But whither Fieldy Snuts!?

This is gorgeously written. Perfect catharsis for those of us old enough to remember the horror of the Bush years but find ourselves self-hatingly wistful for it given that Fucking Donald Trump is now president. Thank you sincerely.

Thank you so much for reminding me of this quote.

I don't know what he's like now but we ran in the same circles for HS and college. I knew him before he was even playing music at all. He was always just incredibly nice and genuine. We weren't close, but you know those people that are just so kind hearted that it kind of bowls you over? I was a pretty negative, angry…

I think the republican obstructionism was legit though. Obama tried to reach across the aisle during the time when dems had supermajority (remember the gang of 8 for the affordable care act.) I don't know. I'd like to think I wasn't duped into my sincere shock at how craven Rs were in not even coming to the…

Totally agree with this. Worst of all is the pall that 2016 casts on the last 8 years Obama taking the high road. The GOP message in 08 was that Obama was too naive. Perhaps they were right. But not the way they framed it. They said it was about world affairs. His legacy there will be of a mostly positive and…

Thanks for sharing this. I had a relentlessly bad year as well. All manner of humblings, rejections and heartbreaks. As bad as that has been it is dwarfed by the suddenly apocalyptic direction the world is headed in. Anyway yeah, I'm going to try to have a better 2017 as well. First step- hold my loved ones close.…

Who painted that phallus on the ceiling of the chapel? POPE ATTITUUUUUUDE!!!

https://youtu.be/UmBHitRhGjI

pre enemy of the sun neurosis was soo different though. probably not a sound that they love anymore.

I think enemy of the sun doesn't get enough credit

yeah she sounds terrible here. on second thought she sounds fine i just don't like it.

Haven't taken time to listen to that yet despite my Homme obsession. I heard one of the songs on Song Exploder and was nonplussed. You recommend this though?

Please stop making decent movies that I feel conflicted about wanting to see. Go off into that good night. Take your empty chair and misplaced nostalgia with you please.

you won't regret it, it's really good

I totally agree. He's really talented. But yeah the screechiness can accentuate the sometimes false or over-studied vibe Dillinger sometimes has. Having a genuine fucking nutbar in Dimitri balanced things out much better.

I never warmed up to Greg Puciato's vocals. I wanted to.

Darrow is a hero to me because he believed that the criminal justice system needed to be radically rethought. It is necessary to quarantine people like Leopold and Loeb, likely for their whole lives. They broke the social contract. This is perfectly consistent with not believing in free will. What is inconsistent is…

That's fair, and I do respect him for his committed, sincere populism and pacifism. The comparison to Trump isn't totally apt, but here are the ways that I believe it holds up: For one, he was famously thought of as incurious and ill informed by the intellectual elites of the day. Two, despite that reputation he did…

(so have you seen swoon?)