in response to one ms. marcotte, insufferable music snob extraordinaire, i say:

the decemberists are awesome! and so is bright eyes!

self-admonishment: avoid snobbery in all its guises. (edit: including anti-snob snobbery!)

thank you; that is all.

earlier today, a little birdie sent me an essay called "americans and their myths," written by sartre for the nation in 1947. it's really good, and rather short (only eight paragraphs), so you (yes, you!) should read the whole thing ( Read more... )

note: i've decided to try and make a habit of writing something, however sparse or useless, about everything i read. so, uh... yeah.

new blog to watch: marginal utility. from a post entitled "cosmetic surgery as clothing":

The standardizing technology of the surgeries and injections and so on allow the beauty of any person to be judged by the ( Read more... )