February 2012
51 posts
For guy who’s barely kept up with movies in the last two years, I’ve somehow managed to see five of tonight’s nine best picture nominees (I’d still like to see Tree of Life and Hugo, and couldn’t care less about Warhorse or Extremely Loud). Perhaps since I haven’t been on top of cinema lately, I feel free of cynicism and expectation. I enjoyed all the films I...
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Rocket from the Crypt: Maybelline (from Paint as a...
Braids: Lemonade (from Native Speaker, 2011)
With...
Why We Fight: Embarrassment Rock →
rawkblog:
What I think Abebe is too polite to say here is, “LIKE WHAT YOU LIKE BUT STOP BEING A FUCKING JERK ABOUT IT, EVERYBODY.”
Having to defend everything you enjoy all the time, to everyone, is a really horrific, exhausting way to try to develop a relationship with art, right? Can we start teaching this in 8th grade?
Okay, this too.
“And you’d figure that the more people grew hyper-aware of this— the...”
– Why We Fight: Embarrassment Rock | Features | Pitchfork
Unwittingly, Nitsuh Abebe has taken a microscope to some of the subtext of my thoughts about Dr. Dog from earlier in the week. I felt extremely defensive writing that post. It actually took me many days to write because I was hyper-aware of my...
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delawareareyou:
superchunk - the...
backleftlitz replied to your link: A Dr. Dog Primer
i live in delaware, and almost everyone i meet from around here/PA hates pitchfork solely for their tepid treatment of dr. dog. people LOVE dr. dog around here.
Pitchfork’s reviews are the most baffling! Routinely dismissive, often condescending. Perhaps since I don’t live in the band’s general area (and I am an old man who...
A Dr. Dog Primer →
As expounded upon in my post on Dr. Dog’s new album from earlier today, I think Dr. Dog are a great, underrated band that not enough people have given a fair shake. So with that in mind, I’ve made this Spotify mix as an introduction to the band.
(Alternatively, you could just start by listening to Fate in its entirety. It’s still the best entry point for the band.)
The mix...
Arp: Pastoral Symphony: I. Dominoes II. Infinity...
Tennis: Origins (from Young & Old, 2012)...
Has anyone looked at this list and tried to figure... →
I’m gonna put my money on Bonnie Raitt and Alicia Keys.
It's official.
Just killed my (formerly) main Pretty Goes with Pretty blog. Likewise, just renamed this tumblr Pretty Goes with Pretty. I’m now here 100% of the time, not counting the 50% when I’m on Twitter and the 25% when I’m on Facebook and the 10% when I’m writing about tennis.
Tumblr, I’m with you—I’m all in. I’m all in. Don’t screw it up.
State of My Social Media Feeds, Post-Super Bowl...
Twitter: lots and lots of people riding high horses about possibly fictitious other people who are offended by M.I.A.’s middle finger. No one actually bothered by M.I.A.’s middle finger—a testament to how I curate my twitter feed or an indication of how much of a non-issue this is. One person still tweeting about the game.
Tumblr: one person posting about M.I.A. Everyone else...
“…something new…went to NPR to listen to the new Sharon Van Etten but...”
– In Search Of… - Pretty Goes with Pretty
Help me, I’m bored and want to hear something new.