There is a strange beauty in the boring…
Check this out…Basic Space by The XX. New self-titled album out NOW!!!
Kind of Bloop: Miles Davis Meets Mario
Listening to the sweet 8-bit gurgle of Miles Davis makes me want to replay the Mario water levels. This 8-bit tribute to one of the greatest jazz albums of yore is a revelation. I’ve blogged about chiptunes before, but this
10 Young Adult Novels More Deserving of Feature Film Treatment Than the “Twilight” Series
On November 20, Earth will be invaded by yet another round of twee vampires and unwashed werewolves, bad dialogue, inscrutable motivation and lots of moist forest scenery. With the release of “Twilight” sequel “New Moon,” many will be made happy,
Inglourious Basterds
Before we made our way to the theatre, my sister asked me how I would explain Tarantino’s films to someone who knew nothing about him. I paused to think, and was momentarily halted by the overload in my brain. Because
08.24.09 My Top Ten RIGHT NOW
1. MOVIE Passing Strange (2009) Spike Lee has captured the amazing intensity and beauty of this musical, heightening what was already astounding when it graced the stage of the Belasco Theater back in 2008. With the camera positioned onstage, flying
8 Bit Trip
Something hypnotizing, brilliant and charmingly euro for your Monday morning… Lego animation plus 8-bit throwback music and animations equals sizzling heaps of nostalgia. Get set adrift on memory bliss…
Ten Reasons Why I’ve Fallen In Love With 90.7 WFUV
During my roadtrip to Cali, Texas, and back to good ol’ NYC I’ve listened to several different radio stations nation-wide. A native of NYC I’ve also listened to dozens of different city stations ever since my elementary days. Of course
Top 5 Reasons NOT to date a Musician
I’m helping a few friends through the jungles of online dating and thought that maybe I should pass my dating knowledge onto the world. Mistakes? I’ve made a few, but then again, too few to mention! Well, actually I’m going
The Time Traveler’s Wife
Yeah… I know. Look, sometimes you just want to know what happens… and the idealist in you (the one who hearts Rachel McAdams and wants her to be in good movies) allows for that tiny, tiny possibility that maybe, just
Personas: How the Web Sees You
How does the internet see you? Enter your name, and Personas scours the web for information and attempts to characterize you – to fit you to a predetermined set of categories that an algorithmic process created from a massive corpus