December 2010
44 posts
“Ms. Schnabel, 27, is a member of that elite coterie of New Yorkers, graduates of...”
– Ruth La Ferla, in her wet kiss to Stella Schnabel in today’s Times. That Michael Diamond reference—you know Michael Diamond—is awfully strange.
The Many Faces of Stella Schnabel
I Had A Dream, Joe: Everybody's doing this so I... →
joepompeo:
My 2010 #longreads list, off the top of my head and kind of random, probably excluding lots of great pieces that I loved but cannot think of at the moment:
“Lounge Lizard John Lurie’s disappearing act,” Tad Friend, The New Yorker
“Roger Ebert: The Essential Man,” Chris Jones, Esquire
“Millard Drexler, J. Crew’s master of merchandising,” Nick Paumgarten, The New Yorker
“Look at...
“My school had a dress code of khakis with collared shirts for the younger boys....”
– Cassius Clay. (Not that one.)
Additionally:
What are you currently obsessed with? Charles Dickens, truffles, gloves from Givenchy Fall/Winter 2010, taxidermy (including the Deyrolle pour Opening Ceremony scarves!), Picnic at Hanging Rock (1975), the Orient Express — and Nicki Minaj!
“[“A Clockwork Orange” is] a weird book, just like “Naked Lunch,”...”
– Gerard Way, who I don’t think is very interesting.
Where Lists Happen
Edgar Wright’s Top 5 Movies of 2010
The Social Network
Black Swan
Toy Story 3
Enter the Void
127 Hours
Edgar Wright’s Top 10 Underrated or Underseen Movies of 2010
1. Four Lions – “A ballsy satire that never wimps out. ”
2. Enter The Void – “Most stunning visuals of the year”
3. Splice – “A great twisted little piece of science fiction that deserved to be lauded for its...
Notes On a Year: Pop Music →
Honored to be quoted in Ann Powers’ sharp take on the year in moral obliviousness, button-pushing, and the limits of control. One of the best Y-E pieces I’ve read.
The Principle of Not Stealing Birds' Eggs →
Nick Sylvester, magical on the Angry Birds phenomenon.
Was 2010 The Best Year For Music Ever? Bowling... →
And here is the second of my two entries in this delightful five-way essay-writing contest. In this edition, I talk about what a dilettante asshole I am. Also, Dr. Dre. Fun!
The eMusic Guide to Def Jam Records →
So me, Jayson Greene, and J. Edward Keyes collaborated on this monster. I curated most of it, because, well, I spent too much time in my basement as a teenager organizing binders full of rap CDs by label. Maybe you will enjoy this.
EDIT: There are a handful of non-Def Jam titles here. That was intentional, to give some sections shape and context. The Ruff Ryders section for example, features...
83 Screencaps From Terrence Malick’s The Tree of... →
What the fuck I’m talking about.
TRON: Legacy, Toy Story 3 and All The Sad...
Dude. Bro.
TRON: Legacy is a sequel to a film made 25 years ago that few people saw and fewer understood, starring a man everybody loves. Legacy is a very big deal: more $300 million in development, production and marketing costs has been committed to the franchise by Disney, with hopes of a lucrative merchandising line, sequels, maybe a theme park ride or three, and all of the attendant...
TRON: Legacy, Toy Story 3 and All The Sad...
Dude. Bro.
TRON: Legacy is a sequel to a film made 25 years ago that few people saw and fewer understood, starring a man everybody loves. Legacy is a very big deal: more $300 million in development, production and marketing costs has been committed to the franchise by Disney, with hopes of a lucrative merchandising line, sequels, maybe a theme park ride or three, and all of the attendant...
Was 2010 The Best Year For Music Ever? Throw... →
And here we are defaming America’s foremost pop star.
Was 2010 The Best Year For Music Ever?
That is the ongoing title of a week-long ten-part series currently running on the Village Voice’s Sound of the City blog. It is a ripoff of another thing. I am participating alongside Rob Harvilla, Zach Baron, Maura Johnston, and Rich Juzwiak, who are all friends both on the Internet and in human form.
Here’s part one, an opening salvo from Dr. Harvilla.
And here’s part two,...
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John August’s Coverage of Quentin Tarantino’s... →
“Unconventional structure problematic as a movie, pure dynamite as a writing sample.”
“Drop the accents and carb up, lady; you’re starting to creep me out.”
– Glenn Kenny putting a bullet between Angelina Jolie’s eyes.
eMusic Editorial Staff Takes Field Trip To See... →
Swag.
Lykke Li Soundtracks Your Personal Makeout Session... →
“At the end of her speech, Ms. Thurman, his “Kill Bill” and “Pulp Fiction” star,...”
– Tarantino Gets the Friars Club Treatment
“In “Fallin’,” from 2007, [Jay-Z] returned to a favorite old topic, with mixed...”
– Kelefa Sanneh on Jay-Z’s “Decoded” and the language of hip-hop.
True Grit: A Misfire →
Jeff Wells sandbags the Coens with the dreaded “beautifully made, but…”
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