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A fairly rough demo of a new song I’ve been working on.

“This country is not the country it was before World War II, and we have to find our way back.”

Larry Hembree, publisher of the Loogootee Tribune, speaking at a September 12th Tea Party rally on the square

How the country was before World War II:

  • We were in the Great Depression.
  • The National Voting Rights Act of 1965 had yet to be passed, meaning African Americans and other minorities still had 20 years of discriminatory voting practices to deal with, not to mention the rampant racism not tied to voting rights.
  • In at least ten states, Asian immigrants were ineligible to even become citizens.
  • Going back to only two decades before the start of the War, women were not allowed to vote.
  • WE WERE IN THE GREAT DEPRESSION.

Click the link and stream on the site, or, if you’re in the Bloomington, Indiana, area, just tune into 91.3 FM.

Wow.

Just got my first assignment back for Narrative Journalism.

I got an F on it. I’ve never gotten anything lower than a B before on a jouranlism class assignment. I think this class is going to be kind of tough.

My brother Mathew’s entry for a Scott Pilgrim “Create the 8th Evil Ex-Boyfriend” contest. Check it out, because its awesome! (though slightly spoilery, as it takes place after the final volume and/or the movie)

Dear Jess Sparks

Regarding House:

I’m glad I’m not in physical therapy school, as House’s cane usage would probably bug me now too now that I know. c: Though, I haven’t even watched House in more than a season.

This documentary is supposed to be awesome. I just saw the trailer for it twenty minutes ago and the suspense is already killing me. 

There is some talk about the film’s legitimacy as a documentary, and how much of it was instigated by the filmmakers once they realized the potential of what they uncovered. But those kinds of questions usually come up when it comes to narrative documentaries like this, so I’m still excited to see it. 

If you watch the Colbert Report tonight, you’ll get to see one of my professors here at IU. Tom French will be the guest tonight, promoting his new book Zoo Story. He’ll be teaching me about narrative journalism every Wednesday night this semester.

Walking Music #10- Sensory Underload: Uncertain Tracks by Unbunny

Walking Music #10- Sensory Underload: Uncertain Tracks by Unbunny

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My name is Jake New. I live in Bloomington, IN. Currently, I am the cultures beat reporter for the Indiana Daily Student.

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