June 2012
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a bright wall in a dark room.: He Said/She Said:... →
brightwalldarkroom:
YOU SAY THINGS LIKE THAT, AND YOU MAKE IT IMPOSSIBLE FOR ME TO HATE YOU.
by Erica U. (aka “SHE”)
So I watched 500 Days of Summer on a flight last week and while this is not a review of that movie (which is also a favorite), it made me think of the general plausibility of friendship…
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When Harry Met Sally (1989) →
brightwalldarkroom:
WHY ARE YOU GETTING SO UPSET? THIS IS NOT ABOUT YOU.
by marginal gloss (aka “HE”)
[Editor’s note: A different look at this film, from a female perspective, will be posted later this afternoon.] When Harry Met Sally is a film both of its time and beyond it. Each moment seems to exist in…
Nora Ephron's Lists (from her final book of...
What I Won’t Miss:
Dry skin
Bad dinners like the one we went to last night
E-mail
Technology in general
My closet
Washing my hair
Bras
Funerals
Illness everywhere
Polls that show that 32 percent of the American people believe in creationism
Polls
Fox
The collapse of the dollar
Joe Lieberman
Clarence Thomas
Bar mitzvahs
Mammograms
Dead flowers
The sound of the vacuum cleaner
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eceu:
You Got It (Keep It Outta My Face) -...
1904 - Tallest Man on Earth
New record finally...
Maria Bamford interview: A conversation about... →
Maria Bamford is basically a hero of mine (even though sometimes I get annoyed with the voices she does in her act) and was a godsend when I found her last year, because she has the exact same awful and debilitating form of OCD that I have, which has caused me well over a decade of anguish in its various forms, leading directly and indirectly to periods of intense depression and anxiety and which...
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Watchcopycats:
“Let Me Roll It” - Fiona Apple and The Roots originally by Paul McCartney/Wings
(6.18.12)
This was absolutely wonderful. They should be a real band, touring always, performing old 1970s covers.
Happy 70th (yesterday) Paul! Happy Fiona Apple Record Release Day (today)!
Behind That Locked Door (demo) - George Harrison
“Isn’t it strange that evolution would give us a sense of humor? When you think...”
– Bill Watterson
I actually just posted something the other day on my psychology/therapy blog about how/why humor may have developed in humans for evolutionary purposes. Apparently, there’s a theory that “humor may have evolved as a way to indicate interest toward potential and existing...
Locking Yourself Out, Then Trying to Get Back In -...
You simply go out and shut the door without thinking. And when you look back at what you’ve done it’s too late. If this sounds like the story of life, okay. It was raining. The neighbors who had a key were away. I tried and tried the lower windows. Stared inside at the sofa, plants, the table and chairs, the stereo set-up. My coffee cup and ashtray waited for me on the glass-topped...
25 Failsafe* Rules For Dads Raising Daughters (The... →
Marcus Williams and Joanna Schroeder offer 25 rules to help build close bonds between daddies and their little girls.
All daddies with little girls want to raise them “right”, but how the heck are they supposed to know what that means?
If you spend any time on the Internet these days, you’ll quickly learn that pithy numbered lists are the path to enlightenment. It is in that spirit that we have...
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First Listen: Fiona Apple, 'The Idler Wheel...' :... →
Listen to the whole damn thing for free right now. Or in like an hour, in my case. Can’t wait.
a bright wall in a dark room.: TV MONTH: 30 Rock... →
brightwalldarkroom:
LEMON OUT!
by Michelle Said
Who is Liz Lemon? She isn’t you, as much as you think she is. She isn’t me, as much as I think she is. She’s a highly successful woman at the top of her field. Are you a highly successful woman at the top of your field? I am not. I don’t even know if I have…
Have I mentioned that I love me some Michelle essays? Especially on the...
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June on the West Coast - Bright Eyes
If a song...
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I just got online a second ago and so I haven’t had time to check, but I know enough about the way the internet works to know that this place is probably being flooded at the moment with Ray Bradbury quotes and pictures. Which is as it should be - his was a brilliant mind and to be celebrated on the sad occasion of his death. There is a particular quote of his I’m fond of, and will...
darthcosper:
Sleeping Ute by Grizzly Bear, a new...
TV MONTH: Mad Men (2007 - ) →
brightwalldarkroom:
WHAT YOU CALL ‘LOVE’ WAS INVENTED BY GUYS LIKE ME TO SELL NYLONS.
by Erica U.
The small tender heart of Mad Men isn’t obvious in the plot lines. It’s not in the divorces or the hasty marriages, the mergers or fledgling reinvented firms—as fun an amuse-bouche as those tasty tangents are.
Erica’s triumphant and gorgeously written return to BWDR after more than half a...
