February 2012
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Lyrics to a Misogynistic Electropop Ballad
Dorothy, you remember everything: How I angered you that Spring And I didn’t know at all.
I loved you, can’t you see? Though it couldn’t ever be. I wanted to you to see, I know your name is Sarah. And though I know it might seem crass, When we were fucking in the ass, The thought occurred to me.
God damn it, don’t you see? It was never meant to be. I’ve had too much...
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“On my return home, when the chain on the bathroom door proved hard to fasten,...”
– Walter Benjamin, “Main Features of My Second Impression of Hashish (Written January 15, 1928, at 3:30 P.M.)”
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Square Things That I Do Now, Which I Didn't Do...
Go to bed at 10.
Wake up early (sometimes before 7!).
Exercise.
Subscribe to The New York Review of Books.
Appreciate white wine.
Eat meals at regular times.
Wash dishes immediately after using them.
Make the bed every morning.
Monitor my coffee intake.
Have seen every episode of The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills.
Have seen many episodes of other incarnations of The Real...
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Beards stopped being cool yesterday, when I got rid of mine.
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Notes on Gossip Girl: A One Act Play In The Form...
A: i’m watching gossip girl
it’s gotten so terrible
in this episode, there is an evil french priest
who looks like an abercrombie and fitch model
L: ew
A: yeah, it’s the worst plotting i’ve seen in a long time
not to mention acting, character development, etc.
all rufus does now is look at his ipad on the couch and chuckle like a
moron
seriously
he has...
January 2012
33 posts
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“Now I am in front of a rock. It splits. No, it is no longer split. It is as...”
– Henri Michaux, Miserable Miracle (1956)
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Proposed Musical Collaborations
andrew w.k.d. lang
Steve Winwoody Guthrie
Etta James Blake
Elliott & The Smiths
Elton John Coltrane
George Michael McDonald
Howlin’ Wolf Parade
Jon Brion Eno
(Nick) Drake
Method Man Man
Jay-Z.Z. Top
Beach Boyz II Men
Krisstopher Kross
Megadeth Cab for Cutie
Janet Jackson Browne
Weird Al Green
Lil Wayne Newton
Neil Young Jeezy
Ludachris Isaak
Neon Indian Jewelry
Bonnie...
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Richard Beck, "5.4" →
This article has had a lot of attention paid to it recently, and I finally read it today while sitting in the waiting room of a medical clinic in St. Paul. I liked a few things about it, while I found others quite bothersome.
As a sort of cultural history, I think it’s really interesting if for no other reason because it confirms my thesis that Radiohead’s Kid A is the end of the...
"I am a living male turtleneck. You are an art... →
“Elle ne savait pas combien elle était vertueuse dans le crime qu’elle se...”
– Voltaire, L’Ingénu (1767)
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The More Oddly Specific Film & Television...
British Detective TV Dramas
Critically-acclaimed Gritty Independent Movies
Dramas Featuring a Strong Female Lead
Mind-bending Foreign Movies
Witty TV Comedies
Quirky French-Language Comedies
Dark Social Issue Dramas about Marriage
Classic TV Shows from the 1960s
Violent Crime Movies based on contemporary literature
Understated Suspenseful Psychological Movies
Cerebral Movies
...
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“Bobby went down in a tub of Dom Pérignon. Bobby Keys, so the story goes, is the...”
– Keith Richards, Life (2010)
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“The truth is that Mozart, Pascal, Boolean algebra, Shakespeare, parliamentary...”
– Susan Sontag, “What’s Happening in America” (1966)
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“dear tom
have i ever told you that i
think your name ought to be
bill. it...”
– Bob Dylan, Tarantula (1966)
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Today I Am Going To Watch As Many Of The Following...
13 Most Beautiful…, dir. Andy Warhol (2009)
Cocksucker Blues, dir. Robert Frank (1972)
Meetin’ WA, dir. Jean-Luc Godard (1986)
La Chinoise, dir. Jean-Luc Godard (1967)
Don’t Look Back, dir. D.A. Pennebaker (1967)
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Things To Purchase When I Get Paid Tomorrow
A cup of coffee, around 10 AM
An ink cartridge for my printer
Pens or pencils (I haven’t decided yet)
A notebook
The Function of the Orgasm, by Wilhelm Reich
Alcohol
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tumblrbot asked: WHAT IS YOUR FAVORITE INANIMATE OBJECT?
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To My Knowledge, I Have Only Seen Between Two And...
Yesterday, I decided to make a list of my ten favorite films of 2011. I thought about it for a while, and then realized that I couldn’t. These are the only films released in 2011 which I have seen (in no particular order):
Midnight in Paris, dir. Woody Allen
Weekend, dir. Andrew Haigh
The Trip, dir. Michael Winterbottom
Meek’s Cutoff, dir. Kelly Reichardt
Cave of Forgotten...
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I Want One Of These →
The OP-1.
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A Response To My Previous Post
My friend Chris Maroulakos notes:
This is the cover of the remastered Abbey Road: http://www.albumartexchange.com/gallery/images/public/be/beatle-abbeyr_24.jpg. As you can see, it’s the same picture (bare feet and all) as on the classic album. The picture you have on your iPhone must be an outtake, not the actual cover.
Chris is indeed correct: the photograph I earlier identified as the cover...
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December 2011
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Fredric Jameson, "Realism and Utopia in The Wire" →
I’m not always in agreement with Fred, but I really enjoyed this essay. At the very least, it helped me to further understand Frank Sobotka, who I’ve always seen as a sort of postmodern Willy Loman. I’m not sure where Jameson is going with the “post-racial” bit (that, in fact, makes me a little nervous), but aside from that, there are quite a few interesting ideas...
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An Editorial Closed Caption In The Title Sequence
“(stirring orchestral music)”
— Band of Brothers, Episode 5: “Crossroads”