March 2012
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November 2011
2 posts
Eight Felt Arguments For The 2012 MuppetOscars →
Eddie Murphy has only just stepped down from his role as host of the 2012 Oscars—a casualty of producer Brent Ratner’s homophobic f-bomb—but the Internet has already found his replacement. Or should…
How uncanny is my valley
classicaldotorg:
By Fredorrarci
This week in soccer, the clubs give way to the national teams. For some followers of the game — the special, enlightened, deeply attractive ones — it is a time of intrigue, with World Cup qualifiers taking place across the globe, and the final slots in the European Championships being filled. For others, it is anything but; to them, this is the first day of the...
April 2011
3 posts
Listen to The Belle Brigade's "Losers" →
I’ve played this song more than once every day since SXSW after failing to see a single of the band’s shows in Austin. Based in Los Angeles, sister and brother Barbara and Ethan Gruska have a debut…
Listen to The Belle Brigade's "Losers" →
Doctor Who 2011 Trailer →
David Tennant is hard act to follow, but the 11th Doctor, Matt Smith got off to a fine start last season, but I think I’m most looking forward to seeing more of Alex Kingston (ER, Private Practice)…
January 2011
1 post
Portlandia Preview →
There’s a nice little Paste shout-out in this hilarious Portlandia clip with Carrie Brownstein and Fred Armisen. I’m really looking forward to this show’s lampooning of the culture I hold dear….
October 2010
3 posts
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Awesome of the Day: Video for The National's... →
Down Near Sugarland →
For a four-month period when I was 20, my two best friends were 21. This enabled them to go see 21+ shows at Eddie’s Attic in Decatur and then mercilessly rub it in. One of the bands they kept raving…
Down Near Sugarland →
August 2010
3 posts
The Man Who Ate New Orleans →
The Man Who Ate New Orleans →
Before Katrina, my only experience with New Orleans was visiting my friend Stephanie on a layover on my way to Honduras. She toured me around Desire Street, where she lived and worked in the Eighth…
July 2010
7 posts
World Class Soccer in the U.S.A. →
I’d like to say I’ve been a Manchester City fan since they played the Atlanta Chiefs back in 1968. But I wasn’t even born then. Truth is, I’ve been a Manchester City fan for exactly one year, when I…
World Class Soccer in the U.S.A. →
The Aging Uncle Goes To a Metalcore Show →
The Aging Uncle Goes To a Metalcore Show →
Earlier this week, I went to The Cool Tour at The Tabernacle in Atlanta with two of my nephews, RJ, 17, and Jackson, 14. It was the first concert for either of them, and they needed a chaperone who…
World Cup Takeover: Irony, Justice and... →
It shouldn’t have happened. A match shouldn’t have ended under those circumstances….
World Cup Takeover: Irony, Justice and... →
World Cup Takeover: The Quarterfinal Preview →
June 2010
2 posts
“I like to believe that through years of confirmation and embarrassment with...”
– Sufjan Stevens (via fuckyeahsufjanstevens)
April 2010
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February 2010
1 post
October 2009
12 posts
High Definition: Dexter, 24 & The Fallenness of... →
My new TV column launched today. I somehow find myself comparing Dexter to 24, Flannery O’Conner and Sufjan Stevens. (I like all but 24).
Mandolin Cover of "Just Like Heaven" (Awesome of... →
There’s something wonderful about Damion Suomi and David Fountain’s rough and downhome take on the classic Cure song, “Just Like Heaven.” It helps that, despite the impromptu nature of the…
Cornhole All-Stars iPhone App (Awesome of the Day) →
If you’re not familiar with the game of cornhole, it’s the best (if most unfortunately named) of the lawn sports, just nudging out ladder golf and bocce ball. Two teams of two take turns tossing…
Modest Mouse "The Whale Song" Video (Awesome of... →
Five years ago, Modest Mouse helped indie rock start fighting its way out of the musical ghetto with “Float On” playing just about every time MTV decided to show music videos—which seemed mostly…
Two Great Pumpkin Ales (Awesome of the Day) →
Forget what you know about pumpkin ale. I’m sure, like me, the first time you tried one, it tasted like someone had melted candy corn pumpkins into a Michelob Light. But two of America’s finest…
The Low Anthem Covers Bob Dylan (Awesome of the... →
Doing their best to ensure that my list of the 50 Best Dylan Covers is out of date, The Low Anthem are giving away a free mp3 of their cover of “Dignity” to anyone who signs up for the…
New Doctor Who Logo Unveiled →
The BBC just unveiled the new Doctor Who logo, which will debut—along with Matt Smith, the latest actor to play the good doctor—in spring 2010. The show’s final three episodes with David Tennant…
Pop Montreal Demands More Sujfan Stevens →
The house lights came on. And so did the house music. Sufjan Stevens had just given the Montreal a stellar set culminating in crowd-pleaser “Chicago.” He’d even come back on stage for a (mostly) solo…
