dont understand all the hype around The Brothers Karamazov. there's no progression system at all. who am i supposed to identify with if none of the characters is improving their stats and acquiring better equipment

Shibuya is fed up with Halloween

The beret is alive and well in Tokyo.

Charles Simic's "The Book of Gods and Devils" is disappointingly the poetry equivalent of "She breasted boobily down the stairs," but, this poem was interesting at least

FINALLY got to see TV on the Radio. They played the Fox Theater in Oakland. Their energy was blazing, so glad I went.

David Simon, creator of ‘The Wire’, being interviewed by Ari Shapiro (NPR)

I'm a dhamapilled sati-maxxing nirvanacore samma kammanta-cel PRINCEX

The 21st century's "Bohemian Rhapsody" lmao

So many of the needle drops were great, but what was going on with the score in Highest 2 Lowest. Let Denzel Washington cook, the audience doesn't need a swelling sad orchestra to tell us the moment is dramatic.

Instead of doing regular "Psycho Killer" at karaoke, I should've done this masterpiece, which has just been introduced to me this afternoon www.youtube.com/watch?v=UnBl...

Eventually I will learn to do first drafts in pencil and not pen.

Everything I'm learning about Cracker Barrel, I'm learning against my will.

JCO casually doing murders last night

My phone is calling me out rn.

Morgan chomped her nail down to the quick so she's got to wear the Doughnut of Despair 😔

Does anyone actually sing "Wonderwall" at karaoke anymore or has the idea become so socially cringe no one really goes for it these days?

They Definitively Are Giants

How I've been doing the past few years

Listening to "Dancing in the Dark" a song that has broken through my knee-jerk negative reaction to Springsteen (thanks, dad). And I'm sure this question's been asked before, but, in concrete terms, wtf is a Love Reaction?

This is why I pay for the internet

Can we start talking about all behaviors as related to/not related to other music genres? Would love to debate if getting drunk and barfing on the train on the way back home is indie sleaze or butt rock.

The Lenin Museum in Finland was pretty wild

Fuck this (╯°□°)╯︵ ┻━┻

I need this poster for my office so badly

It sucks that we will never get to see David Lynch’s original vision for Happy Gilmore 2

Xerxes's soldiers whipping the sea with chains:

🫡 So long, you gloriously mad bastard.

Watched Polanski's "Macbeth" last night and the main thing I came away with is new knowledge of what the Pythons were satirizing in "Holy Grail."

My manuscript is a finalist for Gold Wake Press's spring open reading period!

I'm really enjoying the Paul Reubens doc (late to the party as usual), and it's also triggering, as a past interviewer, to see him jerk the director/interviewer around.

Spent the past few days in the ICU for my mom, and before this, I could never have imagined how relieved I'd be to see her smile. I know it's cliche but seriously tell everyone you love that you love them, and remind them often.

me (looking at my phone): "What! No way is John Steinbeck the greatest 20th-century U.S. writer!" Digby (watching cricket): "Who said that?" me: "...some dude on the internet." (Digby lols)

Jarvis Cocker tries not to be absurdly horny and forlorn challenge (impossible) m.youtube.com/watch?v=nMFz...

Pancake testers

Bob Vylan have been vocally against the Palestinian genocide and are now under criminal investigation for speaking out at their Glastonbury show. Absolute bullshit

Woke up at like 5 AM and found myself thinking about this fan music video. I hadn't watched it or thought about in over 15 years but it still hits. youtu.be/B518lrtv62Y?...

Fortunato (coughing): You’re certain the Criterion Closet is down here Montresor (picking up a trowel): Definitely. Have you thought about your picks yet

Remembering that period in 2020 when we were all customizing face masks and I had one that said "🖤I AM IN TRAINING DON'T KISS ME🖤" Claude Cahun rules.

fml why am I not in London

Writing a poem and thinking "This is more like a short story." And writing a short story thinking "Why don't I just make this a poem?" until I can't write anymore.

crying in the club again thinking about Kyle and David

moo deng: the prophecy

Don't get dogs you guys

all of us at the end of this shitty week