Note to Europeans
I 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.
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//RECENT
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 [...]
I Left My Heart in Bon Iver“However, this was one of those shows that blows you quite away and I felt privileged to have gotten to witness it.”
//FROM THE ARCHIVES
It’s Art Or It’s an Ad“…a giant lizard is handing out free vitamin waters.”
Dark Bastard Amber“We have started the New Year with a bang. Explosive revelations, no minor epiphanies. Realizations that slap us naked in 20º weather, with snow raining down on us, making my long hair crunchy and brittle.”
Colbert Melts Down in Tribute to His Idol and Mentor“And I, and my tiny, tiny penis, will not stand for it!” Thanks, Bob!
Dream One“The anxiety dream of the 21st century is no longer taking a test for which you’ve not studied or showing up in your undies. It’s dealing with clueless customer service reps on the phone who endlessly pass you along and put you on hold and accomplish nothing.”
PAPER MagazineIf you leave a magazine around my apartment long enough, I will probably read it. Erica has a subscription to PAPER, and I always read it cover to cover, though with some feelings of ambivalence. There is something vaguely annoying about it and I could never place it until now: PAPER is a magazine for [...]
