Regina Spektor on KCRW

The excellent Regina Spektor in-studio session that I blogged about last month airs on KCRW this morning.

Obama Defends Free Speech

President Obama came out swinging against extremism and for free speech in his powerful, profound, stately address to the United Nations today. It was a timely call for tolerance and against hatred – “There is no speech that justifies mindless violence” — a speech even a Tea Partier should love. It was Obama at his best, up there with his great rumination on race in the 2008 campaign.

Meta WP #WCLA

I’m at Word Camp LA, the WordPress conference right here at LMU.

Pussy Riot and Riot Grrrls

Putin can jail their bodies, but Pussy Riot have already reenergized feminists worldwide.

via Pussy Riot and the politics of grrrl punk – latimes.com.