January 2010
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On Bret Easton Ellis and American Psycho
“You’re just displaying the sort of cynicism that lets readers be manipulated by bad writing. I think it’s a kind of black cynicism about today’s world that Ellis and certain others depend on for their readership. Look, if the contemporary condition is hopelessly shitty, insipid, materialistic, emotionally retarded, sadomasochistic, and stupid, then I (or any writer) can...
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"This is Why We Can't Have Nice Things"
When supposedly thoughtful people are against giving people EXTRA DISCOUNT FOR BEING HEALTHY, then the world is FUCKING INSANITY!!! [via bmichael]
I am righteously angry about all the righteous anger aimed at Whole Foods and its zany figurehead John Mackey. Yesterday, when WF rolled out its employee “healthy discount incentive”—tethering increased in-store discounts to an...
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southtwelfth:
This killer 1978 U.K. hit is a...
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Semi-Complete List of Recurring O.D.B Aliases
I’ve compiled a nicely-bulleted list of aliases belonging to a one Russell Tyrone Jones (1968 - 2004) beloved member of the Wu-Tang Clan and unhinged genius behind screwball classic, Return to the 36 Chambers. Variations in spelling are marked with (/). This took forever.
Ason Jones
Ason Unique (/Asun Unique)
The Bebop Specialist
Big Baby Jesus
Big Box o’ Chili
The BZA
Dirk...
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2010 Confessions
My plan is to spend the next 10 years with a pencil and notepad at the ready, so I can make comprehensive notes about each significant cultural event as they occur, in order that in 2019, my “best of the decade” list will be the most thorough and admirable.