Ernest Hemingway
Was a hunter.
And although he was never a soldier,
he served on the Italian front.
His stories are filled with manly men.
With fears and messy insides housed
uncomplicated in some
clean, well-lighted place.
Unravelling.
You shoot the big game.
You shoot the enemy.
You shot yourself.
I believe in a simple violence.
this is
some of it.
- Charles Bukowski
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Vincent Moon and Arcade Fire Walk Into An Elevator….“[T]he crowd seemed really emotionally engaged with the music.”
Water Water Everywhere…. “Water, water, everywhere,
And all the boards did shrink;
Water, water, everywhere,
Nor any drop to drink.”
- The Rime of the Ancient Mariner
Samuel Taylor Coleridge
An extended version of Bon Iver’s La Blogotheque Take Away Show of “For Emma, Forever Ago” with three versions of the song and some very startled tourists. I think this is one of my favorite things in the whole world. Not just that the song is so beautiful, and is so beautifully sung, but that [...]
So, This Stephen Malkmus-looking Guy Who Went to High School with My Boss Wrote a Children’s BookA man once said, “Childrens do learn.” and I believe childrens should learn to dream big dreams. Even better is to dream arty dreams like a hipster might draw. This hipster author’s name is Dallas Clayton. Although I do not know for sure that Dallas Clayton is a hipster, he looks like this: And, I [...]
Matilde UrrutiaIt isn’t simply that you are loved gloriously, or loved beautifully. But rather that a pitch perfect expression of love for you sounds and sounds, Rises into the very air. Though the love itself may fade, I do not know, The poetry you inspire ascends, ascending Becomes stars and you, who are so loved, Look [...]
//FROM THE ARCHIVES
I Only Feel Old Because of Other PeopleI know I am not the only person who finds Shia LaBeouf cute, but am I the only one who feels like a cougar for saying it? Suddenly I’m old enough to feel a little sleazy about checking out younger men. When did that happen? During an IM exchange with B. the other morning, I [...]
Save the Veggies in Atwater Village!Desperate times call for desperate measures, which in this case, basically meant writing a strongly worded letter.
20 Ways to Reduce Your Carbon FootprintWe’ve heard way too much lately about the seemingly insurmountable environmental problems to which we all contribute every day. It’s enough to make you downright defeatist. It’s enough to make you think we’re all just fucked and there’s nothing to be done. All we can say is that the more we hear about all of [...]
A brief letter of confession from one who has three tenths suicided, to his loving cousin in Des Moines“And, love, we come in droves. I must confront that I, in common with everyone I can call without first dialing ‘one,’ moved to Los Angeles for greed.”
FinallyA presumptive nominee. What a great idea!
