Ranked #1
All The Trimmings
All The Trimmings
Thanksgiving: what a great time to start a diet. Source
23 Nov 2021
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26mins
Ranked #2
A Reactionary — A Throwback to the 20th Century
A Reactionary — A Throwback to the 20th Century
James Lileks’ The Ramble returns. No Politics, no punditry — just palaver. Source
13 Nov 2021
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Ranked #3
Rockin’ Back Inside Your Heart
Rockin’ Back Inside Your Heart
You might not be watching the new Twin Peaks, or care that it ever existed. But it changed TV, and one of the reasons th... Read more
30 May 2017
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31mins
Ranked #4
Things To Do In Reno
Things To Do In Reno
What do you do in Reno? Yes, yes, besides that. But here’s the more pressing issue for modern times: what does Reno do w... Read more
5 May 2017
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33mins
Ranked #5
The Bagpipes of Paris
The Bagpipes of Paris
What makes a city or a country sound familiar? When the music sounds like we think it’s supposed to sound like. But what... Read more
2 Aug 2016
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38mins
Ranked #6
Grandfather's Victrola
Grandfather's Victrola
What does monophonic sound have to do with the moral turpitude of electric shavers? Let’s find out. James Lileks’ The Ra... Read more
11 Jun 2016
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38mins
Ranked #7
Praise the Titanic
Praise the Titanic
As another anniversary of the Titanic’s sinking draws nigh, Lileks wonders: are we finished with this story? Perhaps. Bu... Read more
12 Apr 2016
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31mins
Ranked #8
The Soundtrack of Imaginary Places
The Soundtrack of Imaginary Places
A trip to Sin City prompts thoughts of the one thing people usually don’t think about when they think of Games, but some... Read more
5 Apr 2016
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29mins
Ranked #9
Nothing But The Truth
Nothing But The Truth
Did you ever think you believed the innocence of the subject of “Making a Murderer” because the theme music said you sho... Read more
27 Jan 2016
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26mins
Ranked #10
Fargo
Fargo
How much Fargo was in the TV show “Fargo”? Let’s listen to a true Fargoan explain. Don’t worry – it’s not a recap of a s... Read more
6 Jan 2016
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31mins