NPR ran a piece on US born psych-folk singer, Rodriguez.  Rodriguez is a completely obscure artist (outside of South Africa, Australia, and New Zealand), but is know enjoying a renaissance after the re-release of Cold Fact. You can read Rodriguez’s bio at Joe’s Pub here and listen to his single Sugarman here.

OK, so I just updated my Facebook status to read, “Vincent is feeling Old World” and I need to explain the thinking behind the status: I just finished watching Emanuele’s Crialese’s The Golden Door and it was truly magnificent.  Crialese tells the story of a Sicilian’s family voyage to the US in the early 20th century.  The film is simplistic […]

The web is cluttered with personal finance content, including blogs like thesimpledollar.com and mymoneyblog.com.  My favorite personal finance content, however, can be found at Kiplinger’s and Money.  Kiplinger’s content is divided into “Ahead”, “Investing”, “Money”, “Living”, and “In Every Issue” sections, while Money Magazine includes content on “Start”, ‘Money”, “Launch”, “Plan”, “Home”, “Spend”, and “Invest”. I also like the Wall […]