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2009-04-02T18:41:00.003-04:00

I renamed Law & Order: SVU so it became Law & Order:PSA in our apartment some time ago. Today, I feel validated. Another thing to blame on Bill Gates.(also, I set up a Twitter account. If you know my email, you can probably find it.)

2009-01-24T08:11:00.002-05:00

Apparently the Silver Jews are done. And the message from David Berman seems to be that he is done with music--this isn't like the sort-of weird abandonment of the Guided By Voices band/brand by Robert Pollard. There is news of a book of cartoons by Berman coming out later this year from Drag City, which should be neat. The farewell message is typically interesting from Berman--his r.e.m.

2009-01-04T14:28:00.004-05:00

Watched quite a few movies in the past couple weeks.Saw Revolutionary Road on New Years Day. The novel is one of a few that I've appreciated enough to have read twice, so I approached the movie with some hesitation. I've also been watching Mad Men enough to see the many parts of the novel that were repackaged or repurposed or otherwise used in that TV show--this point is explicitly

2008-11-23T11:46:00.001-05:00

Somehow the NY Red Bulls are playing for MLS Cup today.Here are the highlights of the past Red Bull/MetroStar history, courtesy of the Metrofanatic youtube page:The Curse of Caricola:Giovanni Savarese scored a bunch of goals, including this one:2001Mathis goal against DallasMathis loved NY2003 John Wolyneic goal against Columbus2003Eddie Gaven comes on as goalkeeper, scores game winner against

2008-11-16T21:02:00.000-05:00

The Silver Jews documentary is up on the pitchfork.tv site for the next few days...I haven't ever really looked at the site, but it seems like a better idea than the stack of music dvds I have and never watch. Takes up less space and free...

2008-11-10T17:21:00.000-05:00

New Jonathan Lethem in the New Yorker...sci-fi-ish, for the first time in a while

2008-11-09T12:43:00.000-05:00

Saw the Mountain Goats last night--enjoyed the show despite a far too long opening set by Kaki King, who also played a few songs in the Mountain Goats set, although not the Super Mario Brothers song that was on the collaborative EP that was for sale.It seems like there were some people who were really excited by the Kaki King set, but to my ears, she overstayed her welcome. Had she played half

2008-11-05T20:27:00.000-05:00

Not sure as to whether it was a recession special or a post-election deal, but the young man selling "m&m peanut" on the 3 train today was offering 2 for a dollar.

2008-10-30T20:29:00.000-04:00

Blotchmen is a parody of Watchmen, complete with Harold (of the purple crayon)

2008-10-30T16:19:00.000-04:00

Mad Men parodied on the Simpsons Halloween special. Between this and the Saturday Night Live episode last week, that's a lot of referencing a show that not too many people watch or are aware of.

2008-10-28T17:27:00.000-04:00

This is what a cough looks like.

2008-10-28T16:48:00.000-04:00

McSweeneys has a bunch of political-ish things this week; from the distant past: Neal Pollack knows the real John McCain.

2008-10-28T16:45:00.000-04:00

The Christian Science Monitor is abandoning daily print newspapers, instead going electronic with a print weekly. Bizarro is launching a print venture.

2008-10-28T16:37:00.000-04:00

Yes, We Carve.Happy Halloween. I guess we'll see how things look on Guy Fawkes night.

2008-10-25T22:04:00.000-04:00

John McCain attack ads in the style of John Woo, Kevin Smith, and Wes Anderson:

2008-10-22T20:07:00.000-04:00

Never Been is a neat interactive narrative art thing by Stuart Kolakovic.

2008-10-22T19:43:00.000-04:00

So I watched NOVA last night for the first time in a long time (possibly since high school, when teachers would occasionally tape it and show it in class). The Parallel Worlds, Parallel Lives special on Eels leader Mark Oliver Everett and his father was well done. It's available online for only a week (this probably has to do with the music rights, as it's pretty much entirely soundtracked with

2008-10-22T18:56:00.001-04:00

I'm enjoying the new Lambchop.Here's a Tiny Desk concert with Kurt Wagner at NPR.Here KW tells the AV Club what is on his ipod.

2008-10-21T18:32:00.001-04:00

Tonight there's a PBS Nova special featuring Mark Oliver Everett of the Eels learning about his famous physicist father.

2008-10-20T18:30:00.002-04:00

There's a new Mountain Goats EP available as a pay what you want download, although given its title, there's a "devotee level" payment option of $6.66.

2008-10-20T06:25:00.003-04:00

“If you’re going to be a rock star, I think this is how your house should be”Fred Armisen on Wayne Coyne's house. The pictures do look like a fairly tasteful approximation of where a Flaming Lip would live.

2008-10-19T19:16:00.000-04:00

There's a tumblr blog devoted to the laser backgrounds from school pictures of years ago. Of course there is.

2008-10-19T15:14:00.001-04:00

The 2007 Believer Music issue had an article about Bill Fox, who had been the lead singer of The Mice and then had a couple solo albums, before disappearing. (The disappearance/demise of Spin Art records, which put out Fox's solo albums, probably didn't help.) In that Believer article, Joe Hagan managed to track Fox down and it seemed that Fox was pretty disinterested in revisiting his music

2008-10-19T11:39:00.000-04:00

Danny Cepero was thrust into the starting role as goalkeeper when the veteran Jon Conway, and defender Jeff Parke, were suspended Thursday by the league for 10 games and fined 10 percent of their annual salaries after testing positive for a performance-enhancing substance.*In the 83rd minute, with the Red Bulls already leading by 2-1 on a pair of goals by the incomparable Juan Pablo Ángel, Cepero

2008-10-18T14:42:00.000-04:00

I liked Being John Malkovich and Adaptation, but was disappointed with Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind, so I'm curious about Synecdoche, NY, the first movie written and directed by Charlie Kaufman. Here's the NY Times profile.We saw the trailer last weekend and it looks weird enough, but unclear as to whether it's good weird.

2008-10-15T20:37:00.000-04:00

Was this really published back in 2001? I guess the Onion saw the future. (via Neil Gaiman)

2008-10-15T18:21:00.000-04:00

Time for the MLS Expansion Team Name generator!

2008-10-15T17:23:00.000-04:00

Rachel Getting Married is much better than Margot at the Wedding. I don't think I've ever seen another movie featuring Anne Hathaway --her performance reminded me of Katie Holmes in Pieces of April.It's a shame that the Tunde cover of the Neil Young song and the new Robyn Hitchcock song aren't downloadable independent of the soundtrack album as a whole--the "album only" soundtrack thing

2008-10-14T21:35:00.002-04:00

Decided to de-junk the appearance, maybe.

2008-10-13T13:40:00.000-04:00

Iceland seems to be getting beaten up pretty good this past week or so. It's a shame, because we visited this summer, and it's a nice place.Before we went, I was aware that not all was well.James Surowiecki wrote in April: Iceland’s current woes teach a useful lesson about the interconnectedness of global markets: trouble can come from anywhere. But Icelanders can be forgiven for wondering if

2008-10-13T10:20:00.000-04:00

On Wednesday night, we saw Beck at the United Palace Theater (and so did the NY Times). It was the first time I'd seen Beck, and it was basically curiosity that led to ticket-purchasing for this show. I'd never seen a show at the United Palace, and so I was curious about the venue as well as the performance. Our view from the upper loge was pretty good, although the sound wasn't great--it was

2008-10-09T21:08:00.001-04:00

I'm closing some tabs while logged into blogger for the first time in quite a while...some David Berman interviews:with Sean Nelson in The Stranger,in which DCB makes some interesting remarks about "selling out", Obama, and making an effort to give different interviews some unique flavorand, also in the Minneapolis City Pages, a false explanation of the origin of the Silver Jews:Argentina, the

2008-10-09T20:49:00.001-04:00

While in blogger, I see that I never posted this draft, from May 12.We saw Shearwater play their new album at the French Institute last week. Shearwater will now forever be auditorium-rock for me. The show was similarly impressive to last year's show at Pace. I think that the Palo Santo songs stood out to me as they were more familiar, but they seemed a bit more immediate than the new songs

2008-10-09T20:20:00.000-04:00

So I thought I'd log into blogger (for the first time in some months) to share this gmail ad:Play Like Stephen MalkmusFree Guitar Guide Reveals The 3 Secrets That Made A LegendStephenMalkmus.GuitarControl.com(I ordered the new Brighten The Corners reissue, of course)

2008-08-13T15:34:00.000-04:00

oops.

2008-08-11T11:26:00.003-04:00

Here's another never-published draft from August.So here's an interview with David BermanThis whole Seinfeld bus-museum tour of college campuses to build interest in the show does seem a bit sadyoutube soccer: a british expat and his digicam allows ex-Norwich City/new San Jose earthquake Darren Huckerby retain his adoring fansJeffrey Lewis is now writing on the NY TImes songwriting blogZadie

2008-05-12T20:02:00.000-04:00

Daniel Handler reviews children's book sequelsNews about a new Jennifer O'Connor album and a promo mp3My Morning Jacket on Saturday Night Live

2008-04-16T21:53:00.000-04:00

Here's a recent David Berman interview with the Village Voice, in which he discusses why Silver Jews are not good background music, googling "I hate the silver jews" and criticizes My Morning JacketBowerbirds take away show videosThe creator of Captain AmericaA brief article on She & HimSome youtube of Malkmus in Brooklyn from a few weeks agoyoutube: paperbag sculptures that come to life over

2008-04-12T01:08:00.000-04:00

Lethem's upcoming book sees the author returning to New York, and he says it's a "long, strange novel about the Upper East Side." Like Gossip Girl for adults, maybe? "Oh yeah! I don't know — I haven't seen Gossip Girl so I can't compare them. I don't know how to compare it. It's kind of just a big, crazy novel about bohemians who snuck into these rent-controlled apartments in the middle of where

2008-04-12T00:56:00.000-04:00

Here's an interview with S Malkmus and Janet WeissThe Rosebuds have a free remix album for downloadColin Meloy is writing a song with help from internet readers of the Guardianhere's an article on his processhere's what they've got so far

2008-04-12T00:32:00.000-04:00

We saw Ray Davies at the Beacon Theater on Tuesday night. Certainly a different crowd than most shows we go to, a function of the ticket prices as much as the performer, I expect. Worth the money for an upper balcony seat, in my opinion.I thought it was a well designed show, with an intermission. The first set was mostly Kinks, followed by some of the newest stuff done acoustically and then

2008-04-12T00:29:00.000-04:00

McSweeneys has Michael Chabon's proposed screenplay for Spider Man 2 online as a 252 page pdf

2008-04-03T21:07:00.000-04:00

We saw Stephen Malkmus and the Jicks last night in Brooklyn; I'd been looking forward to this show and it was good. I left the show buying into the Janet Weiss hype fully, although I wonder today if I've dismissed Moen unfairly due to his seemingly excited participation in some lame-to-me Decemberists stage schtick.The setlist was basically the new album, so it's a good thing that I am liking

2008-03-23T21:43:00.000-04:00

Here's a Ray Davies interview, in which he says he'd consider doing a project with Chrissie Hynde if it could be done by email instead of in personNPR on LibraryThing, GoodReads and other bookish sitesBilly Bragg on the internet "royalty scam"A rundown with video etc of Yo La Tengo at SXSWMalkmus and Jicks on Minnesota radioEvery article about every r.e.m. album in the past dozen years: they

2008-03-23T21:27:00.000-04:00

We saw the Mountain Goats on Wednesday night in Williamsburg.It was a good show; I like Heretic Pride well enough. The first half was solo and the second half was full band...bass and drums and some electric guitar from JD. The drums were high... I only saw Superchunk a couple times so I can't remember if Wurster always played on a big riser. JD said he was sick and it showed a bit, even

2008-03-21T09:17:00.000-04:00

The Village Voice throws some cold water on the idea that the new r.e.m. album might be goodGeorge Saunders prefers the descriptor "comic" to "satire":"Satire always -- to me anyway -- implies that the writer knows something and is trying to bludgeon the dullard reader with it," he said. "But comic implies a more joyful approach -- like you're just trying to distill some of the crazy

2008-03-16T19:45:00.000-04:00

Here's a David Berman interview, conducted by Jonathan Marx (sometime Lambchop member, I think...paper doesn't say). It's almost certainly an email interview, but again that isn't disclosed. Silver Jews website also somewhat updated. European tour happening.Suggestions that DCB has been listening to Tammy Wynette on his computer, at least once.Do you have plans to publish another book?There's

2008-03-16T19:22:00.000-04:00

This article links to a photo gallery of the new Marcel Dzama showElf Power recorded an album backing Vic ChesnuttCan Leonard Cohen's Hallelujah (via Jeff Buckley) be over-covered and overplayed on TV?Wired: Top 10 Amazing Chemistry Videos(some of them are good, anyway)NY Times: r.i.p. print encyclopedias, although Britannica suggests they are becoming a luxury itemEels are inviting politicians/

2008-03-12T21:27:00.000-04:00

The Guardian has some 20th century poetry going onHere's an article about the upcoming Destroyer albumMountain Goats as a trioRe: Spitzer, David Byrne wonders why the identities of clients 1-8 and 10+ have not been released..Apparently the Archdiocese of NY is (was?) holding a contest to design a papal skateboard in honor of Benedict's visit?? (I can't get through to the actual? site right now)

2008-03-11T21:18:00.000-04:00

Robyn Hitchcock is up to a bunch of stuff: something with Andy Partridge, another small part in a Jonathan Demme film and another reissue box setMy Morning Jacket's new album will have a song called "Librarian"I somehow doubt that it relates much to my daytime existence.Stereogum has all kinds of youtube on new songs, but not Librarian.Here's an article about stolen books from independent

2008-03-10T20:47:00.000-04:00

Basia Bulat covers Sam Cooke and Daniel Johnston at Daytrotterand here's a Basia Bulat Radio K session with downloadable songsNew Mountain Goats song

2008-03-09T21:00:00.000-04:00

John Darnielle gives some thoughts on some songsStephen Malkmus on fantasy baseball and living in NYThe NY Times on Brooklyn bandsHere's an article on the new Batman movieIbelieveinharveydent.com has been updatedibelieveinharveydenttoo.com has not been updatedThe Wall Street Journal with a small article on the Justice League New Frontier dvd movieThe Daily Mail has an article about SleevefaceI

2008-03-06T22:00:00.000-05:00

There's a new Marcel Dzama gallery exhibit openingHere's a Dzama zine from last yearHere's a Malkmus interviewJeff Tweedy on migraines

2008-03-05T21:50:00.001-05:00

Here's a selection of Malkmus/Jicks videos including a medley of R.E.M. coversStephen Malkmus plays scrabbleTop 5 Tips1. "Save your X and Zs so you get at least 70 or 80 points when you use them."2. "Don't waste your wildcards (blanks) because they're really precious."3. "I don't switch letters very often. I think it's probably smarter to do that more than I do. Don't be afraid to change your

2008-03-04T21:46:00.000-05:00

Larry Norman, r.i.p.I didn't realize that Adrian Tomine had an official websiteDaniel Handler didn't realize that he was a book cover model until recently

2008-03-03T20:53:00.000-05:00

Chuck Klosterman on Road Movies in the Believer

2008-03-03T20:38:00.000-05:00

I just found this LookyBook Site, which is neat. Creators can submit their books, with publishers/rights holders permission.

2008-03-03T19:15:00.000-05:00

Lethem and Chabon are sort of reunited this week on this week's NewYorker.comLethem reading ThurberChabon on superhero clothing (article) (audio)Jack Nicholson for Hillary Clinton(info)

2008-03-02T13:44:00.000-05:00

news on Colin Meloy solo stuff and new DecemberistsAn article on Paul Auster, and here is a PA timelineI don't play video games, and I don't really understand the underlying concpet ,but this Lego Batman thing seems kind of neat.Apparently the Lemony Snicket project The Composer is Dead , will become a book sometime in 2009. Carson Ellis is doing illustrations.Here's a review of a Michael Chabon

2008-03-02T07:35:00.000-05:00

Jeff Mangum is the JD Salinger of indie rock, according to SlateStephin Merrit performs songs from Distortions on Fair Game, with downloadable mp3sw of the songsGrizzly Bear Live on KCRW:The Guardian on Black Cab sessionstime magazine on the new malkmus album, which is apparentlyone of "5 things you should know about":Long a master of erudite word salads and gee-tar stews, the former Pavement

2008-02-26T20:41:00.000-05:00

There's a preview mp3 from the upcoming Shearwater album available.the artwork looks pretty great:

2008-02-23T23:04:00.000-05:00

It's the season for critically acclaimed and thus mostly depressing movie watching.Atonement (2007)We saw this in the theaters a few weeks ago. I hadn't read the novel, M. had and I think liked the adaptation. It was well done and affecting.In the past couple weeks we've seen a bunch of things on demand, due to limited mobility.Notes on A Scandal (2006)I thought this was well done, and

2008-02-23T20:22:00.000-05:00

Here's an mp3 link to a live Spoon performance of Paper Tiger, from the spoon Website as a valentine giftLargehearted Boy pointed out that the Mountain Goats Super Tuesday song is downloadable (mp3)Here's youtube of the Coraline trailer

2008-02-22T16:26:00.000-05:00

Here's an article about the new M. Ward project "She and Him"and here is an article about surf rock guy Davie Allan with quotes from Ward and othersHere's a Bowerbirds interviewHere's a Magnetic Fields interview in two partsHere's a link to read the first issue of the Jonathan Lethem written Omega comic onlineHere's an interview with Tim Burton and Johnny Depp re: Sweeney Todd

2008-02-21T12:40:00.000-05:00

Here's a John Darnielle interview from the StrangerHere's some information and video outtakes from the Criterion rerelease of The Ice Storm

2008-02-21T10:55:00.000-05:00

Here's a Times New Viking interviewHere's a Haruki Murakami interview, in which he talks about writing and running SPIEGEL: Are you a better writer because you run? Murakami: Definitely. The stronger my muscles got, the clearer my mind became. I am convinced that artists who lead an unhealthy life burn out more quickly. Jimi Hendrix, Jim Morrison, Janis Joplin were the heroes of my youth -- all

2008-02-20T12:00:00.001-05:00

John Darnielle on his five favorite Mountain Goats charactersHere's a Malkmus interview in which he reveals himself to be a James Yorkston fanHere's another Bill Callahan interview

2008-02-19T22:46:00.000-05:00

Ray Davies on the Upper West SidePaul Auster on filmInterviews with Bill Callahan (smog) and the guy from Shearwater

2008-02-19T21:53:00.000-05:00

Matador posted another Malkmus mp3: Cold Sonand there's a video of a soundcheck songLarghearted Boy interviewed John DarnielleSome Spoon news, a remix ep and suchProduct placement in YA booksA video clip from Wholphin: Househunting, based on a Michael Chabon story

2008-02-18T16:04:00.000-05:00

Here is an apparent screen test for the Where the Wild Things Are movie.I'm not really sure what to make of it.

2008-02-18T15:10:00.000-05:00

Another Destroyer mp3 from the upcoming cd

2008-02-18T09:06:00.000-05:00

The Guardian looks again at Richard Yates

2008-02-18T09:02:00.000-05:00

Alphabet books are almost certainly overdone. And I feel like most Neil Gaiman thing s don't quite live up to their premise or potential. Still, this is interesting.

2008-02-18T08:32:00.000-05:00

David Denby in the New Yorker profiles the Coen BrothersThe NY Times reviews a show by a band they cannot name...******* JeansHis band, from Philadelphia, has a name that lies just on the other side of what’s printable here; it describes a basic bladder-related humiliation, something that happens to the drunk or scared or infantile.Here's a positive review of the new Ray Davies albumNew New

2008-02-17T09:10:00.000-05:00

Dave Eggers is writing a novel based on the screenplay he wrote based on Where the Wild Things Are picture book. It's a little unclear if this is going to be a big step past those movie tie-in novelizations with "16 pages of photos from the movie!" that were popular at my elementary school book fairs and continue to entice children away from real books.Lemony Snicket reviewed Lois Lowry (scroll

2008-02-16T23:15:00.000-05:00

Six word memoirs; famous writer types have their responses posted here

2008-02-16T22:27:00.000-05:00

Chris Ware: Drawings for New York Periodicals, is a new gallery showHere's an article about The CleanCooking with Robyn Hitchcockand 20 questions he answeredIsobel Campbell on music in ScotlandOn Diana Ross, and listening to songs on repeat, with comment by John Darnielle

2008-02-16T22:11:00.000-05:00

This seems like a good idea:The Coen brothers are set to direct an adaptation of Michael Chabon's Yiddish Policemen Union.

2008-02-16T22:07:00.000-05:00

Daniel Clowes' Mr. Wonderful is now completedand there's a new Sunday Times Magazine graphic novel started, by Jason (.pdf)

2008-02-16T21:56:00.000-05:00

Stephen Malkmus speaks here and here(audio podcast download here)Here's a John Darnielle interview, in which it's revealed that there is Jeffrey Lewis art in the liner notes, another reason to buy the physical album

2008-02-16T21:51:00.001-05:00

Rock posters made it into the Art Gallery at the University of Maryland

2008-02-16T21:31:00.000-05:00

Also good new music: The new Stephen Malkmus, which I've been enjoying via Buy Early Get Now. So far there's one b-side and a live show for download and the album for streaming. I think the addition of Janet Weiss is a good thing, and I'm looking forward to seeing the Jicks live with more anticipation probably since the tour for the first album, when I didn't know what the Jicks would be.(

2008-02-16T21:21:00.001-05:00

Here's a Jeffrey Lewis preview page for "12 Crass Songs", complete with his charming comics.Here's a Basia Bulat session from Canadian radio. (note to embed-able widget makers...don't start the sound on default, as it makes your widget too annoying to use)I've enjoyed this new album.Here's a preview of the Mountain Goats Heretic Pride. I found a promo cd for this album about 2 weeks ago and it

2008-02-04T19:02:00.000-05:00

Miranda July says she's voting for Obamaas is Michael Chabonnon politically,here is Chabon on Arthur Conan Doyle's non Sherlock Holmes workand here with a comment on the Lone Ranger

2008-02-04T19:00:00.000-05:00

Cat Power live on WNYC

2008-02-04T18:58:00.000-05:00

2008-01-28T05:42:00.000-05:00

The full text of the Believer conversation between Jonathan Lethem and Paul Auster is now online.

2008-01-27T20:11:00.000-05:00

Timber Jim has retired, and so has some soccer-in-America history....Merritt Paulson, the Timbers' owner and president, described Serrill as "an impossible guy to replace." The organization is searching for a new mascot and will solicit fan input to help determine which Timber Jim traditions to retain. Paulson's favorite: sawing off a wood slab from a log after every Timbers goal, then presenting

2008-01-24T18:57:00.000-05:00

The Library of Congress now is on Flickr, but the Sleeveface group is probably more fun.Also, disappointing to see that Kucinich is dropping out.

2008-01-22T05:39:00.000-05:00

Yo La Tengo's Ira Kaplan explains how the band got their name in a short video.

2008-01-21T18:48:00.000-05:00

We saw Persepolis today and I thought it was pretty wonderful. The tone and character of the graphic memoir was certainly well-transferred to the screen. The narrative may be a bit rambling for those who haven't seen the book; there isn't really a clean conclusion. Both the books and the movie are really worthwhile; if I was going to add this to my ranking of 2007 movies, it would be close to

2008-01-17T17:44:00.000-05:00

Here's a video of Ray Davies talking about his recent solo stuff

2008-01-14T19:31:00.000-05:00

This video of The Clean at Other Music is nicely done.

2008-01-13T20:02:00.000-05:00

I came across Barack Obama on CNN today and was surprised to hear him referencing sermons (his word) he'd given in the past before launching into an extended metaphor about Moses and the Civil Rights era.I thought the Moses bit was ok, if probably unnecessary, but sermons?My definition of sermon was that these were given by members of the clergy, not politicians. A bit of googling revealed that

2008-01-13T19:56:00.000-05:00

We saw Sweeney Todd yesterday; it was pretty much what you'd expect. I appreciated the production and direction, but don't really feel like I need to ever see it again. I think I read that they cut it in length from the musical; I can't really imagine it being any longer than it was. (I am not a big fan of musicals).IMDBThe Metacritic seems about right, but I'm not sure this movie is so much

2008-01-13T19:49:00.000-05:00

James McNew speaks about the Freewheeling Yo La Tengo; the upcoming shows will be opened by Kurt Wagner.These youtube clips of solo Wagner make me wish he'd play around here more often.emusic covers late era kinksnice quality live Wilco video from pbs (.mov)Magnetic Fields new album is streaming

2008-01-13T19:46:00.000-05:00

Here's an interview with Adrian Tomine, who also has some illustrations (including the cover) in the week's NY Times Magazine

2008-01-07T23:05:00.000-05:00

The Believer put up the full text of an interview with Marjane Satrapi from a while agoDouglas Wolk writes up Robyn Hitchcock for emusic

2008-01-06T21:00:00.000-05:00

Over the past week we watched a pretty decent amount of stuff from on-demand cable. Partly because M.'s injured knee needed some rest.We saw the entire run of Extras, which I was a bit surprised that the whole series and finale were available at once. I thought it had plenty of funny bits but was definitely done with it by the time it was over. It had a few basic joke elements that were

2008-01-06T20:55:00.000-05:00

There was an interesting article in the NY Times about the art of Walter Martin and Paloma Munoz.known collaboratively as Martin & Muñoz, they sculpture and arrange miniature, three-dimensional scenes of alienation, dread and dark humor and set them inside snow globes.alsonext fall Aperture plans to publish a book on their work with text by the novelist Jonathan Lethem. “I always gravitate to it,