An Assortment of Things
Someone, please give John Waters a Lifetime Achievement Award for Best Mustache Ever.
Also, I just found out that VH1 is doing this Rock Autism thing. Look, that’s a fantastic cause and I’m all for it, but people, not everything is rockable. Stop demeaning whatever issue you’re attempting to address.
Now listening to:
Now reading:
//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
Dianetics!“Is it possible to discover my purpose in life? See page 49!”
To The Wednesday Night Bartender at Barcade“That’s the taste I wanted! In my mouth!”
We’re Pining For Some Plain Spoken PoliticsOne of the most common refrains in American political discourse is that the older you get and the more money you make, the more conservative you become. Well, this hasn’t worked out so well for us because of our irritating adherance to rational social politics, but lately, we’re starting to hear the siren call just [...]
Belief Means SomethingIf you’re in the Los Angeles area, tickets are still available for tonight’s discussion on “Religion, Politics, and the End of the World.” It is framed as a debate between our friend Sam Harris, and former New York Times Middle East bureau chief and Harvard Divinity School graduate Chris Hedges, but we’re hopeful the result [...]
Stupidity Still Reigns in Cari LandI had a primo opportunity to chat with a guy and instead I just kept walking. And yesterday, I could have shown interest on an escalator and blew it. Honestly, I panic. A little, mini, teeny tiny, makes dust particles look huge, quark-sized panic attack. I’m walking around fine and confident and happy and then [...]
