June 2015
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Trending
I’ll admit it, I’m kind of addicted to the “trending” column on Facebook’s desktop version. Yes, it’s taken a little of the fun out of “discovering” celebrity deaths, but there is often some helpful or interesting info there. And yet, I am often left wondering, “Why the fuck is this trending?” What I’ve done right […]
My Internet Radio Playlist, 6/30/15
EPISODE #187: STATES The Who — “Happy Jack” [THEME] John Linnell — “The Song of the 50 States” The Bee Gees — “Massachusetts” Kate Jacobs — “Indiana” Frank Zappa — “Montana” The Delta Spirit — “Idaho” Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young — “Ohio” Bruce Springsteen — “Nebraska” James Carr — “Gonna Send You Back to […]
The Wit and Wisdom of Lee Israel, Vol. 4 (2010)
Having obtained a newly uncovered photo of Lee as a little girl (with her brother Edward), I thought it was high time to return to her collected e-mails. Since our last installment, we learned that the extremely funny, talented, and charming Chris O’Dowd has joined the cast with the already announced, amazingly wonderful Julianne Moore in […]
My Internet Radio Playlist, 6/22/15
EPISODE #186: SUMMER 2015 dedicated to Jack Leonard The Who — “Happy Jack” [THEME] The Pixies Three — “Summertime USA” Sam Cooke — “Summertime” Sly & the Family Stone — “Hot Fun in the Summertime” Linda Guilala — “Verano” The School — “Summer’s Here” The Duke & the King — “Summer Morning Rain” Tweedy — […]
My Internet Radio Playlist, 6/16/15
EPISODE #185: CHILDREN The Who — “Happy Jack” [THEME] Brian Wilson — “Little Children” The Smiths — “Suffer Little Children” Blind Willie Johnson — “Mother’s Children Have a Hard Time” Future Bible Heroes — “Keep Your Children in a Coma” Rubber City Rebels — “Child Eaters” Evans the Death — “A Small Child Punched Me […]
What I’ve Been Watching: Edition X
“TV is my friend,” sings Colleen Green, “and it has been with me every day from an early age.” I have initiated legal action against Ms. Green for obviously plagiarizing my life. While I wait for my briefs to be be filed (hey now!), here is my biannual rundown of the new or new-to-me shows […]
Movie Review: A Pigeon Sat on a Branch Reflecting on Existence
4.5 stars out of 5 P.T. Anderson: Sure, I’m a fan. Wes Anderson, of course — huge favorite of mine. But who the hell is Roy Andersson? All I knew was that my friend Cat posted a movie trailer on Facebook and wrote “Amazin’.” She seems to like cool, quality things, so I clicked. I […]
My Internet Radio Playlist, 6/9/15
EPISODE #184: A REAL SHIT SHOW The Who — “Happy Jack” [THEME] Ballboy — “All the Records on the Radio Are Shite” The Minus 5 — “Aw Shit Man” Mudhoney — “Run Shithead Run” Against Me! — “Holy Shit” The Ramones — “Censorshit” Rachael Yamagata — “Bullshit” soundbite from The Wire — “Later for that […]
Movie Review: Love & Mercy
4 stars out of 5 In the mid-1970s, my sister and I had a copy of the Beach Boys’ Endless Summer compilation album. The cover was weird, with these creepy bearded cartoon dudes peeking out from behind leaves, but we loved the music. My second-grade buddy Jeff Anderson was a fan too. Next thing I […]
Movie Review: Aloha
3.5 stars out of 5 Cameron Crowe had a hell of a run early in his directorial career: Say Anything…, Singles, Jerry Maguire, Almost Famous. Since then, he’s still out there trying, doing decent work, but hasn’t quite reached the same heights: Vanilla Sky (compelling), Elizabethtown (underrated), We Bought a Zoo (didn’t see it, but […]
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