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Series Preview: Boston Red Sox @ Texas Rangers

Yu Darvish’s Two Curves – An Analysis

Baseball’s MVPs

Facebook Allows File Sharing With Rollout Of .Edu-Exclusive “Groups For Schools”

Study: Half Of The Top 100 Blogs Now Use WordPress

Amazon Now Lets You Trade In Your Old CDs In Exchange For Gift Cards

The Ten Austin Startups You Need to Meet @ SXSW

A SXSW Guide: Surviving the Nerdpocalypse

Useful Apps For the SXSW Madness

The 8 Types of People You Meet At SXSW

How Not to Be a Doucebag at SXSW

One of the finest blogs out there for music and literature geeks, Largehearted Boy, has begun compiling 2011 year-end lists. Since this is primarily a music blog, I really only care about the music aggregate, which you can find here. Check it daily from now until they quit, as updates are happening regularly (they compile update posts if you miss a day or two). I also recommend becoming a regular reader of the blog overall, because it’s one of the best out there.

Breaking Bad creator Vince Gilligan has been talking to AV Club this week about Season 4, analyzing the progression of characters and themes on an episode-by-episode basis. They just released the third part of a four-part series, and it’s completely in depth and awesome. The interview is ridden with spoilers; you’ve been warned.

Why Rick Perry Is Headed to the White House (CNN Opinion)

Another Texan For President? (The Atlantic)

Perry Begins to Fill In the Blanks (Washington Post Blog)

Texas Is Bigger Than Rick Perry

Rick Perry Was a Horrible College Student

What to Expect From Rick Perry’s Prayer Festival

Scientific Evidence That Pop Culture Matters (Think Progress)

Back at it: NFL owners, players come together for crucial talks (NFL.Com)

Movie, music strike online copyright pact with ISPs (Politico.Com)

Stop being so sensitive! Burly men become girly men, turning pop music into a wuss-case scenario (NY Daily News) – I have mixed feelings about this one.

Indie Rockers Respond To NY Legalizing Gay Marriage (Stereogum)

Texas to defund Planned Parenthood (Politico)

Radio Hits One: Shinedown’s Marathon of Rock Radio Domination (Village Voice)

The Worst Thing About The New Generation Of “Raunch Pop” Is The Way It Makes Sex Utterly Boring (Village Voice)

Poptimist #39: Continuing Backwards (Pitchfork)