January 2012
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Tricky - “Hakim” This is one of those...
December 2011
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STM emergency codes →
One of these was called yesterday for Snowdon metro and I wondered what that was about.
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People often used to ask me: “Edward, you have such a clear speaking voice. Can you sing as well?”
If you watch this video of me massacring “Call Your Girlfriend” at karaoke, you will know the answer is “no”. But that doesn’t mean I didn’t love every minute of it.
We went to karaoke tonight! Ed did “Call Your Girlfriend.” We also did...
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Pink Martini and Saori Yuki - Is That All There...
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Thunder and Roses, by Theodore Sturgeon (1947) →
A couple of weeks ago I bought a Theodore Sturgeon anthology - every short story he wrote ever is currently in print in 13(!) massive trade paperback omnibuses, but I figured I’d start with something less shelf-invasive. I read this story (the first one in the collection), then put the book down to give myself time to get over it before continuing. I am still not over it. XD; You know how...
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Tom's final Poptimist column →
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Plus his useful three-part FE guide to how and why (1, 2 and 3): exemplary exploration of tactics, strategy, aims achieved and (occasionally) not, in all an opportunity seized and very well used first to last.
And yes, after 5 years this is my last column (obviously, I finished on No.45) - Mark very kindly links above to the appendices I’ve put up on Freaky Trigger...
WatchMaison Petronia Christmas 2010 2011
Seasonal playlist repost! I haven’t actually updated the tracks on this, though I might if I come across anything else I like in the next couple of weeks. I’ll be spending them CATCHING UP ON UPBEAT POP MUSIC, anyway, since I’m one of those gross people who get all perky in the run-up to Christmas/NYE. So hit me with suggestions!
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1) Damn straight, Strawberry Switchblade! They are to gothic lolita what the Cure is… er, to goth, I guess. They ought to be in my top 10 listens, actually, but the last.fm plugin stopped working for a while (as it does). I made an exhaustive sweep through their (limited) discography, and in the end decided that I only really liked the tracks I had liked in the first place, plus maybe three...
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Dance music may be becoming more maximalist, but redesigned movie posters on Tumblr are going in the other direction.
Blue Lines Revisited: minimoonstar replied to your... →
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minimoonstar replied to your post: Maxi Priest
it’s a nice but I think selective argument - plenty of maximalist prog trance in the late 90s, and surely Justice etc. a few years ago were not minimalist?
Oh yes, I forgot that point - the historical stuff is very selective (though…
As a bona fide “person who follows dance music”, though, I just take issue with every...
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Paris Review – Document: The Symbolism Survey,... →
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In 1963, a high school student sends prominent writers of the day a questionnaire on symbolism.
And got some amazing responses. XD
I love how Ray Bradbury always, always sounds just like himself.
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Difficulty Level: Easy>Medium>Hard>Expert>Asian
OMGGGGG
you motherfuckers
FIERCE
HOLY CRAP.
That is some Bruce Lee shit right there, holy fuck I love it. ((….plot for an awesome kung fu movie? Someone make this, please.))
I for one welcome our kung fu/K-pop overlords.
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20 Movie Houses You'd Like To Live In →
…If you like Modernism. Mostly. (I really didn’t expect the Cullens to be into this kind of airy, natural-wood-and-light B.C. architecture. That they were 1%, sure, but shouldn’t ageless vampires make some token gesture toward velvet curtains and mahogany panels?)
But yeah, there are basically two sets of movies on this list: movies I haven’t seen, and movies where I was...
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Cheeses
#SABINA REVIEWS 15$ WORTH OF CHEESE PURCHASED AT JEAN TALON MARKET TWO WEEKS AGO
Aged Noord Hollander: hard orange cheese, somewhere between Appenzeller and aged Cheddar and arguably better balanced (not sharp, not bitter - sort of hazelnutty/salty) than either. Does that “crunchy umami crystals” thing which is like crack… If I ever go back to Switzerland I will try to visit...