June 2015

Following John Coltrane on Apple Music. Hope he puts out a new record soon!

Apple Music: Tell us what you like! Choose genres and artists!
Me: LOOK AT THE 14 YEARS OF DATA ITUNES HAS COLLECTED ABOUT WHAT I LISTEN TO

Itchy. Tasty.

1. How old is the youngest person alive who unironically uses the phrase “making love?”
2. How old is the youngest Richard alive who consents to being called Dick?
3. Is Rob Gordon velumiphobic?

As an indictment of our news media’s bloodlust and its complicity in racist fear mongering, the machinations of Nightcrawler’s Louis Bloom (Jake Gyllenhaal) and Nina Romina (Rene Russo) have the depth and subtlety of a Chick tract. Their unashamed “if it bleeds, it leads” philosophy is transparently arranged for maximum repugnance*, presumably with the intention of ironically using TV journalism’s own brand of reductive alarmism against it. But the staging of their discussions makes… See more →

Reminder for Confederate flag defenders: “States’ rights” was always a smokescreen. theatlantic.com/politics/archi…

The rain ruined my evening plans but then @lowtheband announced new album details and tour dates and may as well have parted the clouds.

Wishing my friend @jasonsantamaria a very happy birthday. May it be spent amongst costumed men in an uncanny valley.

On #CouchTo5K run 20 of 27 today, I crossed the 3-mile mark at 24:57. My thanks to Civ for the boost at the end. youtu.be/nqpiXMgrEZg

“…look up at the traitorous rag… that flaps outside the capitol as if to say, ‘Enact change at your own risk.’” rollingstone.com/politics/news/…

Heading into my second and final taping of The Daily Show with Jon Stewart.

Donald Trump as Republican nominee would make my year, if only because it is the lone circumstance that would force my mom to vote Democrat.

Ol’ Buck Melanomahead.

I have something stuck in my eye and I can’t get it out and I’m thinking about recreating that scene in The Terminator.

The Damned is an odd crossbreed of outlaw biker film, love story, and atomic-age science fiction, and this unlikely amalgam allows the film to give equal time to several of the Western Bloc’s competing attitudes about the Cold War era.

In the idyllic seaside town of Weymouth, King (Oliver Reed) and his gang of delinquents, The Teddy Boys, spend their days terrorizing tourists. After becoming one of the gang’s victims, the affluent Simon (MacDonald Carey)… See more →

I hope this gets more fleshed out, but props to @jenniferdaniel for calling out design’s self-importance epidemic. medium.com/@jenniferdanie…

If I could justify the cost, the Metal Eagle Edition of the new Slayer album would greet my home’s every visitor. avclub.com/article/slayer…

So, who’s going to see Hum with me in August? brooklynvegan.com/archives/2015/…

This morning I passed the halfway point in Couch to 5K. /cc @bigmediumjosh

Updated my @gimmebar with a lengthy backlog of assorted visual stunners, most of which come from @Colossal. gimmebar.com/loves/robweych…

Summary of last night. instagram.com/p/3ibnJfM1RS/

Folks without unreasonable amounts of facial hair may not know that it loves to hitch a ride with floss and get stuck between your teeth.

Snagged a ticket to see @Refused’s surprise late show at @saintvitusbar tonight. Kiiiind of excited about it.

Thanks for the birthday wishes, friends! You make a guy want to take his head out of the oven.

Obsessives of all stripes will enjoy @the_completist’s analysis of the collected Raymond Chandler film adaptations. thecompleti.st/no2