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(which is actually probably rather like regular Top Gear, but I digress)

Paranoia und Verschwörung in Bayern

All I can gather from this is that a Hungarian journalist had his camera confiscated while touring the BMW plant in Germany – after which, he totally lost it and decided to create a short story illustrated with crayon. It is magnificent.

The Invasion from Outer Space by Steven Millhauser (for The New Yorker)

Trying to Live on 500K in New York City

Tiny violin played by The New York Times.

Today has been one of those snowy days in Maryland that makes me question whether anyone here has actually seen a snowstorm. We had 3 hours off this morning for what was, essentially, a light dusting of the fluffiest powder this side of dandelion pollen. I’ve resigned myself to being forever confounded by the weather weirdness of this Eastern Shore.

However, with my extra time today, I have decided to make you your very own compilation, dear readers: the Not Really All That Snowy Day Mix. Your tracklist is below.

“Half Asleep” – School of Seven Bells “Winter 05″ – Ra Ra Riot “VW” – Late of the Pier “On The Motorway” – Metronomy “Professional Suicide” – Ladyhawke “Letters From The Ambulance” – The Fashion “To Lose My Life” – White Lies “Skeleton Boy” – Friendly Fires “Memorabilia” – Soft Cell “I Miss You” – White Hinterland “The Beginning After The End” – Stars “Air Painter” – CSS “Goodnight & Goodbye” – Metro Station “Sweet Tides” – Thievery Corporation

You can download the entire mix for seven days by clicking here.

Download a high resolution PDF of the album art, too!