What’s the Point?
A perspective we should all hope to remember a little more often. Now I’m going to play some golf.
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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
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.”
Fairytales in Space“How much can eight million dollars really be expected to help you when you’ve got issues no amount of money can cure.”
“Yes, It Is Conceivable That We Could” – Opus MoreschiPlease go to Moveon.org and vote for this 30 second Obama spot that my friend Opus had barely anything to do with. I don’t know what you get if you win but he desperately needs some joy in his life. Plus he always wears a suit and tie for no reason and it’s fucking adorable. [...]
Fried Pork ChopsI try to picture him in Prague, Though I’ve never been there And am not 100 percent sure he has either. I piece together a composite Prague for him To wander in, from random sooty black and white Snapshots, and film stock laced with jumpy lines. I see no future here, only heartache and loss, [...]
The Lovely BonesYou will not find this kind of hardware at Home Depot, though it does require a screwdriver.
