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• Ann at Feministing highlights the recent NY Times profile on Neko Case (badass teenager pics included) and her political side. You can also check out a song off her new album, "People Got a Lot of Nerve" on her label's website.
  
• M.I.A's post-grammy-Valentine's-day baby announcement...via MySpace!
  
• Pitchfork TV has some awesome video of a 21-minute set by Hercules and Love Affair. Check this out if you are into disco, the Talking Heads, Hedwig, or Brooklyn sunsets. Not to spoil it for you, but their closer ("Hercules Theme") is incredible (video after the jump).
• And this one goes out to all the ex-girlfriends in the wurrrrrrrld.....

The debate surrounding abortion often comes down to whether or not people think it should be legal. But what happens when we continue the discussion beyond that point? Check out this video documenting abortion protesters responding to this question: If abortion was illegal, what should be done with the women who have illegal abortions? Give us your thoughts after the jump!

My crushometer started beeping like crazy this morning, and for once was not this guy. Turns out the perp was Aubrey Plaza, who’s sure to appear on many additional love-radars in the upcoming months. Read on for why!

Some days you wake up to the right light coming through the window, that good song with the hand claps and the trombone in your head, and you don’t mind the slush at your feet or the hole (in the crotch) in your pants. Your coffee’s good and things just seem like they’re alright. And then you run into this….

Amanda Palmer (brains behind Dresden Dolls, among other projects), was recently asked by her record label, Roadrunner, to cut scenes from her video "Leeds United," which features (along with a burlesque club, soccer fans, dancing girls) a few shots of Palmer's.....dunh dunh dunnnnh.....exposed, Bowflex-free tummy! Mr. A&R wanted those shots edited, explaining, "I'm a guy, Amanda. I understand what people like." Video and follow-up after jump