Lyric Stash

The Outlaw Lovers, Hard to Ignore (The Tennessean)
The full-length debut from Nashville quartet The Outlaw Lovers is an arresting mix of Petty-esque roots rock and menacing old-school punk. Sneering frontman James Mechan is immediately reminiscent of detached Rancid leader Tim Armstrong, while his band operates in inviting, jangly power-pop territory.

Johann Hari: Charles as President? Not in my name (Independent)
So the British people are going to get a President after all. He will "speak for the nation and to the nation". He will rule over us with his "knowledge and contacts and unique ability." How do we know? Because Charles Windsor has just announced ? via his biographer, Jonathan Dimbleby ? that he is seizing the role for himself, without an election. Explicitly citing the Presidencies of Ireland ...

Peter Schwartz: Risking Our Best Talent? Send Them All to Double-A Birmingham! (HuffingtonPost)
Serial entrepreneur Penny Hersher worries about a talent-retention challenge if Wall Street eschews bonuses this year. In response to a Bloomberg article on public objections...

Thanksgiving dinner: Eat well and help others, too (Nevada Appeal)
It's hard to believe it has already been one year (a trying year) since we last gave our Thanksgiving dinner recipe.

Hot Buttered Love (Santa Fe Reporter)
If buttering up is what you have in mind, here?s a thought: use butter. Everyone likes olive oil, and for daily cooking many of us turn to it most often. But this is about butter and the particular fruits of its labor: beurre noisette, caramel, hollandaise.