January 2012
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“He seals the ethernet port on his own computer to prevent him connecting to the...”
– Jonathan Franzen warns ebooks are corroding values | Books | guardian.co.uk
HEADLINE: Jonathan Franzen moves to U.S. National Radio Quiet Zone and sprays vinegar at chemtrails so he can write his next book.
(Then again, what have I written lately?)
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Used Record Store Bins (A Spotify Playlist) →
I spend a lot of time flipping through used vinyl. When you spend enough time flipping through used vinyl, you start to see the same artists and albums appear over and over. It’s almost as if the used record store is their natural habitat. The Roches, for instance. I’ve ONLY ever seen The Roches in used record stores. And Edgar Winter! There’s a face for the W bin if I ever saw...
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Imaginary FA Cup Draw (Is What We Do With Our...
“It looks like a 9, but it’s got a line so maybe it’s a 6?”
“No, I put the line on top of the 9.”
“And you didn’t put any line on the 6?”
“No, I put a line at the BOTTOM of the 6.”
A beat, then:
“You do realize why this is problematic, don’t you?”
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So I hated "The Descendants."
danielleh:
zzzan:
danielleh:
The entire presidency of (either) George Bush and Alexander Payne’s veiled misogyny have completely one-two punched my capacity to give any shits about rich white guys.
That said, if the entire movie had been about Beau Bridges’ character I would have stayed awake.
(Before I jump into this, you should know that I was deeply affected by this movie. I wouldn’t...
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So I hated "The Descendants."
danielleh:
The entire presidency of (either) George Bush and Alexander Payne’s veiled misogyny have completely one-two punched my capacity to give any shits about rich white guys.
That said, if the entire movie had been about Beau Bridges’ character I would have stayed awake.
(Before I jump into this, you should know that I was deeply affected by this movie. I wouldn’t give it a Best...
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But I was at that Ned's Atomic Dustbin show. →
Getting all worked up over the discovery that I missed out on some bands (Unrest, Swirlies, Verve) when they came through town.
In 1993.
“Mrs. Izzy Stradlin” “Mrs. Zan Stradlin” “Zan +... →
(Never forget. Also, and.)
“I consider the moment in the “Patience” video when he does...”
– John Jeremiah Sullivan, “The Final Comeback of Axl Rose”
(Stayed up late last night reading this. A little bit addicted to Pulphead right now.)
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Personality Crisis
Is this a safe space to talk about the fact that Todd Rundgren’s new album [re]Production might be the most “DAAAAADDDDD, stop emBARrassing me!” album I’ve ever heard, but also happens to contain the most genius spoof/criticism of Lady Gaga (via the New York Dolls)?
(I wanna be someone who counts)
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