E-Harmony I can see you, up there. Waltzing through the crowd without care. Your red knit Rastafarian cap jilting with your strides. Coming closer I can see the smoldering spliff behind your ear, the long lined braids down your back. You’ve tucked them into your shirt. Bobbing to some
John Adams Since HBO retired its Emmy-makers, it’s been lacking in quality programming. Some of the strongest shows were the historical dramas (Band of Brothers, Rome, Deadwood) and John Adams can join that pantheon. Initially Paul Giamatti in the title role was criticized, but I think he fills it
M83 – Saturdays = Youth I was initially let-down when M83 released an ambient record; I wanted a follow up to Before the Dawn Heals Us. Well, here it is. The aesthetic of Dawn is present, but evolved – lush homesick melodies, roaring ambience, even the melodramatic speaking bits. There’s an unspoken
Wastelands – Stephen King Wastelands is the third book of King’s Dark Tower series. It significantly expands on Roland’s Mid-world, moving out of the desert of Gunslinger and into a sort of post-apocalyptic feudal realm. The book feels more internally consistent than Drawing of the Three (with its strange
Over the last month, it feels like all I do is consume art. Gobble, gobble. It’s a pretty standard pastime, be it television, video games, internet sites, mp3s. But good art requires a response, acknowledgement by the receiver. If we consume in a vacuum, art will just become mindless