I have a deeply-held belief that almost everything, culturally speaking, in the past was better than it is now. Music, vinyl records, musical instruments, movies, clothes, furniture, cars, industrial design, you name it. (Industrial designer was such a cool job in the 1950's that Eve Marie Saint was one in NORTH BY NORTHWEST.) Everything had more ( Read more... )

Three items ( Read more... )

What a wonderful, simple solution to the world's problems!

"It was... suggested that dedicated female environmentalists might be impregnated with the embryos of certain endangered species - mammals such as apes or chimpanzees."

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I've lived umpteen years on this earth, and I really think it's time to start offering some excellent advice based on a life hard lived and experience hard experienced ( Read more... )

Two short lists I decided to create ( Read more... )

Rachel Trachtenburg is a brilliant drummer. She's my hero ( Read more... )

I went crazy ( Read more... )

I've been drinking a lot more than doctors generally recommend (unless the Dr in question was Dr Hook. I bet those lads sucked down a few bottles of Jack D in their time), but I like it fine ( Read more... )

The future. 'Like a friend you don't want to see', to steal a phrase from Mark Kozelek (though I think he was talking about the past ( Read more... )

Just when I am beginning to feel vaguely solvent, I get soaked with an Inland Revenue bill 'on account' for over 700 smackers. Sheesharama. With pilau rice ( Read more... )