June 2009
87 posts
“Now, 40 years ago, in the heart of New York City at a place called the Stonewall...”
– The White House - Press Office - Remarks by the President at LGBT Pride Month Reception
“But on June 13 here at Discovery Park, about 50 guests, many covered in tattoos...”
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NYTimes.com: Vows Don’t you even dare try to snark this Vows column. I will cut every last one of you. (And oh my God the kicker….) (via justsayjolie)
I read this yesterday morning whilst still in bed, and I’m not going to deny: there were tears.
The Lemonheads - Beautiful
It’s almost...
“There were grand ambitions. The brainchild of a Swedish couple inspired by the...”
– International Herald Tribune: Lack of Cash Sinks Memorial to Abba
In a more perfect world, the title of this article would have been ‘Abba Memorial Finally Faces Its Waterloo’. That said, in a most perfect world, we would already be buying our tickets to Arlanda…
Noah and the Whale - The First Days of Spring
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WatchAfter a rather awkward nod to his Telegraph colleagues, Alastair Sooke previews the new Classified exhibition at Tate Britain.
Similarly, on his blog, Jonathan Jones discusses the show, which he characterises as a stand-off between Damien Hirst and the Chapman bros. As he’d have to, Hirst comes out on top.
Guess it’s time for me to head west.
The New Yorker: Peter Schjeldahl on the work of... →
This show looks terrific. The fact that it’s free suggests it’s not going to travel, which is a shame.
“They closed with ballad The Universal. People were openly weeping. Blur were...”
– Blur, at Goldsmiths - review - Telegraph
“In summary, from what I can gather, It Felt Like A Kiss is both the craziest yet...”
– Charlie Brooker, on Adam Curtis’s new documentary experience
I’m seeing it in Manchester in a few weeks’ time. Hurrah.
“Endearingly, no one seems more startled by Jack Peñate’s sudden musical...”
– Alexis Petridis, on Everything Is New
Count me amongst the startled, but happily so.
“Lazaro and I, for the most part, just talk to each other in the studio.”
– Jack McCollough, on his relationship with Proenza Schouler partner, Lazaro Hernandez
That’s faded love for you :(
“The weirdness disappeared. Before we just needed some time out but didn’t...”
– Graham Coxon, on the reunion
There will come a time when I’m not writing about Blur on every other post. It has not yet arrived.
The New Yorker: A Critic at Large: Out of the... →
Kelefa Sanneh is so much better at this sort of thing than he ever was at music reviews.
“In this age of bromance and metrosexuals, why all the fuss? The short answer is...”
– Alexandra Harney, ‘The Herbivore’s Dilemma’, Slate Magazine
This is almost too obvious a topic for a Marxist/gender studies dissertation…
“The other day, I got in a cab and the driver said, ‘Are you a lady man?’ I said,...”
– Simon Doonan, on gay resilience
“B is for Britpop
The musical movement with which Blur will always be...”
– It’s all a Blur: An A-Z of Britpop’s returning heroes
“…quite often, dipsos are easier to deal with when they’re pissed,...”
– Graham Coxon, on his non-sacking sacking
Discovery - I Want You Back