It has begun, people! Earlier this afternoon I received the very first entry for this year’s 2nd Annual Swan Fungus Holiday Contest. Yes, the “celebrity” in the photo is recognizable (or at…
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The Wind-Up Bird – Whips
While I was scouring the CDs I brought with me to Los Angeles two years ago, I came across an unmarked disc on one of the last pages of my shitty storage…
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Sunday Mix Tape Number 171
I almost skipped this week’s Sunday Mix Tape. There are but four or five days left until my massive Top 100 Albums Of 2009 list is published, and it will contain many,…
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The Top Ten Deaths Of 2009
December is almost over. Websites and magazines have already begun rolling out their “Year-End” lists. Across all forms of media, the next week will be filled with cloying fits of nostalgia, hindsight-enriched…
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Alex Dreier – What Is A Jew?
A brief note on the 2nd Annual Swan Fungus Holiday Contestâ„¢: Today Nicci and I spent the afternoon making 20 new t-shirts. If any of you want to take part in the…
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More Photographs From The LOST Underground Art Show Opening
“Ronnie Midfew Arts?” More like “Widmore Fine Arts!” if you ask me… Me with LOST writer Greggory Nations (Photography by Lisa Jane Persky) One half of a very big triptych with major…
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LOST Underground Art Show Opening Night
Oh my God, you guys — I almost had my photograph taken with Damon Lindelof and Carlton Cuse tonight. I was literally the very next person to tap Carlton on the shoulder…
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Sunday Mix Tape Number 170
I’m exhausted. It’s been a long day and a long week, and I am looking forward to a good night of sleep tonight. This week should be a little more laid back…
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The Top Ten Negative Reader Comments Of 2009
Now that December is upon us, we turn to the Year-End list. Across all forms of media, the next few weeks will be filled with cloying fits of nostalgia, hindsight-enriched wistfulness, and…
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Lists, Coupling And Top Chef
TIME published their “epic” (more like epoch, because it’s so long and boring!) top ten list today. It runs the gamut from best movies to best public feuds and so on and…