Staff Picks May 9-15

Want to hear what we're listening to? Check out the Staff Picks Playlist!

Jaime E. Galvan, 29, City Editor

Watching: "Iron Man"

TV: "House, M.D."

Listening:

1. "War On War" Wilco

2. "The Long Cut" Uncle Tupelo

3. "Unspirited" Guided By Voices

4. "Rollerskate Skinney" Old 97s

5. "It's All In My Mind" Teenage Fanclub

Podcasting: The Sci-Fi Observer

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Jamie Chase, 26, Scoop Designer

Watching: "The Princess Bride" on DVD

Reading: "Garden Spells" by Sarah Addison Allen Listening:

1. "I Love Myself Today" Bif Naked

2. "Be Yourself" Rockstar Supernova

3. "Over You" Daughtry

4. "Cup of Coffee" Garbage

5. "Phantom Limb" The Shins

Podcasting: A Way With Words

Rachel Benavides, Editor

Watching: Too many chick flicks. "Made of Honor" and "The Other Boelyn Girl"

Reading: Texas Monthly

TV: Barbara Walters, doing the talk show circuit.

Listening:

1. "Hallelujah" Jeff Buckley

2. "Si No Te Hubieras Ido" Marco Antonio Solis

3. "You Give Me Something" James Morrison

4. "I Wish You Love" Rachael Yamagata

5. "Any Way You Want Me" Elvis Presley

Playing: Literati on YahooGames

Ryan Henry, 30, News Director

Watching: "Iron Man"

Reading: "Best American Science Writing 2006," edited by Atul Gawande

TV: "Robot Chicken"

Listening:

1. "Last Nite" The Strokes

2. "Water" PJ Harvey

3. "Shoot Your Gun" 22-20s

4. "Not My Idea" Garbage

5. "Beautifully Broken" Gov't Mule

Podcasting: The Onion Radio News at www.theonion.com/content/feeds/radionews

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