Finally, someone gives some love to Big Beat.

In the mid-90s, it was only this mess of stoopid beats and cheesy samples that kept rock'n'roll from starving unto death. Really, would you rather be trapped on a desert island with Fatboy Slim, or Stone Temple Pilots?

That's correct, son.

Though we'd all prefer it to be her, I know. That wasn't ( Read more... )

I saw it yesterday.

It was alright.

Exciting enough. Pretty to look at. Nice tension.

More plot holes and inconsistencies than ever, but whatta ya gonna do?

I would see it again for a dollar.

Thank you, God and Goddess, for the closure.

Maya is now officially a Gemini. Third generation, mind you ( Read more... )

We had decided that yesterday was the day. Not based on any evidence, but simply because we've got to draw the line somewhere. Why go with the due date, still a week away? May 16 was no less arbitrary (mama_k says that only 5% of babies are born on their due date), and heck, it was my day off ( Read more... )

I wouldn't normally do this, but it's too good to pass up. Besides, zevhonith will dig it.

The other night I had the most vivid and cinematic dream I can remember.

I am lead onto a sprawling estate by my very pregnant wife mama_k, walking through formal gardens and toward four swimming pools in a diamond formation. It is early afternoon and the light is high ( Read more... )

What's the Matter with Liberals?

An excellent and very thorough article by Thomas Frank, editor of The Baffler and author of The Conquest of Cool. Which I, like, wrote a paper about once.

I got my first mix from the International Mixtape Project, and my expectations (basically, that the mixes I give to people would be more engaging to me than those I receive from others) are completely blown. It was fantastic ( Read more... )

I've been sick. Seriously sick ( Read more... )

Here's one I've mined before, in a very different placeChoose a band and answer only in song titles by that band ( Read more... )

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