On A Space Alien's Guide To Dealing With Roommates
Aliens - they're just like us.
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On What Happened To The Baby Who Danced His Way Into America's Heart?
It's amazing - almost unreal - to think that someone who's been through that kind of experience could end up so seemingly well-adjusted.
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On Levon Helm, 1940-2012
@SuperMargie The way I heard it is even better than that. The real reason Neil Diamond was in The Last Waltz is because Robbie Robertson had just produced a record for him. There was a point where, due to time constraints, RR wanted to cut Muddy Waters out, while leaving in Neil Diamond. At which point Levon basically said, "Muddy Waters stays or I go." He stayed.
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On How's Your Internet Bubble? Secretly Crazy-Inflated, That's How!
God I hope the bubble bursts before I have to find a new apartment next year...
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On What Books Make You Cringe To Remember?
In high school I had what could maybe be described as a very sneakily conservative English teacher, who assigned "The Fountainhead" as part of a section on "existentialism." (which also included No Exit and I think that's it?)(Also I grew up in Orange County which could explain that.) Not knowing any better, it seemed alright at the time, but by the time I had forced myself to finish Atlas Shrugged I was thoroughly not convinced.
Anyway, nothing else on these lists seems particularly embarrassing - almost everything listed are the standard things you read when you're a kid and you like reading and/or think you're smart. What's wrong with that?
Then again there is definitely one phase I went through that makes me cringe when I think about it - namely, my having read multiple books by Tom Robbins. I'm surprised that one didn't show up on any of those lists!
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On Our Week With Marilyn
I can't remember the last time I went to one, but when I was a kid (in the early-mid 90s) Olive Garden was my favorite restaurant. It was for special occasions only. I'm positive that if I ate at one now - after a dozen years living in San Francisco and becoming at least acquainted with the idea of what good food is (not everyone grows up with it) - I would be disgusted. It still tastes fine in my memory though, and it makes me wonder what has changed more over the years - me or the quality of their food. It's clear enough that we've both changed for the worse...
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On Two Altbro Hipsters on MTV's "I Just Want My Pants Back"
Can't decide if this makes me want to kill myself, or everybody else.
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On The Internet Is Full Of Regret And Self-Delusion
Sounds like the internet and I have a lot in common
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On The Definitive List Of White Music Stolen By Black People
I dunno if it's entirely relevant to this thread but Boney M's version of "Painter Man" is really great
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2BhIwytZWbg