Not only do you get turned onto great music with Last.FM, but people collaborate to write very detailed biographies of some very obscure groups. Check out the bio of Camel, a circa-1970 London band. A musical labour of Love.
I thought this was just a lovely story about a White House butler. Then I read it all the way to the end. Wow. From the Washington Post:
"President Ford's birthday and my birthday were on the same day," he says. "He'd have a birthday party at the White House. Everybody would be there. And Mrs. Ford would say, 'It's Gene's birthday, too!' "
"President Bush, because he was so easily demonized, made being a free-rider on American power easy for everyone — and Americans paid the price. Obama will not make it so easy.
So to everyone overseas I say: thanks for your applause for our new president. I’m glad you all feel that America “is back.” If you want Obama to succeed, though, don’t just show us the love, show us the money. Show us the troops. Show us the diplomatic effort. Show us the economic partnership. Show us something more than a fresh smile. Because freedom is not free and your excuse for doing less than you could is leaving town in January."