I wanted to add something to Tim’s recent post “On Pop Songs,” where he wrote: Part of the magic of…
Art as Device, and Device (When it Works) as Miracle (or, The Princess Bride vs. Inception)
In my recent criticism of Inception, I took Mr. Nolan to task for his inelegant use of screenwriting devices, such…
Seventeen Ways of Criticizing Inception
1. Christopher Nolan, while presumably a rather likable fellow (he does give work to Michael Caine), is a depressingly artless…
Belladonna* & Dusie Present: The Summer Reading
Kate Zambreno (whom I’m trying to get nicknamed “KaZam!”—do pass it on) asked me to draw your kind attention to…
2010, the Year of the Death of Big Star
I realized only the other day that Andy Hummel died earlier this month, on July 19th. Alongside Alex Chilton, Chris…
My Favorite New Band, Moriarty
…has been my favorite new band for the past year or so. Below I’ll embed some of their videos in…
There Will Be 2001
This is somewhat late to the party, but three years later I still haven’t seen this argument made anywhere else,…
The Special Relationship #2 (a guest post by Jarred McGinnis)
[The Special Relationship is a new multi-genre performative reading series in London. Jarred’s report on the first one is here.…
Throw Your Hands in the Air (The Dionysian Impulse) (or, Major Lazer vs. Beach House at the 2010 Pitchfork Music Festival)
Last Sunday I went to the Pitchfork Music Festival. The act I most wanted to see was Major Lazer. Well,…
Two-Lane Blacktop
After college, a friend and I went on a tear, spending our weekends watching everything we could find by Godard,…