I'll tell you what: as much as Dresden Dolls are a gimmicky, overhyped, one-trick pony aimed at pre-goth fourteen year old girls, the new Amanda Palmer solo record is kicking my ass. Everything I dislike about Dresden Dolls can be summed up in Palmer's vocals and piano parts; the drummer is a badass (even though he is reviled by most drummers I ( Read more... )

For Jamie, to cheer you up:


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This is probably the single greatest Batman fan film ever made:

Dan Harmon's Batman

That is, if you can call it a fan film. Oh yeah, not work safe, by the way.

Is it just me, or can I get a "Fuck you, Sweeney Todd?" I am kinda interested in seeing Timothy Spall, and it might be worth the price of admission to see Sacha Baron Cohen in a role he didn't write, but I just can't seem to get it up at all for another Tim Burton-directed film starring Johnny Depp (sporting Scissorhands Sr. hair) and Helena Bonham ( Read more... )

Real update to follow; for now, Marmaduke haikus:


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"My father, like Hemingway, was a gun nut and was very unhappy late in life. But he was proud of not committing suicide. And I'll do the same, so as not to set a bad example for my children." -Kurt Vonnegut

"Our humanity is revealed by our love for lost causes, for three-legged dogs and rusted-out "classic" cars, and there's something pathetic about us for that reason. The same eye that loves art and music will plunge us into buying a house with a cracked foundation, while a perfectly solid, and cheaper, house next door is rejected for being not as " ( Read more... )

The whole PC vs. Mac debate is basically Ford vs. Chevy for nerds.

I have a ton of news and a number of confessions to make as well as some casual advice on new media that I think you can all find useful but I just haven't been able to get the time to write. So for now, I offer this:

TV on the Radio performing "Dreams" with Trent Reznor and Peter Murphy. Lead singer Tunde Adebimpe mostly takes a backseat on this ( Read more... )

Anyone want to go to the Japanese Festival Saturday?