Sun, Apr 29th, 2007
Last night, we saw Darren Aronofsky’s The Fountain, a story set across three different historical periods (including one that is best described as “mystical”), forming a complex yet devastating tale of love and devotion. I should say upfront that Aronofsky is my favorite director by a long shot; his previous films, Pi and Requiem for […]
Sat, Apr 28th, 2007
Well, you have to blame somebody, and of course, the devil is as good as anyone else. A Utah Republican has introduced a formal resolution at the state’s Republican party convention to argue that immigration is part of Satan’s plan to destroy America. Satan, though, is apparently very busy these days. Not only is he […]
Thu, Apr 26th, 2007
Apparently, being Middle Eastern and taking out the recycling in rural Pennsyltuckyvania makes you a terrorist.1 And with the kinds of things Giuliani is saying these days, it is starting to feel like the Fall of 2001 all over again.
This produces some pretty funny potential slogans, like “Working for the Earth is working for the […]
Thu, Apr 26th, 2007
Newsweek this week writes about the new trend of hipster clubs opening their doors for kids and parents:
Adult venues like World Café Live in Philadelphia, 12 Galaxies in San Francisco or Schubas in Chicago are opening their doors on weekend afternoons to welcome children under 8. Baby Loves Disco, now in 18 cities across America, […]
Wed, Apr 25th, 2007
One thing that I think will come of the massacre at Virginia Tech is probably increased surveillance of students, under the guise of “security” for our “children.”1 This, of course, will be in addition to the already excessive pseudo-parental oversight that most schools exercise, and which most students seem more or less content with. I’ve […]
Wed, Apr 25th, 2007
Freedom to Discuss Virginia Tech?
this is an absurd case in which this professor’s academic freedom is clearly being violated. I hope this doesn’t signal the beginning of a nasty trend.
Mon, Apr 23rd, 2007
I know it is getting warm again when I put bodyglide on my nipples.1
(to clarify: I use this stuff for running.)
This isn’t as kinky as it sounds. [↩]
Mon, Apr 23rd, 2007
Though I’m constantly floored that anyone would ever want to willingly listen to my voice, as many of you know, I’m the co-host of a weekly podcast. I very much enjoy doing the show, and over time, I’ve met some wonderful people1, learned the basics of audio recording and post-production, and though it may not […]
Fri, Apr 20th, 2007
The Knife
Silent Shout
When J & I went to Invisible NYC back in March to get some tattoo work done, the Knife was on heavy rotation, and I got into it, but it took a little while to really grow on me. The main vocals are sort of Bjork-ish at times, and maybe kind of like […]
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