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Tag Archives: America
Movies I’m watching: Bill Maher’s Religulous
I suppose that BIll Maher’s ego has gotten the best of him and he decided, that he just HAD to make a movie and somehow contribute to the demise of organized religion, which he believes is one of the greatest … Continue reading
Movies I’m Watching: The Wrestler
I’m glad that Mickey Rourke won a Golden Globe for his performance in The Wrestler, because although the movie tends to be fairly predictable overall, this was one of the most honest performances I’ve seen in a while. Now everyone … Continue reading
Movies I’m Watching: The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
I’d heard a lot about this one before actually watching it. It wasn’t a bad movie, all in all, but there wasn’t anything particularly moving about it. It’s based off a F. Scott Fitzgerald movie, which explains some of the … Continue reading
A few snippets from a David Foster Wallace appreciation on Newsweek
This from “David Foster Wallace: An Appreciation by David Gates (Newsweek Books). I suspect that Wallace was a genius who happened to be a writer, rather than a writer who happened to be a genius-Hemingway, for instance. You can’t imagine … Continue reading
Movies I’m Watching: Hell Ride
Ugh. Roger Ebert thought this movie was shit and I am inclined to agree … it’s too bad, since in some way, the biker western genre is fascinating to me, if only because I have had so little exposure to … Continue reading
Adbusters: Hipsters and the dead end of western civilization
Hipster: The Dead End of Western Civilization | Adbusters Culturejammer Headquarters via kwout OK so this writer lays it on a bit thick, but I think he/she does have a very valid point. He doesn’t see any subculture with cajones, … Continue reading
Mr. Obama goes to Europe (my thoughts)
I like the title of the IHT article: Obama get’s Europe’s ear, pleasing crowds without specifics. Because, this is exactly what happens with Obama. I know that politicians have to do this whole song and dance–they have to talk about … Continue reading
Movies that I’ve watched: Peter Watkins’ Punishment Park
One of the better movies that i’ve seen in awhile. The film, shot like a documentary, takes place in 1970s America, where the Vietnam War wages and on a cultural schism has opened up between those that support the establishment … Continue reading
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An interesting quote from Tristan Tzara
Ever since stumbling across his grave at the Montparnasse cemetery, I have been not quite obsessed — persistently inquisitive — about the life and times of the Romanian-French poet Tristan Tzara, one of the founders of the Dadaist movement. I … Continue reading
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Old Stranger article about why musicians are moving from Seattle to Portland…
I dont know why but Portland has been figuring on my mind lately. Probably because I am thinking if there is something better than becoming a lifer in Shanghai or some kind of nomad. As much as I would just … Continue reading