Slanted Eyes, Slanted Heart: In Criticism of “The Karate Kid” Remake on Dec 30, 2009 in Observations With the forthcoming “remake” of an 80s film very near and dear to my heart and many people who grew up in that generation -”The Karate Kid” – there is a cultural misunderstanding that needs to be addressed. Not all Asi...
I’ve still got an hour! on Dec 26, 2009 in Site Updates I hope you had a wonderful Christmas.
Peace in the Middle East: An “Alternative” 90s Playlist on Dec 22, 2009 in Mixtapes One of my people on Facebook asked for songs from the 90s that were “alternative.” Luckily, I have amassed a great amount of mainstream alternative/modern rock music from that decade of my childhood. Obviously this is not an all-knowing,...
I Need Something I Can Dance To on Dec 20, 2009 in Mixtapes This is my annual end of the year mixtape. I’ve been doing this for three years now. They typically consist of all the songs that I played the shit out of for that particular year. This year, I decided to do the top 15 from my last.fm list. L...
Gym Class Heroes – Live a Little on Dec 16, 2009 in Reviews No straight review. I just wanted to share the awesomeness that is GCH with you all. Rating: 5 out of 5 stars...
Branding on Dec 15, 2009 in Tutorials I’m trying to expand my repertoire by writing articles. This one sort of hit me in the head the other day, and I thought I’d share. One of the more important aspects of marketing yourself and your business is “branding.” Brand...
Lady Beat: A Mixtape on Dec 9, 2009 in Mixtapes alphabeat lady gaga Song Name Artist 1 Alejandro Lady GaGa 2 Bad Romance (Video Version) Lady GaGa 3 Boyfriend Alphabeat 4 Boys Boys Boys Lady GaGa 5 Chess Alphabeat 6 DJ Alphabeat 7 Eh, Eh (Nothing E...
So when you hear this autumn song on Nov 26, 2009 in Memes Observations This was a unique sort of meme. You were supposed to post a thing you were thankful from November 1-25. I was almost a week late, and I decided to copy/paste my statuses in a text file until I was ready to post them altogether. I am thankful for go...
The Spell by Alphabeat on Nov 11, 2009 in Reviews albums alphabeat I have never been so excited by a CD since “The Spell.” So I am doing a track by track review for my own enjoyment. The whole record definitely embodies the so-called “Wonky Pop” movement. I wish we had artists in America R...
Citizen Girl – Emma McLaughlin & Nicola Kraus on Nov 11, 2009 in Reviews books emma mclaughlin nicola kraus This book chronicles the working escapades of Girl – unnamed because I am assuming the authors want us to know that she could be anybody, i.e. you and me. We follow her after graduation from college, subsisting in the Big Apple, and falling in...
