Today is the day!
Sean MurphyChange is in the air, baby. Even my dog is getting in on the act. As always, whether it's to cheer or chasten, Mingus is the man for the job.…
Epitaph for The Decider: Another Angle on the Bush Years
One more day. Yes we did, yes we will, et cetera. It happened, and it’s happening (Obama is in, Bush is out), so I’ve felt less compelled to absorb every…
The Internet meets Heavy Metal: Everyone wins!
link for full-size chart here There's only one possible response to brilliance of this magnitude:
The Humble Calf: A Conversation with Burning Spear (from popmatters.com)
http://www.popmatters.com/pm/feature/64274-the-humble-calf-a-conversation-with-burning-spear/ It is impossible to talk about Burning Spear now without talking about Burning Spear then. Four decades and still dropping knowledge: no other artist, with the possible exception of…
On Loneliness (A Work in Progress)
From the January 2009 issue of The Believer (props to my girl MWine for sending this to me) is a fascinating interview with political philospher Tom Dumm here where the…
Bottle Rocket (from popmatters.com)
http://www.popmatters.com/pm/review/67085-bottle-rocket/ The perfection of Wes Anderson’s first film Bottle Rocket might lie in the fact that is isn’t, and wasn’t necessarily intended to be, a perfect film. Anderson tried to…
The Black Keys Live at the Crystal Ballroom [DVD]
http://www.popmatters.com/pm/review/66823-the-black-keys-live-at-the-crystal-ballroom/ The Really Big Come Up Last year was a very good year for the dynamic duo dwelling from Akron, Ohio. It was an even better year for the band’s…
from PopMatters Best of Books 2008: Fiction
While Last Last Chance is recommended for the simple reason that it’s a fantastic book, it is also worth celebrating as an introductory statement from a young writer we should…
like butter in the shape of dogs…
mwine122: that's my fantasy dog breed. mwine122: http://www.maursett.co.uk/pups.jpg bullmurph: oh my god those faces bullmurph: they are like butter in the shape of dogs mwine122: YES! that's…
The YouTube 2008 Review
We can all agree that 2008 wasn't such a great year. But Obama did win. And YouTube is going strong. Where we would be without YouTube? After considerable deliberation…