These are the songs of summer — it’s no surprise that The New Pornographers’ records tend to come out near the middle of the year — with more than enough staying power to outlive the season. Together will stream here in its entirety until its release on May 4.

Good stuff.

God Bless NPR.

This so-called ‘addiction’ to social media is, to me, the best sign that humanity will continue.  Because while the old white haired guys are throwing bombs at each other and sending up spy satellites, these kids’ brains are connecting, not looking for differences.  Of course, there is still teen hate, teen judgment, teen cruelty, but their ‘tribe’ isn’t just three kids they eat with at the school lunch table. 

Now we have to figure out how to educate ‘em (or at least keep them from losing the Holy Curiosity that Einstein referred to)…