roger ebert: i am a brainiac
wherein he defends his critique of transformers 2, and verbally smacks down the brain trusts who thought it was the best movie ever.
this paragraph in particular was really interesting:
A reader named Jared Diamond, a senior at Syracuse, sports editor of The Daily Orange, put my disturbance eloquently in a post asking: “Why in this society are the intelligent vilified? Why is education so undervalued and those who preach it considered arrogant or pretentious?” Why, indeed? If sports fans were like certain movie fans, they would hate sports writers, commentators and sports talk hosts for always discussing fine points, quoting statistics and bringing up games and players of the past. If all you want to do is drink beer in the sunshine and watch a ball game, why should some elitist play-by-play announcer bore you with his knowledge? Yet sports fans are proud of their baseball knowledge, and respect commentators who know their stuff.
5087.) I am so afraid of failing that I don’t even want to try.
(via blogsecret)
Every day of my life.
oh christ, this. i am constantly worried that i’ll live with my parents and work my average job making average pay forever.
i told you again and again, i would last in one place too long. - discount
Against Me! to start pre-production on new record, likely recording in August
In a post to the recording engineer forum, Gearslutz, veteran producer Butch Vig commented on recording plans for the next Against Me! album. Apparently Vig will again be recording the band and…
ugggh. butch vig also produced new wave, an album i just pretend against me! never even made.
i really hope this next album will be different.
happy birthday, america.
love,
me (and the muppets)
Yahoo Music ranks 25 greatest punk rock logos
Yahoo! Music has published an article ranking the 25 greatest punk rock band logos. The list is topped by the Black Flag ‘bars’ logo, and other iconic logos such as the The Misfits skull and…
there are definitely some bands missing here.
but, my favorite part is the fact that the offspring somehow manage to be on this list (at number 11, no less!) despite the fact that the author doesn’t even consider them to be a punk rock band.
spencer pratt: 9/11 was an inside job
okay, that’s it.
these two are not serious. this is just an epic fucking prank being played on everyone.
maybe spencer is the next andy kaufman. i don’t know.
why am i not working for suburban home records?
Today the suburban home crew are bottling whiskey for Stranahans Colorado Whiskey. So stoked. Will be posting updates and photos
Nick P I listened to this yesterday and went hey this IS pretty good! What other Fugazi should I now download then put on the B-Side of my Minor Threat Cassette?
every single album, basically. but my favorite is red medicine, with the argument coming in at a close second.
jane lynch won't be back for season two of party down.
sad news via e! online’s spoiler chat.← Previous
