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On Is Rick Moody Too Wealthy to Criticize Taylor Swift?

So a manufactured, prepackaged pop "product" called Taylor Swift is therefore automatically worse than one who isn't privileged, regardless of quality (or lack thereof?) Privilege complaining about privilege, in public? How declasse.

Posted on January 22, 2013 at 2:17 pm 0

On Take A Minute To Watch The New Way We Make Web Headlines Now

45 Ways Informal Use of Language In Today's News Headlines Imitate Tacky Web Banner Ads

Posted on January 17, 2013 at 1:49 pm 1

On GOP Sen. Candidate: "Kitty Likes To Scratch"

Akin sure has a lot of skeletons-dressed-up-like-mommy in his closet when it comes to his issues with women.

Posted on September 28, 2012 at 12:06 pm 0

On The Rise And Fall Of Grunge Typography

One element of the grunge design look is making something of a resurgence, as distressed/destroyed/foregrounded textures as detailing in vintage font/lettering styles. There's a growing concern with trying to make computer designs not look like they were designed on a computer, and certainly not designed within the past 20 years. However if none of it was actually designed on a computer, it wouldn't be considered grunge, it would be punk.

Posted on August 22, 2012 at 12:36 pm 0

On The Littlest Printer, for the Curator™ in Your Life

The only things this is lacking is a graphic of a handlebar mustache, a faux wood finish, and the terms "artisan" and "21st century digital printing press".

Posted on August 14, 2012 at 12:43 pm 1

On Reviews of White Noise Recordings

So Merzbow's Pulse Demon and Lou Reed's Metal Machine Music are not the white noise recordings you are looking for.

Posted on August 10, 2012 at 11:42 am 0

On Things That Should Fall Out Of A Piñata At A Cinco De Mayo Party

@BadUncle I must insist you stop reading my mind.

Posted on May 7, 2012 at 12:37 pm 0

On Elements of Trolldom: Katie Roiphe and Pico Iyer

Iyer makes clear in his essay that he completely fails to understand that distraction is avoidance, not being in the moment. Yet he claims to go to retreats all the time, but never fully engages in the lessons of them, and lives in rural Japan so he can, what, walk more? At least he's not being serial-raped by the Internet all the time like poor Katie Roipe.

Posted on January 4, 2012 at 1:07 pm 0

On The Condition: The Eye That Never Blinks

My interpretation of the Mystery Man is the externalized shadow of Fred's subconscious mind (see: Jung) that others may or may not see there. The shadow represents repressed anxiety, fear, and anger, all elements consuming Fred/Pete. There are other psychological symbols involved, sometimes seen as external but often representing the internal. Interesting that you use the Mystery Man and Fred/Pete as a jumping off point for analysis of evolving social/anti-social personal self-contained technological systems.

Posted on December 20, 2011 at 6:38 pm 0

On Fictional Ducks, In Order From Worst To Best

No Baby Huey? Seriously?

Posted on October 24, 2011 at 12:54 pm 0