Monthly Archives: October 2011
Current Times 22
1. This is a great story about an owl who helped raise a number of other animals in an animal sanctuary. I think it says something about the ability for animals to care for one another, and more importantly, it … Continue reading
Filed under Comics, Current Times
Current Times 21
1. Uno Moralez does great art. Look at it. Some of it is amazing creepy. 2. You can download all of Mousrat’s/Scarecrow Boat’s music at this link. Now you can jam out to a Lil Sebastian memorial tune. 3. Feminist … Continue reading
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Music Time 29
So I’m in love with Dan Mangan right now. His new album, Oh Fortune, should be in your iTunes/Spotify/record player right now. It’s really, really amazing. In honor of a rainy day (or a rainy day where I am), listen … Continue reading
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Complicity and The Punisher
Just some quick things to say, while I’m writing, that someone else might think are interesting: I’m talking about the idea of complicity and violence in some bits of The Punisher MAX, and I’ve hit upon something that really feeds … Continue reading
Filed under Comics, General Features
On the Death of Steve Jobs
I think Steve Jobs’ death is pretty profound. He was a public intellectual, a man who was responsible for a lot of things that a lot of people loved and still love. He created a company with sheer will and … Continue reading
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The Brutal Reality of Affect
I’ll set the scene. I am in the library. I have just wandered around and wrangled a great stack of books that I will be using to write the next section of conference paper that I am working on. I … Continue reading
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Music Time 28
I woke up yesterday morning and it was super cold. It was super cold again this morning. Winter’s coming. What cold means to me is winter music: Bon Iver, Sun Kil Moon, Eef Barzaley, Ben Folds; sad men playing instruments … Continue reading
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Current Times 20
So I have been working hard and heavy on a conference paper, which is coming along nicely (I might post about it sometime soon), but I am taking out a few minutes to give you some sweet links that I … Continue reading
Filed under Current Times, Video Games
