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Jun 30

That’s Not Ironic! That’s Ironic!

Irony confuses. Let’s leave dramatic irony (you know, back when irony was tragic and the audience knew what was going to happen to Oedipus before he did) aside, as well as the debate over the…

Jun 29

DEVO and Neil Young perform “Hey, Hey, My, My (Into The Black)” in the film Human Highway. Booji Boy on vocals, Alan in a mongoloid mask, Jerry and the Bobs in Pinhead masks, and Neil Young in a “Never Mind The Bollocks” t-shirt. Wow.

Jun 28

On Not Reading: The Subtle Art of Engagement

I have to admit, my reading habits are rather spotty. I have gotten very little reading done in the last few weeks. Some of this is the result of outside forces^[1], though the vast majority of…

Jun 15

The Audrey Hepburn Complex by Pizzicato Five, the best of the Shibuya-kei bands.

Jun 10

The Death of Misery-Lit?

Depravity, drink, drug addiction and abuse are hardly the most uplifting subjects for a leisurely read. But for years, misery memoirs have been the toast of the book world, with stories of human…

Jun 6

We’re pinheads now We are not whole We’re pinheads all Jocko Homo!

Jun 1

A New Cover on an Old Book

I’ve fancied myself a web site designer, as well as a writer, but the stress of academia, and a certain laziness has kept me using a pre-fabricated template for this website until just now. Rather…

May 30

Not one, not two, but three Japanese Techno-pop bands performing on TV in 1980.

P-MODEL, Hikashu, and Plastics. More proof I was born in the wrong decade.

May 29

My Delicious Library

A list of all the books in my collection, as a pretty and impressive lookin’ web page.

The above created with Delicious Library.^[1]

Sorry, Mac only. ↩