Monthly Archives: July 2008

Watched the Dark Knight last night. Overall, a great comic book movie. I’m not exactly sure how much it ‘transcended the genre’, as many reviewers have put it, but that’s not exactly a bad thing. The important thing to remember … Continue reading →

I went to the Wordless Music show in Prospect Park last night, featuring Metropolis Ensemble and Deerhoof. I had heard good things about the Rite Remixed project (Stravinsky’s Rite of Spring arranged for electronics, percussion, and brass) and I’m a … Continue reading →

Damn.

Dayamn boy! That’s a helluva subtitle from this sad sad story of a dog being fed glass. Ps attention jerks of the world, can you stop feeding dogs glass? Thanx.

Just try and tell me you’re not gonna to be singing, “Ponyo, Ponyo…” in your head all day.

I’ve finally gone ahead and posted my Shared Items from Google Reader on my blog. They’re on the left, just below my list of Covers and Remixes (that are FREE for download!!!!!). After months of ridicule from Melly for not … Continue reading →

In this article, Joe Queenan makes the same generalizations about contemporary music as most classical-centric conservatory freshman: ie. it is not immediately engaging, the most far-out modern works will never be as revered as the most complex classical masterpieces (um, … Continue reading →

Gwuh?? Quentin Tarantino has just gone out with his long-anticipated script about World War II. But here’s the weird thing sources are telling me: not only is Laurence Bender attached to produce Inglorious Bastards, but also Harvey Weinstein who will … Continue reading →

There’s an oddly sympathetic tone in this story of a father killing his daughter in an “honor killing” because she wanted out of an arranged marriage: Chaudhry Rashid, 54, later said he was “very disturbed” and “not in a state … Continue reading →

Britain takes another baby-step towards fascism. The guide, titled Young Children and Racial Justice, warns adults that babies must also be included in the effort to eliminate racism because they have the ability to “recognize different people in their lives.” … Continue reading →