January 2012
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“Q: What made you decide to start composing your own film scores? Was it out of...”
– John Carpenter, interviewed in The Quietus (via rocketsandrayguns)
My respect for John Carpenter soared after reading this interview, mostly due to quotes like this:
Your scores have been cited by a lot of modern synth/ noise/ underground bands as a huge influence. Are you aware of this? What do ...
The Smart Way to Play God with Earth's Limited... →
Can humans grow enough food, produce enough energy and still preserve some of the last refuges of other species—both plant and animal—on the planet?
What we’re doing to the planet is fucking frightening, but this article provided some realistic solutions and viewpoints.
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“Romance languages eluded me both generally and specifically; nothing was as...”
– Lorrie Moore, A Gate at the Stairs
Well hi there, the entirety of my 20’s. So nice of you to come and slap me in the face. Don’t let the door bang your ass on the way out. Oy.
Line Breaks & Other Violent Crimes: "He held out... →
ecantwell:
—Jhal Arn, Emperor of the Mid-Galactic Empire 200,000 years in the future, to John Gordon, twentieth-century time traveler, in Edmond Hamilton’s Return to the Stars
In my time we shook hands. We shook—in fear; in the sweet depleting tremor following sex. In my time we shook hands, stabbed backs, held heads high, girded loins, and gritted teeth, we never dreamed this bodyspeech...
“Many voices ask for our attention. There is a voice that says, ‘Prove that you...”
– Henri Nouwen (via recycledsoul)
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The best worst real band names of SXSW 2012
rocketsandrayguns:
It’s an annual tradition.
Bubble Puppy
Chet Faker
Dark Dark Dark
E.D.Sedgwick
Fungi Girls
Gay Witch Abortion
Hoodie Allen
Idle Warship
Lana Del Rey
Mord Fustang
Motopony
Not In The Face!!
Owen
Sleepy Vikings
suck piggy
Talking To Turtles
Trampled by Turtles
Uncle Bad Touch
Uncle Bad Touch FTW.
Apropos of nothing, what would be a sweetass name for a Patti...
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aubade asked: He says a lower light and waiting longer is the key. He also covers the pan for a bit while it's cooking and claims that helps get it nice and crispy w/out burning.
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WatchNEW iMAC OMGGGGG
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Cyberpunk Bowie, New Wave Bowie: A Look at Scary... →
hangingfire:
My latest for Tor.com, for their Bowie Week series.
This is a very cool article. I only have Hunky Dory, Ziggy Stardust, and the best of anthology when it comes to Bowie, a situation I must rectify immediately after reading this piece.
