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//RECENT
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
The Unhappy Dog PoemThere is a dog who is walked near my work. Rotund, like a neck roll, with tiny stubs for legs. Surely the existence of such an animal goes against all laws of nature. Surely this is an abomination in the eyes of god. Surely, I hear Darwin spinning in his grave, some genetic roulette wheel, [...]
Still A Good Movie After Eighteen Years“Basically, if you broke your leg, they would apply a Hello Kitty band-aid and tell you to run along.”
Democratic FervorBarack Obama made a misstep in San Francisco the other day, for sure. But Hillary Clinton’s subsequent sweep across the state, doing shots of Jamisons and mercilessly trying to ingratiate herself to working class Pennsylvania voters with whom she has NOTHING in common is downright laughable. The truth, however, is that while he may have chosen his words [...]
It Sure is One Super TuesdayOf all people, you probably wouldn’t expect Andrew Sullivan to make such an airtight case for Obama, but indeed, he does just that.
Note to EuropeansI did not mean what I said earlier about you guys being assholes. My comment was purely for comedic effect. You know that I like a lot of you, especially the Brits. Really, a whole lot, the Brits.
