Yes, I realize that the first single from Black Dice's forthcoming Broken Ear Record is going to be "Smiling Off." And yes, I know that it's going to have remixes by Luomo, DFA, and ZZ Pot. But this track is the fucking shit.






OK, stamina, now!

• Polyamory? What, like, two girlfriends?"
  Basically an FAQ and How-to for people who are or are friends/loved ones of polyamorous persons. My favorite section is "So you're monogamous, but you've fallen for someone who's polyamorous… " My friend says, "Where has this site been all my LOLife??"
• Mild und Leise
  A comprehensive guide to the famous Liebestod ("love-death") from Wagner's Tristan und Isolde. Includes biographies, photos, and downloadable mp3s of pretty much every soprano recorded to have sung the role. Please, oh please, check out the definitive version, by Kirsten Flagstad. Jane Eaglen a Wagnerian soprano? Ha! Get the hell away from me, wreck-of-a-voice.
• Stream a few tracks from Animal Collective's forthcoming Feels.
• Atlas of traditional Japanese crafts.
  Don'tcha just love Takasaki Daruma and Edo Kiriko?