Just finished book one of Middlemarch and the thing I'm reminded most of so far is the HBO series The Wire. Both stories start off making you think they're about one specific character (Dorothea/McNulty) before expanding out to encompass the whole society that surrounds them.
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Black Narcissus Brief Encounter The Third Man A Hard Day's Night Lawrence of Arabia
What would you say is the greatest British film of all-time? Gimme a Top 5.
On the new episode of THE BEST STUFF IN THE WORLD podcast we’re talking all things BUFFY THE VAMPIRE SLAYER (greatest of all tv shows) with guests @derekbgayle.bsky.social (of @glitterjaw.bsky.social) and with @drinkthehalo.bsky.social!
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grrr argh
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If I were making a list of the 100 best shows of the century so far you can bet your behind that “Slings & Arrows” would be on it.
Time for my annual posting of this gem. theonion.com/mr-autumn-ma...
Mr. Autumn Man Walking Down Street With Cup Of Coffee, Wearing Sweater Over Plaid Collared Shirt
BOSTON—The twigs and acorns crunching pleasurably beneath his boots, Mr. Autumn Man Dennis Clemons, 32, reportedly strolled down Massachusetts Avenue on Wednesday wearing a gray sweater over a plaid c...
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Five chapters into Middlemarch and I’m not feeling very optimistic about this impending Dorothea/Causubon marriage.
I’m in an establishment playing Pearl Jam and it’s a really strong reminder of how much I absolutely hate Pearl Jam.
On the latest episode of my podcast about movies that involve skateboarding in some capacity, GLEAMING THE TUBE, we're discussing Mark Harmon's 1987 masterpiece SUMMER SCHOOL! Not a ton of skateboarding in it, but that doesn't stop Michael and me from getting into the Dave and Chainsaw of it all.
Summer School | Gleaming The Tube
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Hello from Dragon Con! Here’s a photo of me and Battlestar Galactica’s Grace Park holding up a photo of me and Battlestar Galactica’s Grace Park from 20 years ago! Can’t wait to print this photo out as a poster and do this again in 2046! @dragoncon.org
At Dragon Con. My life is occasionally ridiculous.
New podcast! Writer and musician Andre Salles joins me to talk about two of the records that changed his life, Talk Talk's "Laughing Stock" and Tori Amos' "Little Earthquakes"!
Tori Amos' "Little Earthquakes" & Talk Talk's "Laughing Stock" (This Record Changed My Life) | The Best Stuff In The World
what's so amazing about really deep thoughts?
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THURSDAY NIGHT!
Dragon Con! We're back! The Tribute to MTV's 120 Minutes Dance Party DJed by @scifiexplosion.bsky.social and my own bad self returns Thursday, Sep 3rd in Room A601-A602 of the Marriott Atrium Level at 10pm! The Cure! Depeche Mode! New Order! Stuff like that! No fucking grunge!
I understand that lists like this are mostly just there for clicks, and I think most of these songs are great but limiting each artist to one song feels disingenuous. Both Prince and Madonna, for instance, could realistically have more than one entry on any "best songs of the 1980s" list.
Do you agree with our picks? From Kate Bush to De La Soul, here are the 100 greatest songs of the '80s. Read the full list: www.pastemagazine.com/music/best-songs/100-greatest-songs-of-the-1980s
Mourning the passing of Dolly Parton, one of the greatest songwriters and performers in American history and, by all accounts, a stellar human being to boot. Planet Earth sucks a little bit more without her.
Dolly Parton - Jolene -1973
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Okay, so I bought a tshirt of the movie The Craft only in the style of anarcho punk band Crass to wear on a Dragon Con panel about witchcraft in film and I think this is in the top five of most nerdy things I’ve ever done.
Here's my schedule for the upcoming Dragon Con convention! Labor Day weekend in Atlanta, GA! LOOK AT ALL THE AWESOME BITS OF PROGRAMMING I'M INVOLVED IN!!!
If you see this, you're legally obligated to quote with your favorite Star Wars character.
Han Solo Screaming in Star Wars
Alt: Han Solo Screaming in Star Wars
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If you see this, you're legally obligated to quote with your favorite Star Wars character.
I was doing this in the 90s. I labelled it as "listening to music".
My other one: my school had a walk-a-thon and I had no friends so tagged along with my brother and some older skateboard kids he knew and they had a boom box and played "Anarchy in the UK" by the Sex Pistols and I genuinely felt like I had the wind knocked out of me. Didn't know music could do that!
Do you have any striking moments of hearing a song for the first time? I remember exactly where I was the first time I heard a milli (shitfaced at a college party naturally but I remember everything about it due to the momentousness of experiencing a milli)
I had a paper route and a walkman and I was experimenting with the left end of the dial where all the college stations were and heard "It's the End of the World As We Know It" by R.E.M. and ran home, looked up the radio station in THE PHONE BOOK and called the station to ask who did that song.
Do you have any striking moments of hearing a song for the first time? I remember exactly where I was the first time I heard a milli (shitfaced at a college party naturally but I remember everything about it due to the momentousness of experiencing a milli)
At Fenway Park tonight! Fingers crossed that @jtkantor.bsky.social plays nothing but bangers on the organ!!!
Describe your music taste using only three artists No genres allowed 1. Prince 2. Run the Jewels 3. The Clash
Describe your music taste using only three artists No genres allowed 1. Stray Kids 2. The Weeknd 3. My Chemical Romance
One of my 9 year old twins says The End of Oak Street is “better than Jaws”, which is nonsense, but I’m glad it hit so hard for him.
Oh shit we're going THREE HOURS this year!
Dragon Con! We're back! The Tribute to MTV's 120 Minutes Dance Party DJed by @scifiexplosion.bsky.social and my own bad self returns Thursday, Sep 3rd in Room A601-A602 of the Marriott Atrium Level at 10pm! The Cure! Depeche Mode! New Order! Stuff like that! No fucking grunge!
Dragon Con! We're back! The Tribute to MTV's 120 Minutes Dance Party DJed by @scifiexplosion.bsky.social and my own bad self returns Thursday, Sep 3rd in Room A601-A602 of the Marriott Atrium Level at 10pm! The Cure! Depeche Mode! New Order! Stuff like that! No fucking grunge!
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The Gospel According to Hobby Lobby: Inside a Billionaire Family's Quest to Craft a Christian Nation
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