"/><br/><br/><p><a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://links.laughingsquid.com/post/50123724516/every-noise-at-once-a-browser-based-musical-genre" target="_blank">laughingsquid</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p><a href="http://laughingsquid.com/every-noise-at-once-a-browser-based-musical-genre-discovery-engine/" target="_blank">Every Noise at Once, A Browser-Based Musical Genre Discovery Engine</a></p> </blockquote>http://surface-noise.tumblr.com/post/50128944856http://surface-noise.tumblr.com/post/50128944856Fri, 10 May 2013 21:12:02 -0400Frustration, Tragedy & Lies by The Lazy Cowgirls: Over and out.http://surface-noise.tumblr.com/post/50117654119http://surface-noise.tumblr.com/post/50117654119Fri, 10 May 2013 18:25:44 -0400lazy cowgirlscarpe whatever: An Open Letter To Bikini Season: mmesurly: How many bikini season posts have I...http://surface-noise.tumblr.com/post/50116551888http://surface-noise.tumblr.com/post/50116551888Fri, 10 May 2013 18:10:15 -0400<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/a929f296cc513cf2d0d441ad8cf62016/tumblr_ml7n919sSr1ridow9o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://superblackmarket.tumblr.com/post/50083399263/the-clash-at-asbury-park-new-jersey" target="_blank">superblackmarket</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p>The Clash at Asbury Park, New Jersey</p> </blockquote>http://surface-noise.tumblr.com/post/50091790212http://surface-noise.tumblr.com/post/50091790212Fri, 10 May 2013 11:08:12 -0400<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/e5c06143aa0d8f7d2436eacd04dc4725/tumblr_mkqtm3V2bl1rihjpzo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://caferakpulat.tumblr.com/post/47121325391/funfair-balcova-izmir-turkey-copyright" target="_blank">caferakpulat</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p>#Funfair, Balcova, izmir-Turkey</p> <p>Copyright caferakpulat 2013 © All Rights Reserved </p> </blockquote>http://surface-noise.tumblr.com/post/50018886276http://surface-noise.tumblr.com/post/50018886276Thu, 09 May 2013 12:24:32 -0400“Everybody’s operating at a deficit.” - Aimee Mannhttp://surface-noise.tumblr.com/post/49963345131http://surface-noise.tumblr.com/post/49963345131Wed, 08 May 2013 18:21:46 -0400<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/a1301912b22cc8b4a7441253ff5e9fae/tumblr_mmhca09jHS1qced37o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://theparisreview.tumblr.com/post/49932546911/see-how-many-times-a-word-or-phrase-is-used-in-a" target="_blank">theparisreview</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p>See <a href="http://books.google.com/ngrams/" target="_blank">how many times</a> a word or phrase is used in a book! Hours of … okay, maybe not <em>fun</em>, but hours.</p> <p><span>For more of this morning’s roundup, <a href="http://www.theparisreview.org/blog/2013/05/08/fun-with-word-frequency-and-other-news/" target="_blank">click here</a>.</span><span><br/></span></p> </blockquote>http://surface-noise.tumblr.com/post/49933911652http://surface-noise.tumblr.com/post/49933911652Wed, 08 May 2013 10:17:01 -0400<iframe class="tumblr_audio_player tumblr_audio_player_49596660645" src="http://surface-noise.tumblr.com/post/49596660645/audio_player_iframe/surface-noise/tumblr_mc2ymfqeAw1rbb445?audio_file=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.tumblr.com%2Faudio_file%2Fsurface-noise%2F49596660645%2Ftumblr_mc2ymfqeAw1rbb445" frameborder="0" allowtransparency="true" scrolling="no" width="500" height="169"></iframe><br/><br/><p><a href="http://weimar-dancefloor.tumblr.com/post/49594110098/non-alignment-pact-by-pere-ubu-the-modern-dance" class="tumblr_blog" target="_blank">weimar-dancefloor</a>:</p> <blockquote><p><strong>Non-Alignment Pact</strong> by <strong>Pere Ubu</strong> / The Modern Dance / Mercury / 1978 / USA</p></blockquote>http://surface-noise.tumblr.com/post/49596660645http://surface-noise.tumblr.com/post/49596660645Sat, 04 May 2013 11:10:40 -0400