Untitled, 1968-1973, polaroid photographs, by Carlo Mollino
Dec 27th
On executing perfect "BlogBait":
Here’s how it works: take two disparate things that have nothing to do with each other (it helps...
Dec 26th
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Below is information on my latest post for tuneage:
St. Vincent - “The Party”
(A Partial List of)...
Dec 24th
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“This is the day” by The The
I’ve always loved how this song is simultaneously...
Dec 24th
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“Dancing With Friends” by Julianna Barwick
It certainly feels as joyous as this song...
Dec 23rd
"They always made me feel really...
Dec 23rd
“Unlike others forms of media, books remain to be so...”
— my dear friend Hafsa Arain
— my dear friend Hafsa Arain
Dec 23rd
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Promotional video for Chicago-based fashion label Saddle Tramps by Erin Frumet and Danny Nelson.
On...
Dec 23rd
"Do you like cream in your coffee?"
One time, a man tried to impress me with his collection of rap records and I felt very whatever,...
Dec 23rd
"Ultimately, Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer...
Dec 23rd
“You can probably sort out for yourself many of the ways in...”
— (via a grammar) This is...
— (via a grammar) This is...
Dec 22nd
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“Just Be Good to Me” by The SOS Band
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Dec 22nd
Illustration for Edgar Allan Poe’s Tales of Mystery...
Dec 22nd
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“She Dressed in Her Best” by Joy Orbison
Beautiful and sumptuous new track - perfect...
Dec 22nd
“Law & Order reruns are important to country folk. It...
Dec 22nd
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Check out Rachel Antonoff’s homage to the “Top That” scene in Teen Witch, featuring Antonoff and...
Dec 21st
“Atlantis Chandelier” by Barlas Baylar for...
Dec 21st
Proximity Magazine #6 will be released this week. This...
Dec 21st
TOPS!: Albums of 2009
Favorite Album of 2009: Actor by St. Vincent One thought:A cinematic synecdoche. Key songs:...
Dec 21st
What English Sounds Like To Foreigners
Dec 20th
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“In the Light of the Miracle” by Arthur Russell
Light, in the light…Living in the...
Dec 20th
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“The Old Graveyard” by Gigi (featuring Karl Blau)
Another great example of taking...
Dec 19th
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“Wedding Dress” (1972) by Pentangle
Dec 19th
From the Men in the Cities series, by Robert Longo
Such...
Dec 19th
Sleigh Bells interviewed for The Moment, the blog for T...
Dec 17th
“In my imagination, these women possess everything tangible...”
— Arianna, on the phenomenon...
— Arianna, on the phenomenon...
Dec 17th
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Dec 17th
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“Catamaran” by Candy Claws
Dreamy, blissed-out pop music. Completely hazy but more...
Dec 16th
Every book, 2009 by Aspen Mays
A series of sculptures and...
Dec 16th
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“Fired Up” by Desktop
I’m glad that there are more people out there obviously...
Dec 16th
A Clean Well-Lighted Place for Books, (2006) by David Lieske
Dec 15th
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“Toxic” by Britney Spears
Songs of the Decade:
If I had to choose, I would always...
Dec 15th
Map of Broken Social Scene. Click picture for a larger...
Dec 15th
The making of "Is It All Over My Face?"
Dec 15th
TOPS! Songs of 2009
My TOP TWENTY List: “Candy Girl (demo)” by Trailer Trash Tracy’s ...
Dec 14th
The Year in Ideas, an annual feature from the New York Times...
Dec 14th
Wall of Fire, Labor Day, 2006 (Cleveland, OH) by Jason...
Dec 14th
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“Mighty Love” by The Spinners
Dec 14th
Last night my uncle died.
He was hit by a car while crossing the street. He worked late that night, overemployed, trying to...
Dec 13th
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Simplicity
Dec 12th
As part of Nicholas Frank’s latest exhibition,...
Dec 11th
My latest post for Dossier is about New York and Chicago...
Dec 11th
Better Than/Worse Than:
Is it worse to be unemployed, underemployed, or over-employed? Is it worse to be unemployed, to...
Dec 11th
George Loi magazine covers for Esquire
Dec 10th
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“We Want War” by These New Puritans
After a two-year wait, Brit outfit These New...
Dec 10th
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“Shampoo Suicide” by Broken Social Scene
Songs of the Decade:
This is my favorite...
Dec 10th
"Toll Free Call"
Mom: (reads Caller ID) Toll Free.Me: Uh-oh.
Mom, on the phone: Hello.
Caller: May I speak to Walter?
Mom: He's not here.
Caller: Well where is he?
Mom: I don't know.
Caller: Why not?
*pause*
Mom: If you don't get off this phone I'm gonna stick my foot through this phone and kick your ass.
*dead line*
Dec 10th
The Invisible Shoe by Andreia Chaves
(via...
Dec 9th
A Washed Out mixed tape for Platform
Dec 9th
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“Soldier of Love” by Sade
Can we take a moment to discuss Sade? The first album in ten...
Dec 9th
Kentucky Fried Chicken, 2009 by Brian Ulrich, from...
Dec 9th
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“All Falls Down” by Kanye West (featuring Syleena Johnson)
Songs of the Decade:
Kanye...
Dec 8th
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“It’s Easy to Fall in Love (With a Guy Like You)” by Martha Reeves and the Vandellas
A large...
Dec 8th
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“Jimmy Mack” (1967) by Martha Reeves and the Vandellas
The trumpet is a seemingly...
Dec 8th
TODAY is the two-year anniversary of...
My first post. Tumblr continues to serve as an interesting experiment in new media. The immediacy...
Dec 8th
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“Just Like We Breakdown” by Hot Chip (DFA Remix)
Songs of the Decade: The first Hot...
Dec 8th
Ray Gun magazine covers. Unremembered nostalgia.
Dec 7th
A couple wearing raccoon coats with a Cadillac, taken on...
Dec 7th
“It is tempting to feel resentful when we don’t see ourselves...”
— Emily Gould, in “What...
— Emily Gould, in “What...
Dec 6th
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“The Real Thing” (1965) by Tina Britt
Things that are right and good.
Dec 6th
The one-year anniversary of Windy City Soul Club is tonight...
Dec 4th
Favorite Albums of the Year: 2009
Here We Go Magic s/t
If...
Dec 4th
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“Tainted Love/Where Did Our Love Go?” by Soft Cell (Gloria Jones/The Supremes cover)
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Dec 4th
Aurel Schmidt on the cover of Tokion
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Dec 3rd
A couple in Bal Musette des Quatre-Saisons, rue de Lappe by...
Dec 3rd
Favorite Albums of the Year: 2009
Actor by St. Vincent
...
Dec 3rd
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“Anjos” by Julianna Harwick
Let it take over you…And then when it’s over,...
Dec 3rd
The Aughts: Trying to Say The Things I...
We talk about nothing, except for when we talk about Something, in which case our conversations only...
Dec 3rd
“Every generation digs a hole and then goes around preaching...”
— (via a grammar)
— (via a grammar)
Dec 3rd
Miss America by Carrie Schneider
Dec 3rd
The RedEye is increasing its circulation from...
Dec 2nd
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“The Glamorous Life” by Sheila E.
It upsets me how underrated Miss Shelia Escovedo is...
Dec 2nd
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“Plays John Cassavetes II” by Ekkehard Ehlers
This is just ridiculously beautiful. I love how it...
Dec 2nd
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“Night Time” by The Xx
The Xx are rather clever at creating songs that lead to...
Dec 2nd
Claudine Khiet
Dec 1st
On the change in seasons:
Have you ever noticed that the number of letters in the name of a month get longer as we progress...
Dec 1st
Cover of Best Coast’s new EP, Make You Mine.
(via...
Dec 1st