January 2011
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I don't get it.
What is the point of all of these “like” and “reblog” spammers?
“Who would have guessed that the Wolf/Bear/Deer of 2010 would be...”
– Carl Wilson, in the Music Club. [Slate]
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“If LPs can be lessons for living, then Contra and The Suburbs reveal the...”
– Eric Harvey, “Reveling In Social Anxiety with Arcade Fire and Vampire Weekend” [Village Voice].It’s Pazz and Jop time, again.
“I was in the tower and heard the very rare call of “commander in chief on...”
– Darwin, in an interview with Trent Moorman, talking about his time in the Navy and DJing secret raves in the bowels of the USS Abraham Lincoln during the early years of the (most recent) Iraq War, Shock and Awe edition. I’m not sure how much of this interview is real, but it’s amazing...
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Taste Has Never Met Shame: I Love You, Conor... →
Ben Dolnick, on the cilantro of indie rock. Even as I start to feel my inner taste/reason gearing up for battle, I realize that there’s some great progress in the fact that beyond morbid ironic curiosity I barely considered going to the Dashboard Confessional (reunion?) show tomorrow with the Get Up Kids.
“So why do you encourage these people? Because now she’s had this success,...”
– Bill Murray, presenting Sofia Coppola with the the National Board of Review Award for Special Filmmaking Achievement for writing, producing, and directing Somewhere. [Vulture]. Amid some admittedly less amazing awardees, Wes Anderson won this prize last year for Fantastic Mr. Fox and Kenneth...
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“the National Weather Service said an unusual nationwide occurrence had taken...”
– Can we get someone on the case of dragging some snow into Florida? [NYTimes.com]
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“Jamie wouldn’t mind you knowing that he is, in fact, Sid,” Mr. Elsley said, “and...”
– Bryan Elsley, indirectly explaining why series one and two of Skins was the best. I had no idea that the show was created by a father and teenaged son team, but that makes certain plot twists all the more poignant. (“‘Skins’ on MTV Will Soon Have Its Debut” [NYTimes.com])
List of common misconceptions [Wikipedia] →
samantham:
It makes me happier than I can say to find out that this exists.
After years of tireless research, Samantha has found the best Wikipedia entry.