January 2010
36 posts
Some of us had been threatening our friend Colby
Some of us had been threatening our friend Colby for a long time, because of the way he had been behaving. And now he’d gone too far, so we decided to hang him. Colby argued that just because he had gone too far (he did not deny that he had gone too far) did not mean that he should be subjected to hanging. Going too far, he said, was something everybody did sometimes. We didn’t pay...
The Right People Will Get It
From “Letter to a young artist (plus a joke)” by Adam Cadre:
When you think about it, isn’t that really the main reason people make art — to make these kinds of connections? I mean, yeah, you’ll hear many an artist in various fields say “I write for myself” or “I paint for myself” or “I make music for myself,” but they’re usually...
Do you ever wake up and imagine how awesome it... →
In Praise of Idleness by Bertrand Russell →
Bertie has the right idea.
llmarcelo:
In a world where no one is compelled to work more than four hours a day, every person possessed of scientific curiosity will be able to indulge it, and every painter will be able to paint without starving, however excellent his pictures may be…
Above all, there will be happiness and joy of life, instead of frayed nerves, weariness, and dyspepsia. The work...
It's Cold in Berlin →
“…thrashing guitars, pounding drums and rumbling bass coupled with urgently delivered vocals. An obvious comparison is with early Yeah Yeah Yeahs…”
All the sample songs are good, though I think I like “Total Fear” (both original and remix) the most.
December 2009
19 posts
