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New Movie: All the President's Men. Not sure how I hadn't seen this before, but it contains many wonderful minutes of Robert Redford and Dustin Hoffman being cooler than you.
New MusicAndrew Bird - Noble Beast Someone described this album as "hyper-literate." This is quite appropriate. Nice softness and big words.
Word of the day: Keelhaul. Actually this one is a verb...and it means to drag someone under the keel of a ship as punishment or torture. Ouchies.

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New Music: Ray Lamontagne - Gossip in the Grain...get this album. excellent.
New Movie: rediscovered Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid.
Word of the day: Almoner - one who doles out charity - as alms.

Hello albright world...

Well it has been a busy interim - lots of rehearsing for the upcoming show "The Threepenny Opera," which opens in late February. We took a short break in our rehearsal process to attend KCACTF - thats the Kennedy Center American College Theatre Festival. We performed our p… Continue

New Music: Daniel Johnston - Welcome to My World Not really new - but newish to me. You have to see the documentary which I'll mention below. Great music though.
New Movie: The Devil and Daniel Johnston This is a documentary about this dude, Daniel Johnston - diagnosed with all kinds of mental illnesses as a young man - and who found a form of expression in music. He's since become a cult hero - and some of his music is mind blowing. I highly recommend "Story of an Ar… Continue

New Musak: Johnny Cash's American IV. Possibly in the top 5 greatest albums I've ever heard. So tragic its tough to get through actually. His last album to be released before his death. Awesome.
New Movie: Burn After Reading See this movie. Hilarious. Completely irreverent.
Word of the Day: Shunpike - a side road used to avoid the toll on or the speed and traffic of a superhighway. As Costard says, "I will never buy or sell out of this word."

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New Music:Ben Folds - Way to Normal. Some people have been hatin on Ben for this new one cause its weird. Well its weird and brilliant. Get it. Its awesome.
New Movie:Just watched Once for the first time. Good stuff. Didn't think I'd like it but I did. Hilarious that they thank Damien Rice in the credits? I think so.
Word of the Day:Quondam - former, sometime. Weird words are cool.

Home from a successful tour with the Mane Men and the Albright Angels. We left Friday and arr… Continue