Democratic Fervor
Barack 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 poorly, he’s right. People are bitter. As for Clinton, this is just another example of how things have gone throughout this campaign; She takes the low road and perpetuates politics-as-usual, and he takes the high road:
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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 [...]
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A Musical InterludeWhile the democrats characteristically bump into walls endeavoring to fuck up a sure thing, and the republicans marinate in what it feels like a lame duck, how’s about a quick change of subject. Check out the new El Ten Eleven video: EL TEN ELEVEN “HOT CAKES” from the album////EVERY DIRECTION IS NORTH director////ADAM HAUCK cinematographer////NATHAN [...]
We’re Ready for the World to EndSo as of this writing, the first few gay couples in Los Angeles and San Francisco are counting down the last butterflies-in-the-stomach minutes before they officially tie the knot and start rocking out some marital bliss. But before the moment of truth, I wanted to go on record with a preemptive ”I told you so” before the [...]
Prufrock Meets the Strenuous Briefness“You’ve written your muscular love poem to a muscular painter.”
A Modest Proposal“If the apparent tenets of the KKK (and most of the others) these days, is to keep their activities quiet and to themselves, why the fuck does Jerry Springer get first dibs whenever these folks can get their laundry clean enough to venture into public?”
The Mugging“It happened so quickly: the choke hold, his heart pounding, the feeling of unreality. Still, if he was objectively watching the events unfolding, he was also subjectively terrified.”
