There was a point when Maroon 5 sounded like Big Star?? I only know of their stuff post- 2011ish. This surprises and maybe even intrigues me.

When I'm feeling anhedonic (which is a good chunk of my life), and everything seems futile and stupid, the music of Elliott Smith is one of the only things that I find affective. I've clung to Either/Or like it's the last remnant of emotion and hope in the world. Say Yes and Between the Bars are some of the very best…

I may be remembering this wrong (I saw it over a year ago), but I thought she left the copy job because it was getting in the way of her writing, and when she left she was sort of "seeking her truth" because she gave up on a stable and well-paying job to pursue her dream. She originally and narcissistically saw the…

Oh of course, Officer Meow, meant nothing by it. Now if you'll please bend over and let me stick my piece into your…

I just came.

Glad to see the kid from Louie's teenage flashbacks getting more work. In those episodes he nailed the emotional numbness that defines adolescence. Seems like he does a similar shtick in this new movie, Louder Than Bombs- I'll seek it out. Will be disappointed if no Smiths on the soundtrack though.

This definitely holds a spot on the short list of 'perfect movies.' There's just no other way to describe it.

Ah, I see, thanks. I think I will start on that book, thanks for the recommendation!

It's only just occurred to me that you read my "Book=Big, Big=Impressive" comment as referring to Infinite Jest, rather than Eggers' foreword for the book's 10th anniversary edition. Sorry if I didn't make myself clear. Infinite Jest is one of my very favourite novels. I was criticizing Eggers for commemorating the…

Yeah, those paragraphs are not too bad. They're ovbviously inspired by Wallace's style, but have some earnestness to them. I particularly like the conclusion of the first: 'sleep or death- it does not matter' describes the feeling he's getting at perfectly.

The only piece of Eggers' work I've read was his foreword to Infinite Jest, which was idiotic enough to induce, as Wallace would put it, a full-body-wince. 'Book=Big, Big=Impressive!' is all Eggers seemed interested in saying.

The 90s? Never heard of it.

I'm more excited for his follow-up to Acid Rap than I am for any other upcoming hip hop album. He and Kendrick are untouchable right now.

I STILL HAVE NO CLUE WHAT THAT MEANS, BUT IT SURE SOUNDS PROFOUND

This album was certainly flawed, but, man, Ultralight Beam is nothing short of masterful.

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Don't forget his Star Wars: The Force Awakens prequel, The Force Sleeps, which consists of nothing but shots of floating objects falling to the ground in slow motion. 193 minutes of pure genius.

Weird that it's focusing so heavily on the 35mm thing, because it looks really digital. I'm seeing a lot of Lubezki influence in the cinematography.

I also really liked Jennifer's body.

I know this show dealt with some really depressing stuff, but I actually had a ton of fun watching it. The cast is great and charismatic, and the whole 'filmed like a play' thing that we haven't seen on TV for a while just put a big wide smile on my face. Most of the emotional beats work pretty well, but it's kind of…