January 2012
2 posts
December 2011
3 posts
10 tags
Getting Into Bed with Kevin McCallister... and...
I’m thrilled to know that “Home Alone 2: Lost in New York” has elevated itself to Christmas Eve broadcast status. There is nothing like John Hughes to make your lonely Jewish soul feel enchanted on a night like this. The movie is so beautifully shot and the soundtrack was a staple of carpool afternoons during elementary school holiday seasons. And of course, there is no denying...
Pardon My Catharsis: A 2011 Chronology | Albums of...
On the whole, 2011 finally gave me everything I could have ever wanted in a slate of new music: blissful, psychedelic, sonically stimulating, and soulful. In a year where it was apparent that roots were of higher priority than the runaround, these releases managed to hit every note. Everything lives in this Spotify playlist - put the entire thing on shuffle for a good time.
REAL ESTATE -...
September 2011
1 post
August 2011
1 post
July 2011
1 post
dream boyfriend
“bachelor pad” tom hanks.
May 2011
3 posts
Digital Culture at the Demise of Osama bin Laden |... →
Enjoy!
Ernest Greene clearly has sex on the brain.
I love Washed Out. It makes me proud to hail from the same musical place as the person who birthed one of the first significant genres in this millennium. Chillwave is not a fad, it’s a state of mind and outpouring of pleasant vibes. It cannot be denied. It has never come from an especially sexy place… until now.
Stereogum announced Ernest’s first full length album on Sub Pop...
April 2011
1 post
5 tags
AND NOW: the hilarious tale of how I...
The date: April 26, 2011
The scene: An open-air desk space cluttered with spec printouts, unused chopsticks, and comp-subscription tabloid rags in a downtown NYC ad agency.
2:10PM: The conditions were chaotic. I had been in meetings, briefings, and the often-nagging minutia of creating charts and timelines and updating spreadsheets all morning. Sometimes I don’t mind this - I crawl into my...
February 2011
1 post
TEAM SASSYPANTS: another chapter in "chronicles...
OK, there is this girl in my IDIS class who I can’t stand. She is SUPER PEPPY and that’s not even why I hate her, but it’s not helping. She has like, a poem tattooed in the middle of her back and she wears open back shirts so everyone can see. Today she was sitting in front of me and was like, “Is my back bothering you? I just realized (I BET) that I was wearing an open...
January 2011
2 posts
Teenage Nightmare: MTV's Reinterpretation of...
The teen television drama is a canon in itself. We’re all too aware of the Walsh Twins, Seth and Summer and Ryan and Marissa (FOREVER), Dawson vs. Pacey, the murder of Keith Scott (REST IN PEACE UNCLE KEITH), and of course, the Degrassi basketball star named Jimmy Brooks who was shot by a crazy dude and tragically confined to a wheelchair before being adopted by lil’ wayne and young...
December 2010
5 posts
SHOULD WE BE OKAY WITH SLUTWAVE?
(via complex)
As women I mean.
I don’t ponder the principals of feminism often but I came to the realization today that some of this year’s largest musical successes and sensations came from genres that don’t exactly shine well on women - “rape gaze” and “slutwave.”
I won’t get into the former, it’s far beyond my abilities to treat with...
team sassypants krushes the kardashians.
JRD: Can we talk about the Kardashian's Christmas Card? http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/gossip/2010/12/kardashian-christmas-card.html
KES: omg yes. SO SCARY. Please note Kim's alien face/crooked eyes. Possibly the most jarring element of this, although the mini-Godfather child is also terrifying.
JRD: Or how they make poor Kendall's body look like Kim's? Look at those boobs!
ANK: Yikes! Addams Family for sure.
KES: Old skool Kardash! http://jezebel.com/5714588/vintage-kardashian-christmas-cards-reveal-awkward-poses--old-noses
LL: There is not one person smiling... who ARE these people? I bet they spell Christmas with a K.
another tall tale from the fabulous 40 watt club.
cej: Like a year ago Craig was outside the Watt smoking and it was some dance party or whatever, and these two frat boys came up and asked "Is this a gay club?" and he remembers overhearing me reply "It is now."
November 2010
6 posts
guest post from papa sassypants on his impression...
re: their performance on SNL via email.
“My impression: copycats. Not cool, but trying really hard to be. The lead singer bothered me with his phony ‘pushing the envelope.’ It was too transparent for my rather picky taste. It’s one of my strengths and weaknesses unfortunately. My patience these days is too thin for tomfoolery, which I strongly detected.
What happens is...
October 2010
3 posts
rimshot.
cej: HEY
sjp: IS FOR HORSES
cej: THANKS DAD
July 2010
1 post
May 2010
4 posts
“THE SUBURBS” - ARCADE FIRE
This...
April 2010
1 post
The neverending bracket to determine THE MOST... →
March 2010
22 posts
“You guys can go all ‘squid and whalish’ on that Greenberg emotional...”
– My pops, re: family movie-going options this Jewish holiday weekend.
Foursquare MTV Celebrity Mode = Impending Backfire →
DJ PAULY D JUST CHECKED INTO KARMA! Must be Saturday night.
The Grateful Dead in Gotham - WNYC →
A preview of the installation now showing at the New York Historical Society!
Jam Band Fan or Taliban? →
Don’t act like you didn’t see this coming sometime. Woooookies.
#SOUTHBYSOWHAT →
I pretty much called bullshit on SXSW two years ago. That’s all.
40 Watts of Freedom - Chronicles of an Athens... →
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