June 2011
4 posts
May 2011
3 posts
April 2011
6 posts
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June 2010
1 post
“The follow-up, “Ta-Dah,” spent nearly a year on the charts there, and the...”
– Music - Dirty Fun - Band’s Midnight Evolution - NYTimes.com
March 2010
6 posts
“The home is only a few blocks away from where Marian Szal is grieving over the...”
– Black Bear Captured After Killing Dog In NJ - wcbstv.com
“While all three of the trio’s original members are included in the...”
– Mutya Buena fights to reclaim Sugababes name | Music | guardian.co.uk
From the OHIM’s database, there are two applications to register SUGABABES as a mark: one is Mutya as the sole applicant, but the second is Mutya, Keisha and Siobahn together.
Tune in tomorrow for another installment in...
Boom! Boom boom, cha! →
andreainspired:
THIS. Is amazing. And it’s about time someone did it: A mix of songs that use Phil Spector’s infinitely timeless drum beat from “Be My Baby”.
Tracklist:
The Ronettes – Be My Baby Jesus and Mary Chain – Just Like Honey* Camera Obscura – Eighties Fan The Shangri-Las – Leader of the Pack Pains of Being Pure At Heart – Gentle Sons Johnny Boy – You Are The Generation That Bought...
As the great philosopher Jean-Paul Sartre once...
dyfl:
“Hell is World 9 in New Super Mario Bros. Wii.”
Just kidding, he never said that. It was merely spoken by a character in one of his most famous plays, “Argh What The Fuck Why Won’t You Just Let Me Get That One Fucking Star Coin.”
Hell may also be Worlds 3 and 7 in Super Mario Bros. Wii.
February 2010
5 posts
January 2010
2 posts
The Five Stages of Lady GaGa Fever
acrossoceans:
whatkindofday:
1. Confusion
The first thing you tend to ask when you are confronted with the artist born Stefani Germanotta is who or what is a Lady Gaga?
It’s a lot to take at first, and anyone who sees the native New Yorker wearing an outfit made of bubbles or dressed head to toe — literally, head to toe — in red lace might simply shake their head in bewilderment. Her look is...
December 2009
18 posts
“Between the horses and the plants, it’s the furthest thing from worrying about...”
– Sunday Routine - Anthony D. Romero - Taking a Break From Outrage - NYTimes.com
“Like Barack Obama, with whom she shares no connection beyond an epic Q rating,...”
– The Year in Style - When Lady Gaga Appears, So Do Her Many Influences - NYTimes.com
Not true: Obama opened for Lady Gaga this past autumn:
Before making his speech, President Obama joked to the crowd “It’s a privilege to open tonight for Lady Gaga. I’ve made it.” Lady...
“Facebook is the marshmallow for these teenagers,” Professor Mischel said.”
– To Deal With Obsession, Some Defriend Facebook - NYTimes.com
“Prince Giorgio, a bewhiskered grower of mimosa flowers from a family of mimosa...”
– Giorgio Carbone, Elected Prince of Seborga, Dies at 73 - Obituary (Obit) - NYTimes.com
I would now like to be called His Tremendousness as the title apparently needs to be filled.
“Born in Croydon, MacColl is best known for the 1987 Christmas hit, Fairytale of...”
– Kirsty MacColl justice campaign suspended | Music | guardian.co.uk
She also had success as a solo performer performing her original material, but whatever.
The New Yorker: Platon: Photographs of World... →
5500:
This portfolio is stunning, and the voiced captions are charming. Except the one about Mugabe, which is breath-takingly candid.
I love the photo of Cristina Fernández. Also of Qaddafi. And isn’t it remarkable that Gordon Brown is smiling?
I had the occasion to examine this gallery in the printed magazine (which, I might add, with the full page photographs is a different experience than...
November 2009
12 posts
“I observed a scene that reminded me of the opening of Jacques Tati’s film,...”
– Montclair-to-NYC trains get on track after a shaky start - NJ.com
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