January 2010
“This Will Be Our Year” by The...
December 2009
“Maps” by Yeah Yeah Yeahs
Wait. They...
“Maps” by Yeah Yeah Yeahs...
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“A similar exoticism is casting its spell over the style world of late, as...”
– “Suddenly, Africa is Everywhere,” from NYT
“Exoticism casting its spell!”
“Far away drumbeat!”
There is so much to say about this article, but I don’t know where to begin. I am conflicted, going back and forth between “Aargh!” and...
On the "Plight" of the Single Black Educated...
You are going to die alone! You will never be married! You will keep looking and find no one! You are doomed! The more education you get, the less likely you’ll end up with anyone! You should be thinking about this, constantly, even though you are only 22! You are too picky and should aim lower! Successful Black men don’t want you! Successful white men don’t want you! Successful...
“Cold Pillow” by Theophilus London
I...
“A heaven that contains people like you is not a heaven I have any interest in...”
– A comment I received last night
Out of all the things I’ve written, I’m surprised that posting links to articles about liquor in the New York Times would illicit such a response.
“J.Doe” by Joy Orbison
Music I listen...
Liquor in the New York Times
On Bénédictine, “celebrating” its 500th anniversary in 2010: “We don’t always need to reach for the newest, shiniest, flashiest-labeled product on the shelf. Shiny and new aren’t always better.”
On cheap, good champagnes: “If you can afford to spend $30 to $40 a bottle on Champagne, more or less the entry-level price nowadays, you may find yourself with some seriously good...
On executing perfect "BlogBait":
Here’s how it works: take two disparate things that have nothing to do with each other (it helps if one of these things is controversial and political), find essentially irrelevant similarities between them, make a bold, provocative assertion about those two things, stretch out this flimsy premise over several supporting paragraphs, sprinkle on a little cynicism from a website looking for...
Below is information on my latest post for...
“This is the day” by The The
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“Dancing With Friends” by Julianna...
"They always made me feel really uncomfortable, as... →
Some end of the decade thoughts, by me, for Brooklyn Radio.
“Unlike others forms of media, books remain to be so different from one another –...”
– my dear friend Hafsa Arain
"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, because he obviously didn’t listen when I told him what type of music I was most familiar with, and he soon realized this and then he changed the subject.
One time, a man said, “I’ve always wanted to date a…” and then he didn’t complete his sentence, and so I asked, “Date a what?” and then he changed...
"Ultimately, Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer is a... →
Rudolph and communism? Dentistry and homosexuality? My friend Colleen on the claymation Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer.
“You can probably sort out for yourself many of the ways in which constantly...”
– (via a grammar)
This is something that’s always bothered me, but I’ve never been able to articulate it in a way that at all makes sense or doesn’t sound “reactionary.”
“Just Be Good to Me” by The SOS Band
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“She Dressed in Her Best” by Joy...
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Check out Rachel Antonoff’s homage to the “Top That” scene in Teen Witch, featuring Antonoff and Alia Shawkat from Arrested Development. So much awesome going on in this clip.
Less a homage and more of a scene-by-scene recreation, only this time, with Rachel Antonoff’s clothes complimenting the scene.
(via gotagirlcrush//Teen Vogue)
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TOPS!: Albums of 2009
Favorite Album of 2009: Actor by St. Vincent One thought:A cinematic synecdoche. Key songs: “Actor Out of Work” and “Just the Same but Brand New”
Most Underrated Album of 2009: Here We Go Magic s/t One thought: A triumph in loops Key songs:“Tunnlevision” and “Fangela”
THE REST OF MY TOP TEN FAVORITES:
Post-Nothingby Japandroids One...
What English Sounds Like To Foreigners →
Even though I knew the context of the song, the first thing I thought was, “God! I hate listening to music through my laptop speakers. I can never understand what they’re saying.” And then I leaned in and tried to read his lips, even though I knew it was not English, simply because it sounded so much like English (well, a good early funk track written in English).
(via...
“The Old Graveyard” by Gigi (featuring...
“In my imagination, these women possess everything tangible and intangible that I...”
– Arianna, on the phenomenon known as “Cute Rich Girls” in her essay, “The Anthropology of Anthropologie”
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“Toxic” by Britney Spears
Songs of...
The making of "Is It All Over My Face?" →
“Is It All Over My Face?” by Loose Joints (male vocal)
“Is It All Over My Face?” by Loose Joints (female vocal)
Highlights include:
Arthur and D’Acquisto resolved to enhance the energy levels still further by recording the basic tracks on the night of a full moon, which according to many pre-industrial cultures, is a time of celestial energy, productivity, and...
TOPS! Songs of 2009
My TOP TWENTY List:
“Candy Girl (demo)” by Trailer Trash Tracy’s
“Just the Same but Brand New” by St. Vincent
“Time” by O’Spada
“Feel it All Around” by Washed Out
“Stillness is the Move” by Dirty Projectors
“The Reeling” by Passion Pit
“Sheila” by Atlas Sound
“1901” by Phoenix
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