Yeah, I get the harmless fun of this sort of thing, but generally speaking Jack White is hung up on old technology. It's not even about the budget, though, I'm sure he's paying insane money for these outdated machines. As for Lo-fi, it was a necessity of 80's casette recording because that's what was available to the…

Yup, same. Amazing dialogue. Mind blowing how young Bacall is in that with that much presence.

Don't get me wrong, I like Jack White and I'm similarly a fan of a ton what I guess would fall under the umbrella of Pre-War recordings (blues, folk, country, gospel), but I do not get the fetishization of shitty recordings. Can you imagine Jimmie Rodgers or Blind Blake coming to the present and seeing this? Does…

That's slightly different, in that those people have autobiographical memory. They can recall every day of their life and reasonably vivid details of that day, but they couldn't, say, memorize an entire book of data. They were actually shown to have average memory on those sort of tests.

No. It's suggested she's a mnemonist, perhaps a form of eidetic memory, but no developmental disorders to speak of.

She's definitely a better writer than Amanda Palmer. Or was that not your point?

Huh, it's almost like the system is set up to reward people who build themselves up by breaking others down.

Mark's commentaries on the decline of civilization never stop being funny.

If you ever watch Seinfeld bloopers she loves to let loose with the "fucks." She's definitely thrilled to be on a network that allows it and a show that makes an art of it.

@avclub-a80a102f5fd0c38c133fb236d40facfe:disqus That's really cool, I could never make it work. By the time I discovered it I had been playing in the usual hand positions for too long. It's a radically different way of looking at the instrument as primarily rhythmic.  Reminds me of those Indian tablas where your just…

He's a really interesting guitarist. So as you said, he played exclusively in Open D tuning but where most guitarists are limited to a major chord progression, he could jump to minors by barring over the top of his thumb and hitting the minor note down-fret with his index finger. Weird little invention, very unnatural…

@avclub-84ca205fe6bc691c41c3bfe5a2820a15:disqus Perfectly put.

@ClogginBoydCrowder:disqus Yes, that's obviously where the expectation comes from and they certainly have to comment on it (I misspoke, there). Though I don't think they should be compelled to offer insight into anyone's psyche, including their own. I dunno, something about everyone becoming a group therapist the days…

Here's my honest take: if you're doing it on an open forum (specifically when it's something you weren't directly affected by) you want self-serving attention on some level. "Look at me feeling these feelings!" all of these poems and facebook posts cry out. (And this applies equally to the non celebrities I see on…

I think he sometimes gives over to what I described, but he was appropriately restrained on this. And to be fair, unlike a lot of people, there is an expectation (an unreasonable one, I'd add) for him to comment. I think people turn on his show the day after these things curious to see what he'll say, so it's less of…

This time around, be fair. Hugs are the going rate for poetry.

This is the cost of one too many creative writing/drama teachers telling you what a "special gift" you have. Lot of PSAs telling you about the importance of a good mentor in the life of a child, they never tell you the downside.

Look, I'm not even offended, but it's unfailingly hilarious to me when musicians, comedians (yeah, Patton too), and other entertainers react to horrible tragedy with what I'm assuming is a solemn nod at their laptops to say, "Yes, I must process this for the public. They need me and my gloriously radiant humanity."

@olivececile:disqus Yeah if they're doing a psychopath spectrum thing that's cool, but they need to reel Freddie way the fuck back in that case because she's acting to the right of Lecter right now.

Interesting on the gender switch. It just seems especially off in a world of psychopaths/serial killers to play this journalist character (who I'm assuming doesn't turn out to be either) with such nakedly sinister motivations. Even a slimy tabloid journalist is probably gonna take one little moment to reflect on being…