Come for the Hipsters, Stay for the Charm
Upon arriving at West LA’s ever-so-popular Grove mall for an innocent trip to their Apple Store, I was quickly confronted with the following evidence that civil society has taken yet another dark turn:
Seriously, we’re usually the last one’s to talk about what’s appropriate in a “family” environment, but this ruffles even our flawed sense of decorum.
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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
MENSA Thinks I’m Stupid“…I don’t need MENSA to know that I’m smart.”
Home Is Where the Emo IsEveryone sitting here saw this flyer and thought to themselves: “I am a hipster and I want to buy a house.” Needless to say, the sign made me do a double take and cheered me up immensely.
E-mail to My Grandmother“Please note this marks the first and last instance of my using the phrase “modern rock band”. “
SickoUse your new iPhone to find a local theater where you can go see Sicko (you can also use the newspaper…we’re told they have movie listings as well). This is an important film about an imminently important issue. Whether you’re a republican, a democrat, or whatever ticket Pat Buchanon ran on the last time around, [...]
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.”
I’m reading your blog on my iPhone, which I did not buy at the grove but very well could have shut up and done so.