November 2008
61 posts
“…each Rothko is really doing the same thing. It is trying to immerse you...”
– Sister Wendy
“…a rare lapse into abject awfulness.”
– Alexis Petridis, on ‘Mmm Papi’ from Britney’s latest
WatchFleet Foxes - A Take Away Show from La Blogotheque
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I love Róisín Murphy →
That’s pretty much it.
“It’s not so great being a shambles. But it’s the only life I know.”
– Charlie Brooker
meghanagain:
Beck, “Lazy Flies”
I used to put this song on repeat while on long car trips. In the dark, with my CD player. Middle seat because I used to get car sick so my younger brother traditionally took the back even after I’d grown out of it. This is a minivan I’m describing, just FYI. Anyway parts of this song scared the shit out of me but I loved it. I mentally...
WatchRebecca Adlington, the UK’s sweetheart (and the Observer’s Sportsperson of the Year)
WatchTaylor Dayne - Tell It To My Heart
WatchThe French Kicks - Trial of the Century
Did you know there’s not a video for ‘One More Time’, the best song they’ve ever recorded? Talk about shooting yourself in the foot.
Apparently, they’ve got a new covers EP on iTunes which includes renditions of songs by such acts as Lindsey Buckingham and the Shirelles. Colour me curious.
After traipsing through Chicago and Atlanta, I’m now in Orlando. I wish I could recommend the Mediterranean Veggie sandwich at Panera Bread, but alas, I cannot. Still, they can’t be faulted for their wifi.
The Catherine Wheel - Black Metallic (via...
Transport for London to licence youngest ever taxi... →
Nineteen-year-old steals title from his brother as he becomes the youngest person ever to pass the Knowledge
Noah & the Whale - Second Lover
This song is...
WatchThey’re nice lads, that Take That.
“There have been many awful mistakes made in this country. But now we have...”
– Maureen Dowd (has MoDo, with her one-sentence paragraphs, ever made me misty-eyed before? Don’t mind saying she did today.)
“[O]n behalf of the baby-boom generation, I would like to hear a little round of...”
– Gail Collins (love her)
Christina Aguilera - Genie 2.0
I’m hoping...
““If Obama learned one thing from his predecessors, it’s that timing...”
– The Onion: Nation Finally Shitty Enough To Make Social Progress
Is Obama President? →
Short answer: yes.
