21 February 2008
20 February 2008
god bless wikipedia #1
List of fictional South Park species
1 Crab People
2 Gelgameks
3 Genetic experiments
4 Goobacks
5 Jakovasaurs
6 Joozians
7 Lice
8 ManBearPig
9 Marklar
10 Scuzzlebutt
11 Sea People
12 Towelie (Genetically Modified Towels)
13 Underpants Gnomes
14 Visitors
15 Woodland Christmas Critters
16 Xenu
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_fictional_species_in_South_Park
1 Crab People
2 Gelgameks
3 Genetic experiments
4 Goobacks
5 Jakovasaurs
6 Joozians
7 Lice
8 ManBearPig
9 Marklar
10 Scuzzlebutt
11 Sea People
12 Towelie (Genetically Modified Towels)
13 Underpants Gnomes
14 Visitors
15 Woodland Christmas Critters
16 Xenu
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_fictional_species_in_South_Park
19 February 2008
cadence weapon - the t-shirt!
I just got this shirt sent from Cadence Weapon's label in Canada.
It shows Ghostface Killah fighting a shark.
"Swim Starks, Sharks!" is a lyric from a Ghostface song. "Stroke of Death" off of Supreme Clientele. And Tony Starks is one of Ghostface's aliases.
It's taken from the real name of Marvel superhero Iron Man, Tony Stark, which, incidentally comes out as a movie in a few months, starring Robert Downey, Jr. as Iron Man/Tony Stark. I'm not a big comic guy by any means, but from what I know and have seen/read of Iron Man, he's one of my favourites. Tony Stark is a raging alcoholic. Great stuff.
If Ghost's fellow Wu-Tang Clan member RZA can score movies these days, I hope they asked Ghostface to do the Iron Man soundtrack, or at least gave the man a cameo.
philip roth's indignation (part 2)
I found this description on Amazon.co.uk. Sounds like it'll be along the lines of American Pastoral and I Married A Communist, but from the perspective of a young narrator and/or characters. Of course, I could be quite wrong. After all, we know this was written by Philip Roth in 2007, not Philip Roth in 1951. But it'll be interesting to see the perspective from which it's told. At first glance, it seems like it could be about an older Zuckerman/Roth (the father) and a younger Zuckerman/Roth (the main character, Marcus Messner). Also, trying to analyze books based on a paragraph written 8 months in advance of its release is stupid. I'll be back with more on this later this year.
"It is 1951 in America, the second year of the Korean War. A studious, law-abiding, intense youngster from Newark, New Jersey, Marcus Messner, is beginning his sophomore year on the pastoral, conservative campus of Ohio's Winesburg College. And why is he there and not at the local college in Newark where he originally enrolled? Because his father, the sturdy, hard-working neighborhood butcher, seems to have gone mad - mad with fear and apprehension of the dangers of adult life, the dangers of the world, the dangers he sees in every corner for his beloved boy. As the long-suffering, desperately harassed mother tells her son, the father's fear arises from love and pride. Perhaps, but it produces too much anger in Marcus for him to endure living with his parents any longer. He leaves them and, far from Newark, in the Midwestern college, has to find his way amid the customs and constrictions of another American world. Indignation, Philip Roth's twenty-ninth book, tells the story of the young man's education in life's terrifying chances and bizarre obstructions. It is a story of inexperience, foolishness, intellectual resistance, sexual discovery, courage, and error. It is a story told with all the inventive energy and wit Roth has at his command, at once a startling departure from the haunted narratives of old age and experience in his recent books and a powerful addition to his investigations of the impact of American history on the life of the vulnerable individual."
240 pages. Due 2 Oct 08.
"It is 1951 in America, the second year of the Korean War. A studious, law-abiding, intense youngster from Newark, New Jersey, Marcus Messner, is beginning his sophomore year on the pastoral, conservative campus of Ohio's Winesburg College. And why is he there and not at the local college in Newark where he originally enrolled? Because his father, the sturdy, hard-working neighborhood butcher, seems to have gone mad - mad with fear and apprehension of the dangers of adult life, the dangers of the world, the dangers he sees in every corner for his beloved boy. As the long-suffering, desperately harassed mother tells her son, the father's fear arises from love and pride. Perhaps, but it produces too much anger in Marcus for him to endure living with his parents any longer. He leaves them and, far from Newark, in the Midwestern college, has to find his way amid the customs and constrictions of another American world. Indignation, Philip Roth's twenty-ninth book, tells the story of the young man's education in life's terrifying chances and bizarre obstructions. It is a story of inexperience, foolishness, intellectual resistance, sexual discovery, courage, and error. It is a story told with all the inventive energy and wit Roth has at his command, at once a startling departure from the haunted narratives of old age and experience in his recent books and a powerful addition to his investigations of the impact of American history on the life of the vulnerable individual."
240 pages. Due 2 Oct 08.
18 February 2008
camera phone photo dump
joanna newsom
sydney opera house
sydney australia
26 jan 08
kanye west
centennial park
sydney australia
16 feb 08
misc
sydney opera house
sydney australia
26 jan 08
kanye west
centennial park
sydney australia
16 feb 08
misc
philip roth's indignation
I just came across a rather recent interview with Philip Roth. In it he mentions he has a new book coming out later this year, hot on the heels of last year's Exit Ghost.
He says it's "not about age, but about students during the time of the Korean War, the title will be 'Indignation.'"
Sounds to me like this fits in with his so-called American Trilogy: American Pastoral, I Married A Communist and The Human Stain. But those books ultimately centered around Roth's literary alter-ego, Nathan Zuckerman, and that character's experience throughout post-WWII America. And Exit Ghost was purportedly the last in the Zuckerman series.
At any rate, you can read the entire interview here. It's a good read. Some nice bits about Obama as well.
He says it's "not about age, but about students during the time of the Korean War, the title will be 'Indignation.'"
Sounds to me like this fits in with his so-called American Trilogy: American Pastoral, I Married A Communist and The Human Stain. But those books ultimately centered around Roth's literary alter-ego, Nathan Zuckerman, and that character's experience throughout post-WWII America. And Exit Ghost was purportedly the last in the Zuckerman series.
At any rate, you can read the entire interview here. It's a good read. Some nice bits about Obama as well.
afterparty babies
Cadence Weapon - Afterparty Babies
Cadence "Roland 'Rollie' Pemberton" Weapon is a rapper/producer/DJ/dude from Edmonton. His new album, Afterparty Babies, comes out on March 4 on ANTI-. I guess you can call it dance-rap? I don't know. Genres are overrated.
I don't want to get into too much detail here, but it's very high on my shortlist for likely best albums of 2008. And yes, it's February. But even after overplaying it for nearly a month now, I still can't get enough of it. Best of luck to Rollie.
Download the opening track here.
P.S. How great is that album art?
music like no other
Not quite sure how I missed this until now. I like this better than the most recent Bravia spots.
the hermit kingdom
North Korea is so fascinating because it's so mysterious. The other day I was at a map store, because sometimes I go to map stores, and there was a North Korea travel guide. So I bought it, of course. It's the only one available. Worth every penny. The focus is definitely more on history and the general HOLY FUCK THIS PLACE IS FUCKED vibe. But should I ever find myself in Pyongyang, I'll know which restaurants will accept Euros, which is the currency tourists have to use. They're not allowed to use the same money the citizens use, and there was a time when a special currency was printed just for visitors.
The guide is from 2005, but not much has changed since then, so I don't worry about it being out-of-date. A new edition has just been released, but I'm sure it just has updates on the political climate. And I'm not going there anyway. I'd love to go, but I can't. They don't allow Americans these days. It's too bad, because Pyongyang seems like one of the strangest places on Earth.
A collection of great photos can be found here.
And if you still haven't had enough, check Radio Pyongyang out. This is not a joke. Download a track here.
And here are a couple of photos I particularly like:
there will be enthusiasm
WARNING: Don't watch this unless you've seen (or don't plan on seeing) There Will Be Blood, far and away the year's best film. The clip below contains a variation on the final scene.
That said, this is hilarious:
That said, this is hilarious:
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