On The Sound of 2011
I was hoping "Katy B" meant Katy Brand, meaning Katy Perry, as I am so down with Katy Perriciation. Don't fight it, folks. The more you try to push her away, the closer she gets; as stupid as "I Kissed a Girl" was, that's how awesome everything else is.
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On "Make Me Proud": Does Drake Actually Care About Women?
I've become maybe depressingly inured to much of the "almost satirically condescending" chauvinism in so much pop music, and so the lyric on "Make Me Proud" that actually gets me most is the quick "knowing you" after he says the girl "probly went to Howard." Does it mean that she's like a real, you know, historically black college type? Or just that she's, you know, black? (Because black people go to Howard).
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On Do You Have Garbage Taste in Music? A Quiz
@sorry your heinous
Nickelback is a good band.
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On James Frey Explains Himself
I think the first paragraph translates to "DUH; WINNING!!!"
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On Millennial Internet Writer Gets Coffee
"I’m carrying my coffee over to the creamer station but who really cares?"
--one of my favorite sentences of all of 2011.
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On A Short Conversation About Mel Gibson's "Jewish Hero" Film
The fact that Mel Gibson can apparently only reconcile himself to Jewish culture through epic violence should tell everyone everything they need to know. When I heard about this, my reaction wasn't "WHAAAT?!?!?!?," but more like "makes sense...."
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On David Foster Wallace's Self-Help Books Removed From Archive
Is this the wrong forum in which to say that I'm on page 490-something of Infinite Jest and really don't know if I'll be able to finish it?
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On Brooklyn's Guide to Hurricane Preparedness
Listicle Without Commentary
Tags That Need More Development:
1. "SO DON'T STOP ME ON OUR BLOCK CHUCK KLOSTERMAN"
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On Pablo Dylan, "Top Of The World"
I have a distinct feeling that Bob Dylan has the space in his heart and mind to enjoy this.
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On Swedish Chimp Launches Opening Volley In Great Primate War
When I read the name "Santino," I immediately thought of Santino from Project Runway Season 2. As I read the article, I kept thinking of Santino from Project Runway Season 2. Kind of as an uncanny thing, I guess.