Radio Free Newport

From my Twitter feed:

Sociology/Social issues/Higher Ed

• Can you imagine the outrage that would ensue if dozens of white teens died in the Chicago suburbs every year? Chicago public schools in 2007-08 academic year: 34 deaths and 290 shootings. Not enough ppl care, certainly not ones in power. Sad. http://bit.ly/tI4nF #
• Thomas LaVeist does work work — RT @JessieNYC: Racial disparities take a toll: http://bit.ly/13vaba #sociology #
• RT @digiphile: “Job seekers now outnumber openings 6 to 1″ http://bit.ly/JpNMI (HT @TimOBrienNYT) 14.5M unemployed in this #recession. #
• Hmm. RT @pewresearch Immigration and income, not race, are seen as primary sources of social conflict in America. http://tinyurl.com/yc5x653 #
• Met w/ a senior honors college student/Interior Design major working on responsible design for homeless shelters. The part of my job I love. #
• RT @louiseroth So Much for the “Opt-Out Revolution”! Recession Drives Women Back to the Work Force – http://bit.ly/11zRxQ #sociology #
• Patrick Carr & Maria Kefalas on the rural brain drain. Chronicle of Higher Education – http://bit.ly/3mxrkd #sociology #
• The 1911 Irish Census is now online. Pretty neat. National Archives: Census of Ireland 1911 http://bit.ly/10V9sb #
• RT @thedjbutler @iheinsider 5 research universities pledge to pay professors to publish in free, online journals. http://tinyurl.com/p9sxop #

Music

• “Seize The Time” by Ted Sirota’s Rebel Souls. Sirota is an exceptional jazz composer & band leader. http://bit.ly/v6yDf — review by @AllAboutJazz here: http://bit.ly/4nVtAz #
• Potentially good news. Jay Farrar continues Woody Guthrie “Mermaid Ave” album series | guardian.co.uk http://bit.ly/S1DWb #
• Ted Leo signs with Matador Records – http://bit.ly/1Ocs5M. #musicthatmatters #

• Great Jon Pareles view of U2 in NY. Unlike some snarky rockcrits, he gets it. U2 in the Round, Fun With a Mission – http://bit.lyG/kSzXV #
• Good article about the making of Springsteen’s “Born To Run” – Slate – http://bit.ly/1sYIN #musicthatmatters #
• Good article in Soapbox Cincinnati, written by my dear friend Sean Rhiney: Making Musical Cities http://bit.ly/DeLHm #
• I’m happy that Chip Robinson has a new record coming out. Great songwriter/singer. The Backsliders should’ve been huge. http://bit.ly/ARYXb #
• DEVO announces deluxe reissues, tour. Akron Beacon-Journal: http://bit.ly/3k79K9 #music #
• Bono, Edge, Elvis Costello jam on EC’s show. Looks like amazing set. Via @u2sp @u2gigs http://ow.ly/15PfNL #
• Good review of U2 Saturday’ Chicago show from WSJ. RT @u2sp: U2 Lands in the Windy City – http://ow.ly/15P22s #gloriousrockandroll #
• RT @jasondcrane Great post from Howard Mandel (@jazzbeyondjazz) on the state of jazz in Chicago: http://bit.ly/Uzlzb #jazz #

Misc

• Nice overview of Wallace and Gromit from @PasteMagazine. W&G are great fun. http://bit.ly/2U8v6C (via @CycleFreak) #
• If you want to lose any remaining faith in humanity, read the comments on any story on a major paper’s website. Sports are the worst. #
• Limbaugh: “We need segregated buses.” ACORN makes MSNBC headlines, but not this. http://bit.ly/YhotY #
• Nice story. Sports media should do more of this. NYT: Ravens’ Foxworth Is Building Home Museum to the Civil Rights Mvmt http://bit.ly/lQilm #
• Spooky. The speech Safire wrote for Nixon if the Apollo 11 astronauts couldn’t return: http://bit.ly/4uZhnH
• This is messed up. RT @kevinpmiller: Pitt Police Use “Sound Cannons” On Citizens Near the G-20 Meeting http://tinyurl.com/y9dueq3. #
• Sounds interesting — Len Bias’ Legacy, Family’s Struggles Captured in Documentary — NCAA Basketball FanHouse http://bit.ly/S0pW7 #