Cover of “Islands in the Stream” by Constantines Featuring Feist
You think it’s going to just be this big irony fest, but it’s actually quite pretty.
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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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SantogoldI can’t stop watching this video ever since my brother sent it to me. The visuals are great. I love when they rip the shirt apart…very disturbing and cool.
I Fucking Hate Sex and the City“$40,000 on shoes?”
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 [...]
Movie Watching and Other EndangermentsOne night last year, my friend and his friend (let’s call her…Betty) go out to see a movie, throughout which a group of people talk incessantly and kick the back of their seats. Though dirty looks are leveled at the offending group, the hint is not taken. When the credits roll, Betty turns around in [...]
PresidentHey, so maybe the whole “Bradley Effect” was kinda bullshit.
