February 2012
“I was hoping we’d make real progress
But it seems we have lost the power...”
– Paul Weller, “Running On The Spot”
“After I reached my teens I decided I didn’t want to hang out with anyone. I...”
– Kurt Cobain (via everysongisaboutsex)
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Alright, I lied... I have one more link to an... →
David Brothers looks at how “Team Comics” style boosterism has largely been co-opted by DC and Marvel to mean “three cheers for superhero branding” instead of anything remotely related to comics as an artform, why a certain comics “journalism” site needs to be called out for their shameless ass-kissing and why this is all a massive detriment. SERIOUSLY, this is...
Capitalism; at fault for stereotyping and...
hanarch1sm:
I have just started reading ‘Chavs; The Demonization Of The Working Class’ by Owen Jones. Within the introduction it highlights the deep inequalities of our society. If we were to call a person a ‘Paki’ it would be classed as wrong and racist, if we were to call a homosexual a ‘faggot’ it would be classed as homophobia, but if we call a working class person a ‘chav’, it is accepted...
“To all the worrywarts out there, who said Super PACs were going to lead to a...”
– Stephen Colbert
“Sure, he’s got a nice voice but contrast him with Radiohead’s Thom Yorke, who is...”
– Stephen Fry, On Sting. (via pleasegoawaycolin)
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(via lienatik)
Ha ha ha… I love Stephen Fry, he’s right about everything. Sting is such a big, stupid AM radio phony.
“Sunday’s the big game! BUT… did you know there is another version...”
– Stephen Colbert
Lee Renaldo - “Off The Wall”
“It doesn’t affect me because I look at the internet as the new radio. I...”
– Neil Young
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Cracked: The 6 most elaborate fuck you's from... →
This list (which features Trent Reznor, Henry Rollins and Joe Strummer, among others) is simply awesome. My salute to these fine heroes.
Robot6: We've come so far: On Before Watchmen and... →
Chris Mautner has what I believe should be the final word on the Alan Moore/Watchmen prequels debate. The issue is about basic respect and the rights of creative people versus the desires of an entitled fan community for yet more genre fiction using characters and stories they’re comfortable with. It’s a thorny issue and it’s interesting how it has played out, in some ways...
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“You will always be fond of me. I represent to you all the sins you never had the...”
– Oscar Wilde (via alluringeyes)
Refused - “Rather Be Dead”
USA Today: Minimum wage rates may climb this year →
Excerpted:
At least 17 states recently raised the minimum wage or are considering doing so in 2012, the most in at least six years.
Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney broke with GOP conservatives this week, renewing his call for automatic federal minimum wage increases to keep up with inflation. President Obama has backed raising the U.S. basic wage from its current $7.25 an hour to...
THIS WILL NOT STAND →
Do you remember Scary Stories To Tell In The Dark? You proably do because it was the only genuinely, psychologically frightening collection of scary stories in your school library as a kid, chiefly because of the amazing, dark, inky, sinewy illustrations, brilliant visualizations that added entire dimensions to those stories.
The book and its sequels have been in continuous publication forever...
“God damn it, an entire generation pumping gas, waiting tables – slaves with...”
– Tyler Durden (via iamaliveandyouaredead)
I think the reason a lot of fans are looking...
is that, historically, artistically bankrupt prequel stories developed by corporate committe and/or thoroughly out-of-touch creative types to easily grab millions of dollars without any concern to the sensitive nature of art and culture as a living document of a specific time and place and the unique vision of a singular creative force have yielded SUCH GREAT RESULTS…
“It was a dirty deal, and the fact that there are people who want to rationalize...”
– Eric Stephenson on Alan Moore and this week’s Watchmen news. (via deantrippe)
This is basically what I say whenever people bring up the whole “oh but they’re based on Charlton characters so it’s hypocritical” thing. Hey: They’re not Charlton characters.
(via lowarthighcraft)
True. As if Alan...
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ABC News: Hero Rick Santorum saves ailing child →
Oops, double typo. I typed “hero” when I meant to type “despicable scumbag” and I typed “saves ailing child” when I meant to type “lectures ailing child on why capitalism is a beautiful and essential part of life even as it’s actively raping you”
Excerpted:
GOP contender Rick Santorum had a heated exchange with a mother and her sick young...
help me figure out what a "skrillex" is
I keep seeing this word and I think I’ve almost pieced together what it is. I have it narrowed down to two possibilities:
the world’s first openly gay Pokemon
a kitchen appliance that’s also used as a marital aid
Am I close? I AM USING CONTEXT CLUES THAT’S HOW I KNOW.
The Distillers - “I Am A Revenant”