My last blog was really good at documenting my deep love of Jens Lekman, the very special Swedish musician who you might remember from his days of traveling into this and that. Was that his only American “hit?” It’s certainly the first song of his that I remember stumbling upon, until I became that person who hunts down every Jens Lekman song ever made.
Read MoreFor those of you still basking in the glow of vacation time this week (buttfaces) and the others of you having really slow workdays (hello!), why not follow me down this Stanley Kubrick internet hole?
Read MoreGiven that it's almost Halloween, I think it's time I talk about scary movies. I didn't watch many classic horror movies as a kid for a couple of reasons: 1) My parents took the R-rating to heart, meaning that I shouldn't watch it if I was under seventeen, and 2) I'm a crybaby. Really, I get SO SCARED. Now that I'm a grown-up though, I realize that it's part of the fun — especially if you have the chance to watch a scary movie in the movie theater with other people who are SO SCARED and then you can all yell together.
Read MoreYes, it's that day again. That day where I think back to an October 20th years ago when everything changed. Is it getting old? Maybe. There's a good chance that all of you reading this are already like "GEEZ, we get it, some shit happened and you got all broken and then you got better. Can we go back to eating candy corn?" Well, for me, I don't think it's ever going to get old.
Read MoreI know I'm light years behind on this (in viral video years, anyway), but Lucas just introduced me to this wonderful video of a dance called "The Nitty Gritty," as performed on The Judy Garland Show in 1964. The video is titled "Best 60s Dancer Boy Ever" and you can see why. Just try to not watch this at least three times in a row:
Read MoreCancel all your evening plans because I'm gonna be the one of the guest performers at Split Personality tonight. Woo! Here's what Split Personality is all about:
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