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We Love Wilco and Voting, And So Can You!

Emily Farris — Wed, 24 Sep 2008 15:07:00 GMT

You may not know that we're huge, huge Wilco fans. We may or may not have Wilco lyrics tattooed on the back of our neck and Scanner Emily and Scanner Brian may or may not have kind-of sort-of met over a Wilco ticket via Craigslist. We snuck back from camp to see them one night and drove back the same night (6 hours each way). We've even seen them in Amsterdam. If Jeff Tweedy wanted to put a baby in us, we would most definitely let him.

Now, if it's possible, we love them even more, because we also love voting.

Our Favorite Band Ever covered Bob Dylan's "I Shall Be Released" with Fleet Foxes at a show recently, and they're offering a free download for anyone who pledges to vote in the 2008 Presidential Election.

Pretty sweet deal, right?

Right.

It's simple. All you have to do is go here and pledge to vote. Within 30 seconds you'll have the zip file in your inbox. And it's worth it, or so we like to think. And it's virus free. We promise. We're still here, aren't we? Actually, we're here in sweet, sweet musical bliss.

[Wilcoworld via BoingBoing]

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See Ya in Amsterdam, Nature Lovers!

Bryan Christian — Wed, 12 Mar 2008 14:51:00 GMT

First one to get it on in Vondelpark, a Dutch public park, wins!

"Wins what," you may ask? Why, the right to piss off the dogwalking neighbors, of course!

Dog owners in Amsterdam are angry after the city legalised public sex in one of the city's most famous parks.
Councillors agreed that heterosexual and gay couples could have sex in the Vondelpark which has ten million visitors a year.
But they promised to clampdown on dog owners who let their pets walk in the park without a lead [a leash].

So, really, perfect coverage under the law is to be fucking doggy style wearing a leash, right? Wow, that almost makes up for the Red Light District getting shut down.

Scanner Highs and Lows: We Survived Another Valentine's Day and So Did You

Emily Farris — Fri, 15 Feb 2008 22:01:00 GMT

Valentine's Day has come and gone and we're all still here (except maybe the people who got heart-shaped suckers with scraps of metal in them). We may have gained a few pounds and had a few too many red hots while watching LOST alone in bed, but over all, it was an OK week. Even for those of us who aren't getting any (and that includes you now, New York Post readers!).

Highs:

We had a reading and you came and it was great.

Jane Fonda said "cunt" live on national television.

We found some creative ways to get through Valentine's Day.

Amy Winehouse sobered up in time for the Grammys. Or so we think.

We called a sex boycott for New York Post readers.

Lows:

Unfortunately we had to call said sex boycott because of this story.

Nipples in strange places freak us out.

This girl makes us sad for her generation.

Amsterdam's Red Light District faces a grim future. At least there will still be frites mayo.

Some crazies let Britney near their kids.

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AmsterDAMN! Dutch Red Light District to Close.

Bryan Christian — Tue, 12 Feb 2008 21:00:00 GMT

What? Not enough kickback from all those Eastern European snuff clubs?

Amsterdam without the Red Light District? Wouldn't that be like Paris without the Eiffel Tower? Amsterdam's mayor, Job Cohen, and his aldermen have demonstrated little nostalgia for the district, which has been the world's most famous home of sexual permissiveness since the 15th century. They first unveiled the plan to close it in December; last month they revoked the licenses of two widely known sex venues, the Casa Rosso and the Banana Bar.

[img via Kuzmitch's Photostream on Flickr]