Brilliant Orange

May 15, 2008 7:17 PM

Blondes not Bombs. Amen.

The Democratic ticket should be Obama/Conchords '08 because this is the best foreign policy plan of all time:

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May 14, 2008 3:21 AM

Robert Rauschenberg, or, Another Man's Porn is Another Man's Treasure

We went to the Broad Contemporary on it's opening weekend. Nice space, but the collection felt like a K-Tel compilation of Modern Art Classic Hits.

Anyway, they have a few pieces of Robert Rauschenberg's work. I looked it over for a long time, fascinated. The work stayed with me long after, so much so that I had to write about it in a journal, which is unheard of for me, as proven by the fact that there I have only three journal entries total, one of which is a picture of a friend I turned into a LOLCats portrait.

First I wrote about his work, which I then tied into a personal story about a dead relative. I don't claim to be a critic, nor do I expect it to make a ton of sense, or shatter what you know about art, but I gave it a shot, and tried to make it personal. Out of respect for the artist's passing today, I'll risk the embarrassment. This is what I wrote on March 8th of this year.

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May 07, 2008 4:38 PM

The Hell With Rehab, or, What's the Use?

Jamie Lidell writes ridiculously catchy soul songs that zero in on whatever reptilian part of your brain stem is soothed by groove.

His videos also have art school-cheek, but not in the usual way that alienates. He doesn't seem to take himself too seriously. I can't remember anyone with this much talent who can make that claim.

Video from Arthur World Service, which plain fucking rocks.

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May 06, 2008 3:37 PM

Forza Milan, or, Get the Crash Cart Ready

If you're a football fan, and someone tells you that they just don't get it, tell them that it's okay, and it's for the best; otherwise you end up acting like this man:

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May 01, 2008 2:56 AM

When Worlds Collide, or, How Do I Get My Filthy, Stinking Hands On This?!?

My favorite color is orange.

One of my favorite films is Planet of the Apes, the Chuck Heston (RIP) one.

What happens, then, when I see this?

I have a mild stroke.
(Shirt available at A Bathing Ape)

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High School: I forget

College: USC (Screenwriting)

Maiden Name: Mary, Queen of Scots

Tagline: Screenwriter, USC

Favorite Bands:
Dead Meadow, The Dirtbombs, White Denim, Tetsu Inoue, Air, Stereolab, Guided By Voices, Sonic Youth, Pavement, Pink Floyd, Kiss, Black Sabbath, Funkadelic, Beatles, Clash, XTC, Scott Walker

Favorite Films:
Rushmore, The Graduate, Midnight Cowboy, Touch Of Evil, Straw Dogs, 8 1/2, L'Avventura, The Third Man, Mike and Nicky

Favorite Books:
Dictionary, Lester Bangs, F. Scott Fitzgerald, Hunter Thompson, Lawrence Durrell, and J.D. Salinger, because no one gets the nervous breakdown like he does.

Favorite Video Games:
What? I'm a grown man, I don't, oh fine - Grand Theft Auto, Gran Turismo, Pro Evo Soccer

Favorite TV Shows:
Mad Men, Battlestar Galactica, Lost, Friday Night Lights

Favorite Hang Outs:
The Venice Grind, The Rumor Mill, The Spot

Favorite Artists:
Rodney Graham, Robert Rauschenberg, Roy DeCarava

Affiliations:
Guiness is Good For You!

Heroes:
Colonel Chuck Yeager, Evil Knievel, The Bionic Man, Captain Kirk, Bond, James Bond, The Ramones, Muhammad Ali, John Cassavetes, Tenzig Norgay (I refer to myself as the Tenzig Norgay of my family, meaning, I do all the heavy lifting), Reggie Jackson

5 Items I Can't Live Without:
Jeans, Plain black t-shirts, Laptop, Caffeine, Soccer

I Want to Party With:
I'm too tired! Okay, okay - George Clooney.

I Am Here For: Just checking things out

Relationship Status: Married

Links, or, How I Waste Time and Money

The Criterion Collection
Every movie a winner.

Dusty Groove America
The finest record store there is, and do not let my use of the outdated term "record store" dissuade you from visiting, jive turkey.