*Fuck the fact I didn't make the shortlist for an internship with the London Review of Books. I really wanted that internship.

Good News Thread

*'When I'm With You'-Best Coast
*'Girls & Boys'-Blur
*'Ever Fallen in Love'-Buzzcocks
*'10 Dollar'-M.I.A.
*'Jennifer's Body'-Hole

What Are You Reading Thread

He wore MAKEUP and talked about how he's one day going to be PRETTY!

Only if the Syrian refugee films has attractive white leads. /s

That's fascinating! Thank you for sharing this!

I hope to get a blu-ray copy of it sometime in the future.

I loved it and it made my stomach hurt and my skin crawl. But, when it comes to art about poverty and child abuse, there really isn't any other way to properly convey that horror.

Thanks for the kind words! Yeah, I'm on a student budget, which you can imagine is small (all the more given I live in an infamously expensive city), but recently, I decided if I can squirrel away some money and I don't have been expenses coming up (necessary or personally lavish), why not give a bit back? It feels…

Man, that Dardenne Brothers boxset sure is looking tempting right now.

Thanks for the link! If she were ever to start a career as a stand up comedienne, I'd be one of the first to go to her shows.

You clearly know how to have a good Sunday.

Speaking of Adele, while I'm not the biggest fan of hers, this story made me like her so much more:

Thanks again for the heads-up about the film! I'll keep my eye out for it.

I'll have to check out Disorder; it sounds like a lot of creepy fun. Plus, I'm a huge fan of Schoenaerts.

Glad to hear Flesh and Bone worked well as a whole. I'm halfway through and admittedly a bit disappointed, but I think given Walley-Beckett's work on Breaking Bad was so superb, my expectations were unrealistic.

Funny you mention this: I'm thinking of asking, as a Xmas gift, for my family to donate to a local food bank in the US and to give me money I can donate to a food bank in the UK. This is all very useful information to know.

The detailed passages about Bone's sexual fantasies were unsettling, to put it mildly.

Man, I can't wait to see Carol. The novel by Highsmith was one of the best romances I've read.