December 2010
8 posts
My Mellow
Mom: Everybody’s overly dramatic asses are really harshing my mellow
Via VULTURE: Katy Perry on America's Glorious... →
“… [T]urns out I always roundly prefer Perry — her cartoonish image, her squishy American nostalgia, her teenage dreaminess. Maybe that’s because I’m maudlin, or because I’m middle-class, or because I have the alcohol tolerance of a very cheap date, and wouldn’t last a weekend in the world of a Ke$ha song. But if Perry’s records seem to conjure a place where everything will remain as...
On Writing.
From NYTimes: “Playwright Clears His Stage And Bookcases”
The link above will take you to a short feature on Ed Schmidt, who is currently performing his “last play” - entitled, naturally, “My Last Play” - in his Carroll Gardens living room for audiences of 12 at a time.
I’m so fascinated by this notion of playing with storytelling by stripping away the...
Jezebel Asks: "Why Do Straight Women Think Being A... →
I’ll argue that plenty of MEN I know seem to share this bizarre conception that “lesbians just have it the easiest.” Gee golly gosh, hello BELITTLEMENT! (Is that a word?) (It is now.)
WatchThis is probably one of the most charming movies you’ll ever see, and definitely my favorite Fred & Ginger. My favorite part is the hilarious Disneyland version of “Venice.” Cardboard cutouts never go out of style.
