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Re: “The Doors Don't Suck”
Probably one of the worst, most misguided articles I've ever read about The Doors. Have you even listened to this band?
Re: “The Doors Don't Suck”
To say that The Doors "were" Ray Manzarek is as misguided as saying that they "were" Morrison. They were a true ensemble. Morrison is overrated and the other three are underrated, but the best songs feature the best of all four of them.
Re: “Sex, Love, and Brooklyn: Cum On My Tits and Other Sex Habits of the Highly Effective Man”
"They think they'll offend us, or somehow jinx the whole thing."
Really? That's amazing. Things must be very different in America. Or perhaps I'm just (as usual) so out of touch with general etiquette that I make up my own rules as I go along.
I've almost always got a couple on me. And if I was ever challenged about expectations, I'd just claim (falsely) to be a gentleman. And I'd say that a gentleman has no expectations, but plenty of hopes.
I ripped that off from a film I once saw.
Re: “A Booze Playlist: The 20 Best Drinking Songs”
I really wanted to see something by Nick cave in here. There's loads to choose from, but "Brother, my cup is empty" and "Thirsty dog" spring to mind. Though, admittedly, both of them are about the destructive elements of drinking and alcoholism - but you can still sing "Thirsty dog" loudly and boisterously, so it reclaims some ground with that.
Or "Oh, Jean" by The Proclaimers. Not actually about drinking, exactly, but if you ARE drinking and if it IS playing and you get to that point in the night where people are in the mood for it, then it's the best song ever for a bit of dry humping.
Re: “The 10 Best Author-to-Author Insults”
I'm probably displaying a lot of naivete here, since I've read nothing of either Faulkner or Hemingway (slightly ashamed) but when I read the insults, I couldn't help feeling like it was the kind of exchange between two very different people who like each other, but have a sort of competitive nature going on. Like they'd be laughing at each other and enjoying the witty repartee.
I did read a couple of things by Ayn Rand, though. An ex-girlfriend from Florida introduced me to her. I'd never heard of her before that - as far as I know, she's largely unknown in Scotland. And with good reason. I despised every single page of "Atlas shrugged".
Norman Mailer's comment felt like someone describing a guilty pleasure. Like admitting that you enjoy listening to "Da-da-da" by Trio. (Incidentally... I like listening to "Da-da-da" by Trio. I mean, I resisted that electronic, weird piece of bubble-gum music. Christ, I resisted. But in the end, it was like having sex with a fat chick and eventually it rolled over and overpowered me with its surreal dark humour.)
Re: “Three Easy Ways to Grow Your Own Food in Brooklyn”
Hey, We design and install Rooftop Gardens and Interiors primarily in NYC. I love the second post i.e. "Tower Garden", & really enjoyed these tips. Thanks for sharing and keep posting!
http://www.amberfreda.com/
Re: “Game of Thrones: Honor, Betrayal, and Oral Sex”
Theon's penis was visible in one episode, I think.
Re: “Game of Thrones: Tyrion and Sansa Get Married, More Bad Things Happen to a Penis”
Reading and deciphering this takes longer than actually watching the show. It's a recap, not re-telling of the episode subjectively or how you saw it.
Winner: Games of Thrones
Loser: Kristin Iversen's recap
Re: “Game of Thrones: Tyrion and Sansa Get Married, More Bad Things Happen to a Penis”
What exactly is the point of this? Such bad writing....And if we want to know what happened, wouldn't we just watch the show?
Re: “Sex, Love, and Brooklyn: Putting On My Big Girl Pants”
Welcome to the club.
My dating life improve significantly once I just started a) representing what I am as honestly as possible b) representing my wants and boundaries around those wants as honestly as possible c) doing both of the above with as much flair and fucking humor as possible.
This has started to make things much easier and by all standards, more successful, even on the days where I don't want to put a nice little chocolate glaze over the experience.
So now that you are starting to allow reality to show up in your more intimate and "secretive" corners, you're going to start to do it more often and you're also going to be more aware and conscious of any of the times that you decide NOT to be honest (and frankly, there are times when it's more fun to white lie your way through a night or two, fuck a moral vista.)
Anyway i had a ton of coffee - good article.
Re: “Great GoogaMooga Canceled”
So that's two years in a row they've fucked up. Can we stop with the GoogaMooga hype now? Can we at least get rid of the "great" part of it?
Re: “The "Smallest Penis In Brooklyn" Pageant Is Now A Thing”
Pretty rude way to describe the event. Won't be following this writer anytime soon.
Re: “Game of Thrones: Climbing On Thin Ice”
I only just discovered this site, this set of reviews and this person - Kristin Iversen - when I was surfing websites randomly, yesterday afternoon. I've read all of them now, and been entertained by them all.
I wasn't entirely sure what Littlefinger was like, until the second series. He was charming, a little creepy and maybe-a-bad-man. But, like most characters in "Game of thrones", the concepts of good and bad become a little more complex and a little more open to interpretation. So I reserved judgement until I found out a little more about him.
Then he had that scene with the tearful whore. He was very charming at first - as usual - and gradually became downright chilling as he made his point clear. After that, he wasn't maybe-a-bad-man any more.
Re: “Titus Andronicus Desecrated Confederate Flags on Stage in Georgia”
http://flagpole.com/blogs/homedrone/posts/live-review-titus-andronicus-at-georgia-theatre-wednesday-may-15
Another perspective on this story. Maybe, JUST MAYBE, this was done for the lols because Stickles, based on several of his rants and blogposts, seems to take everything so seriously.
Re: “Titus Andronicus Desecrated Confederate Flags on Stage in Georgia”
I'm sorry, but your headline is sensationalist and abhorrent-- the Confederate Flag is not an official flag of the country. It's a symbol used to scare and intimidate, and to try and say that the band did anything other than what they did and that it was somehow negative or wrong is gross and pathetic. So disappointed, but I guess I shouldn't be....
Re: “Grown Ups: Ageism Justified”
Wow you all over examine everything. Not to mention the joke about the lifeguard WAS NOT so much a insult to Canadians as it was meant to be for the typical steriod using muscle builder. Not to mention the fact that later that night the wives apparently were thinking about the lifeguard during sex considering Kevin asks sandler were saskatoon was during your so called horrible unspeakable drinking water from jugs scene.
P.s. if saskatoon was going to start hating us over something so silly they can seriously move to the dark side for all I care. I don't really care or not. Not to mention America is constantly used as humor in films. The difference is we know what jokes are... jokes.
Re: “It Sucks to Own a Food Truck”
Many restaurant owners see food trucks as a threat, which all humans are creatures of habit so it is understandable. But what they are failing to realize is that they are wasting precious time trying to fight the food trucks instead of working with them. Restaurant owners (especially those that serve alcohol and killer seating areas) could partner with 1-2 food trucks one night out the week and offer the community something that they cannot get anywhere else.
For example, they could advertise a "special" of 1 food truck item and 1 beverage for a price customers cannot refuse-$10 bucks; it would be even better if some type of entertainment or theme for that night could also be implemented. This results in a win-win for both parties and allows the restaurant/food trucks to increase revenue all around.
Due to the "gourmet food truck" industry's recent expansion, some areas are still transitioning and food trucks are being punished. As a result these areas do not offer a ready-made plan for new and existing food truck operators to navigate the permit-licensing process and end up with tickets (the short end of the stick). It is very important to do your due diligence before opening a food truck in any area.
www.truckfoodfinds.com/food-truck-permit-licensing.html
Re: “Talking to Above Brooklyn Director Heather Spilkin About Williamsburg's Rooftop Pigeon-Keepers”
ii miss flying pigeon so much that i get so so sick about it.
Re: “Why I Fucking Hate Kickball”
Unfortunately, all hipsters are followers, not creators. That's why you cannot claim Burroughs, Basquiat, and many others under this term.
Re: “Karen O Isn't The Reason This New Yeah Yeah Yeahs Record Is Good”
Maybe the writer isn't old enough, but I'd guess KO's costuming follows Mick Jagger's use of costuming from the Rich top hat statesman parody to Mr. America to court jester to disco man to Jamaican tribal chief and so on.
