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One more thing. “Holiday” by Madonna

Jul 29th

Going on vacation. Back in a couple of days. xo Britt

Jul 29th

In Which Summer Music Is Short Sweet And...

Jul 29th

Another Tumblr I am obsessed with: Boy in Love. A...

Jul 29th

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Oh God. This song. THIS SONG! Ugh, so good. So sensual, so seductive. This song is glitter and...

Jul 29th

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mvmvmv: Heartsrevolution - C.Y.O.A! If you can, see them live.

Jul 29th

New favorite tumblr: MVMVMV. Lots and lots...

Jul 29th

Thanks Colleen!

Jul 29th

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The Take Away Show BRAND NEW featuring Lykke Li and El Perro del Mar performing “Dance Dance...

Jul 28th

Are you hungry?

Jul 28th

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“Denise, Denise” by Blondie (Randy and the Rainbows Cover) This song is summer...

Jul 28th

So many LOL moments.

Jul 28th

Dear Carles from Hipster Runoff: I know you...

Jul 28th

puthiminpumps: Vincent Lacrocq

Jul 28th

The Romy & Michele muxtape

Jul 28th

Nikki, on the left, recently moved back home to Michigan....

Jul 28th

FUCK. MY WALLET WAS STOLEN. I started...

Jul 27th

mathewparkin: Karl Lagerfeld I actually gasped. I...

Jul 27th

My mother gets it...

While moving out of the apartment today
Mom: Who is this?
Me: Huh?
Mom: Who's singing?
Me: Sam Sparro.
(long pause)
Mom: Burn this for me.
Me: What?
Mom: Isn't that what it's called? Burning? Do that thing you do on the computer and make me a copy.

Jul 27th

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I don’t know, my BFFs Gin Blossoms? “Til I Hear it From You” by Gin Blossoms ...

Jul 27th

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planettampon: Disorder by Joy Division. I could listen to this song on repeat for weeks. One of...

Jul 27th

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homeofthevain: Gang Gang Dance, Nicoman (RAWWAR, 2007)

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jfabulosity: I love this scene from 10 Things I Hate About You. I’m a sucker for teen comedies and...

Jul 27th

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Jul 26th

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“Slayer” by Giant Drag I’ve come back to Hearts and Unicorns because: 1....

Jul 26th

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grayandgreen: Giant Drag’s cover of “God Only Knows” from their demo.

Jul 26th

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madeinthedark: A Certain Ratio - Shack Up Oh, those first inklings of no wave music get me...

Jul 26th

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Benny wore a spaghetti strap liberty print dress with black combat boots and a messenger bag while...

Jul 26th

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“You Are Full of Shit (Check Out My Sweet Riffs)” by Giant Drag Those riffs are beyond...

Jul 25th

And I didn’t really like Takka Takka’s new...

Jul 25th

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theoisjonesing: Gnarls Barkley - Who’s Gonna Save My Soul [UNCENSORED] (HQ) (Official Video) (via...

Jul 25th

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toomuchawesome: bunkercomplex: Tom Tom Club - “Genius of Love” This came up on shuffle last...

Jul 25th

So… I have every issue of NYLON from 2006 -2008, with...

Jul 25th

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And then Cher finally got together with Josh and we all sighed a collective relief for her...

Jul 25th

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afemme: i wish i had this movie on dvd. it’s sooooo good. True story: My sister and I imagined and...

Jul 25th

“He had this look on his face, and I felt very small, and...”
— “Psychocandy,” a...

Jul 25th

Congratulations, Moe.

Jul 25th

Someone I went to high school with just...

We’re still in college. In other relationship news, that cute guy who works at Argo totally...

Jul 25th

VV + Hotel + Jack White (via the Vagabond Set)

Jul 25th

“World music” has never been much more than a marketing term,...”
— Chicago Reader | It’s All...

Jul 25th

(via mathewparkin) There’s something about this...

Jul 25th

“Maybe that is because I have only really engaged in bareback...”
— This is the type of thing that...

Jul 24th

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forwhenifeellikesharing: Ida Corr - “Let Me Think About It” You haven’t been to a gay bar if...

Jul 24th

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So I haven’t seen The Dark Knight yet and I’ve somehow done a great job at avoiding...

Jul 24th

“Stop throwin’ my pain skittles at them city chickens!”
— Mindy. This is how she talks...

Jul 24th

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And then this came on my iPod while waiting for the train and the following conversation occurred: ...

Jul 24th

homeofthevain: “Hey hey my my” (detail)

Jul 24th

I'm so excited, I'm so excited, I'm...

jessicacoen: Sometimes a book deal comes along that you never knew you were waiting for, but, once...

Jul 24th

(Xiu Xiu and High Places) One Two Xiu Xiu, the disposable...

Jul 24th

Starfucker (dreamy hipster pop, electronics) with Sexton...

Jul 24th

This reminds me of the David Byrne song “In the...

Jul 24th

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toomuchawesome: Le Tigre - “Deceptacon” Never gets old. Brilliant.

Jul 23rd

“You know what? You’re an individual, and that makes people...”
— Harriet the Spy (via...

Jul 23rd

Gen-Y and the Colorblind Lie

Jul 23rd

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“Personally, I’m OK with Black Kids — they’re a decently fun...”
— The Guide: Los Angeles Times...

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I randomly put my iPod on shuffle today and this song came on and I actually jumped (jumped!) while...

Jul 23rd

“Things will get better as you get older. Not your looks,...”
— I’m Really Ugly. Should I Kill...

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Tumblr MP3 Player by Dan Kantor

Jul 23rd

grayandgreen: aemmea: this is an iconic photo. you look at...

Jul 22nd

“Why can’t they just try harder to fit in, instead of...”
— HIPSTER RUNOFF: The Future of...

Jul 22nd

So, unfortunately, I had mixed thoughts on the new CSS...

Jul 22nd

(via secondgradefresh) Sexy. I’ll be the popsicle.

Jul 22nd

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planettampon: Brittany posted about The Golden Filter the other day and OMG, obsessed already. But...

Jul 22nd

I just spent the past hour...

removing the tags from photos of myself on Facebook. I think there’s less than 500 now, which...

Jul 22nd

Does the Yuengling Beer Company Condone Hate...

Jul 22nd

(via extrafirmhold) This movie brings such immense joy.

Jul 22nd

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sexartandpolitics: ill doctrine: How To Tell People They Sound Racist Everything I’ve ever...

Jul 22nd

Spotted on the Sarorialist. Maybe my most favorite outfit...

Jul 22nd

(via toomuchawesome) That is the most vile thing I’ve...

Jul 22nd

TV on the Radio Announce Latest Album...

Jul 21st

Hercules and Love Affair: ST (My review for ALARM in case...

Jul 21st

Cut Copy & The Presets Announce Joint Headline Tour...

Jul 21st

Pitchfork's Overlooked Albums of 2008 (So...

Jul 21st

STEVIE KOTEY’S ITALO DISCO MIX Read more about this...

Jul 21st

Because I missed the Printer’s Row Book Fair, and...

Jul 21st

“Their arrival was just in time for the show-stealer of the...”
— Venus Zine, “The aliens land...

Jul 21st

Pitchfork

My friend Kristen and I met up with Arianna at Pitchfork yesterday. My +/- assessment: + No Age...

Jul 21st

“Remember there was that brand of ‘pretty girls’...”
— HIPSTER RUNOFF: Product...

Jul 21st

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“Loving You” by Minnie Ripperton (Matthew !WOWOW! aka Matthew Stone remix) Only...

Jul 20th

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Jul 20th

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Susie Bubble created an introduction video of herself for her recent trip to Brazil, where her blog...

Jul 20th

In other news: I’m beyond officially obsessed. Beyond...

Jul 20th

Sniff Sniff Sniff. Q: Who still likes to...

A: Pseudo-hipster girls in the handicapped stall of Sonotheque. People! Please! Stop that shit!

Jul 20th

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Jul 20th

Spotted on Altamira NYC Too many layers.

Jul 19th

“Or maybe, you just hate me, and I understand why, and no, I...”
— Glamabella - Journ - Mosquito...

Jul 19th

Spotted on the Satorialist. So fresh and so clean clean.

Jul 19th

Objectifying Male Indie Musicians

The goal for tomorrow is to, of course, stalk Ezra from Vampire Weekend. I will embark on this...

Jul 19th

“I’m just searching for authentic authenticity.”
— HIPSTER RUNOFF: MTV is...

Jul 19th

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So, the Golden Filter are trying to be secretive like Little Boots circa February of this year. ...

Jul 18th

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Jul 18th

Au Revoir, New York ‘Literary’ Scene!

Jul 18th

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Marvel as Victoria Legrand and Alex Scally hold a festival audience captive with their unique...

Jul 17th

ALARM’s 2008 Pitchform Music Festival Preview I wrote...

Jul 17th

I reviewed the new Icy Demons record for ALARM. A snippet: ...

Jul 17th

buyhercandy: The Kills (by Ben Corrigan)

Jul 17th

In Which She Is One With The Image and The...

Jul 17th

buyhercandy: The Kills (by Ben Corrigan)

Jul 17th

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XLR8R TV Episode 16: No Age (via XLR8RTV) You thought punk was dead? Let bands like L.A.’s No...

Jul 17th

Jul 17th

In Which We Discuss All The Times We Cried

Jul 17th

“N e ways, we lost the battle, and like s00 many people died...”
— HIPSTER RUNOFF: My General Led...

Jul 17th

No Age has a blog. At my internship today, I actually...

Jul 17th

Pre-ordered New York City by Brazilian Girls

Jul 17th

whateverlolawants: skinny boy + bike = love. (request)

Jul 17th

You cannot fit a blue leather jacket into a snakeskin...

Jul 17th

Holy shit! I know someone on Project...

Jul 17th

If you don’t have anything nice to say, don’t say anything at all. If you don’t...

Jul 16th

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I don’t know what happened to all of my text. Someone doesn’t like me… ...

Jul 16th

somethingchanged: Jarvis Cocker (via Phil Sharp.)

Jul 16th

ohcarlos: Stills from La Frontiere de L’aube, the latest...

Jul 16th

Pitchforkin'

Highlighted in bold is where I’ll be. Satruday 1:30 p.m. Jay Reatard (A) 2:00 p.m. Caribou...

Jul 15th

“The reality is this: for many people, particularly for...”
— Mills in response to my...

Jul 15th

You know what?

I’m sick of people telling me that I shouldn’t be offended by the New Yorker cover. ...

Jul 15th

Jul 15th

Yes. That Tocarra has her own spread. And she looks...

Jul 15th

From the photo spread, “There’s Only One...

Jul 15th

The underlying subtext seems to be about the meaning of...

Jul 15th

“Is it a gimmick? Yes. But the fact remains that flipping...”
— Italian Vogue ‘s...

Jul 15th

Just purchased the vintage dress of my...

Jul 15th

Spotted on the Face Hunter. It works, it works, it...

Jul 15th

“What happened to men? Is that the badge of honor now, to...”
— miss havisham’s...

Jul 15th

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“Scratch the Surface” by Peter Brewis (formerly of Field Music, currently of The Week...

Jul 15th

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CSS - Left Behind - Official Video (via csstv) Not going to lie, this freaks me out…a lot.

Jul 15th

Single, young female steps out of the...

On the one hand, I am single, alone and left to my own thoughts and own devices. On the other hand,...

Jul 15th

Me and Argo Tea

But, yes he was there and the whole time I kept on thinking, “You will never stop being cute....

Jul 15th

(via mathewparkin) This film means so much to me. I...

Jul 15th

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Jul 14th

the new air france EP

Jul 14th

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faggotry: Miami is camp Faggotry has done an EXCELLENT...

Jul 13th

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Last night, we all stayed in and played porching. After a couple of hours, we went back inside and...

Jul 13th

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Jul 13th

Sometimes, Nylon hits it out of the park.

Jul 12th

Little Boots I remember when I first heard “Stuck on...

Jul 12th

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“You Know What I Would Do” by Matthew Dear (from Junior Boys’ Body Language Six...

Jul 12th

“I think what’s making people like me tense is the...”
— Chicago Reader | Running Out...

Jul 12th

“We’ve been treating retro movements like we’ve been treating...”
— Chicago Reader | Running Out...

Jul 12th

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Jul 12th

The TOC Blog: A cure for the summertime group...

Jul 12th

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planettampon: NIKI is going to hate me for posting this song, considering he posted it a few weeks...

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My upstairs neighbors go through little...

Jul 11th

seagull: Why am I just now hearing about Fleet Foxes? I’m holding everyone I know responsible. ...

Jul 11th

Sequin dresses. Dolly t-shirts. Kanye West Shutter...

Jul 11th

Icy Demons: Breaking the skinny-white-dude indie music mold

Jul 11th

annarchy: Blonde Redhead (via Last.fm) It’s weird to...

Jul 11th

St. Vincent Discovering what defines this indie...

Jul 11th

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Jul 11th

'White Beauty' Has An Ugly Message

Jul 11th

Wade Walker

Jul 11th

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French sex appeal + Morrissey + garage rock = “Love Me” by John et Jehn It was...

Jul 11th

Tastes Are Changing

I’ve always been attracted to skinny hipsterish boys (race never an issue). Even though I used...

Jul 11th

!SPOILER! This hottie will be Betty’s new love...

Jul 11th

mathewparkin: Request Moist.

Jul 11th

toomuchawesome: The good news: The infamous “Balance...

Jul 10th

One of these things is not like the other.

Jul 10th

Although my review won’t be coming out until later...

Jul 10th

whateverlolawants: Mathew! You’re unbelievable. ;)

Jul 10th

In Which Barrett and I re-enact the “Lisa/Screech...

Jul 10th

Spotted on the Sartorialist. Irregular Choice with...

Jul 9th

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“Crittin’ Down to Baba’s” by Icy Demons And now for something completely...

Jul 9th

25% of Americans surveyed read no books in...

Jul 9th

planettampon: I can’t stop thinking about Jamie? ...

Jul 9th

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mathewparkin: planettampon: Electrelane - Bells The last ninety seconds = erection wet...

Jul 9th

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Last week I asked for your input on artists performing at Pitchfork that I didn’t know. One...

Jul 8th

via mathewparkin Jaw. Floor. Drool.

Jul 8th

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JUST SO YOU KNOW! There are a bajillion fake CSS “leaks” rotating around the...

Jul 8th

“I have a dream that one day the coloureds will forgive the...”
— HIPSTER RUNOFF: Martin Luther...

Jul 8th

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planettampon: Paying SIXTY dollars to have the whole 19 episodes in R4 format was so worth it. ...

Jul 8th

“I exist. It is soft, so soft, so slow. And light: it seems...”
— Jean-Paul Sartre (via...

Jul 8th

Brooklyn beat Photographer: Cathrine Westergaard Yea for...

Jul 7th

The Male Privilege Checklist

Jul 7th

missmodular: Fifi Lapin is back and she’s brightening my...

Jul 7th

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avisday: fourfour: “I’m not here to make friends”: A montage

Jul 7th

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Did someone say Lykke Li demos? “Tonight” by Lykke Li Thanks Colleen!

Jul 7th

“I don’t need to convince men that feminism is important,...”
— Kathleen Hanna (via alohanico)

Jul 7th

For my TR debut, I created an “Ishiguro...

Jul 7th

John et Jehn I support sexy French couples who embrace...

Jul 7th

My father absolutely said the WRONG...

Jul 7th

Too Much Tyler? No Such Thing: The Very Best...

Jul 6th

Hook and Line

Jul 6th

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Did someone say MORE new Brazilian Girls? “Losing Myself” by Brazilian Girls Yes,...

Jul 6th

Yes, John Francis Daley, that Sam from Freaks and Geeks ...

Jul 6th

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The Kills at Rough Trade East in store (via DominoRecords) My absolute favorite band ever ever ever...

Jul 6th

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miss-r: US political comment from Ms Lily Allen. She had me at the opening bars of the piano. via...

Jul 6th

Brazilian Girls Did you know that Sabina is the most...

Jul 5th

grayandgreen: Uh… I loved it. Me too! Thanks for...

Jul 5th

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Did someone say new Brazilian Girls? “Good Time” by Brazilian Girls Fun! Happy!...

Jul 5th

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I wanna get in your James Pants! James Pants works just well enough. His music has soul, and funk,...

Jul 5th

James Pants

Jul 5th

Pretty Baby

Jul 5th

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Need further assurance? On “Teen Creeps”, from cool barometer Katie Heath: it feels...

Jul 5th

grayandgreen: Kid Sister is on the cover of URB magazine! ...

Jul 5th

Cute Boys Make Her Nervous She takes pictures of cute boys....

Jul 4th

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Things spotted at Urban Outfitters: Docs plaid shirts liberty print skirts baby doll dresses ...

Jul 4th

“Did you hear? School’s canceled today cause Kurt & Ram...”
— Westerberg high school...

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magoshasblog: I LOOOOOOOOVE MADONNA!!!!!!!! Perfect except for Pharrell. My fav song from Hard...

Jul 3rd

The Pitchfork Guide to Upcoming Releases:...

Jul 3rd

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“Teen Creeps” by No Age This song is so fucking ’90s. I love it. Give me plaid,...

Jul 3rd

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forwhenifeellikesharing: buyhercandy: Cansei de Ser Sexy (CSS) - Left Behind Their new song,...

Jul 3rd

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Jul 3rd

VOTE OR DIE! Need your Pre-Pitchfork...

So, I’m usually good with familiarizing myself with bands at Pitchfork before I actually go if...

Jul 3rd

overit: carolynannahall: The French and their ability to...

Jul 3rd

I wasn't going to blog about this but

grayandgreen: …it’s been happening too frequently to ignore. I’m not talking about “street...

Jul 3rd

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homeofthevain: “Will you restore me? Grace my senses again?” “You Belong” by Hercules...

Jul 3rd

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I forgot how wonderful music videos can be until I saw this one NOT on my computer but on...

Jul 3rd

“The legacy of Say Anything, in which a totally boring guy...”
— Molly Lambert, who is...

Jul 3rd

missmodular: Blueberry Cinnamon Cake. They look beautiful...

Jul 3rd

MTV's Undressed - the free online archive

Jul 2nd

“Anyways, GIRL TALK is here to stay, so we might as well get...”
— HIPSTER RUNOFF: My...

Jul 2nd

Confession: I voted for Hilary in the...

Jul 2nd

“Several people close to me get called names on the street,...”
— JUNK Magazine [the original,...

Jul 2nd

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blousesandtrousers: “Tell The World” by Vivian Girls

Jul 2nd

I haven't seen Wall*E yet but I already...

Jul 2nd

I'm working on an essay entitled, "My...

Jul 2nd

Recommended if you like: Old school funk Chromeo Jamie...

Jul 2nd

I wrote a short (very short) piece on the Watson Twins for...

Jul 1st

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Jul 1st

“I read in a blog that the video for “D.A.N.C.E.’...”
— HIPSTER RUNOFF: Alt Celebs +...

Jul 1st

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toomuchawesome: Kicking and Screaming is one of my favorite movies. Sure, none of these people...

Jul 1st

What are your names? (Meme-ish)

forwhenifeellikesharing: A while ago I got sick of people asking: “What’s your porn name?!” Who...

Jul 1st

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caughtupinsanity: Brazilian Girls - Die Gedanken Sind Frei Everyone should see Brazilian Girls...

Jul 1st

“But then, I’m a man (as far as you—and I—know!), so I get...”
— Choire hits the sudden and...

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