Amazon’s MP3 store just started offering killer short-term deals. I was afraid they’d all be hopelessly mainstream, but no…Raconteurs, Mates of State, The Decembrists, Broken Social Scene…check it out!

A Baylor/Redeemer Pres. friend of mine is blogging about her experiences as a female PhD student (sociology) spending the summer in Saudi Arabia. It’s really interesting reading, you should check it out.

The official Tab Mix Plus extension doesn’t work with Firefox 3 yet. Boo! But this developer’s build does. Yay! I missed it.

David Edelstein on Sydney Pollack, who died last weekend. Lots of other good obits around, I just liked this one.

The schedule for the Bonnaroo Music Festival is posted. Good stuff: Vampire Weekend, Tegan & Sara, Raconteurs, Rilo Kiley, Broken Social Scene, Swell Season, Cat Power, Sigur Rós, Death Cab, many others.

Check out this great collection of film title sequences. Just like trailers, the titles are sometimes better than the film itself.

Variety reports that Ellen Page is to star in an upcoming Jane Eyre adaptation. I’m glad Page is looking at more varied roles, but I’m not sure I can see her as Jane.

Just got back into Songkick, which scans your music library and then tells you when your favorite artists are on tour. Already found too many in LA for me to afford!