posted July 12, 2018 #

Can’t believe we are about to have a Neil AND A Brett on the Supreme Court. Fucking Supreme bro culture.

posted July 12, 2018 #

DO YOU REALIZE HOW HARD CLARINET IS? HE’S 86! GO SEE CHARLIE GABRIEL! NEW ORLEANS! https://t.co/uImLsFw4MF

posted July 11, 2018 #

Daria was right about everything

posted July 11, 2018 #

summer pack. https://t.co/kpBkk31hFe https://t.co/7akhDVC65k

posted July 11, 2018 #

@yewknee Well, this rabbit hole is the rest of my day.

posted July 11, 2018 #

@yewknee Looks like a painting of Jesus joined a metal band. https://t.co/CcBY86ihrH

Robbs

posted July 11, 2018 #

I'm an unabashed fan of Aaron Robbs. So, when I saw the news that he was departing from Dropbox to focus on his creative studio that he established with his wife - Robbs - I was excited at the news. There's not much to see yet but check out his portfolio for a taste of work that Robbs previously produced and keep an eye on the feeds for more developments.

What Is A Southern Writer, Anyway?

posted July 11, 2018 #

This NY Times Opinion piece from Margaret Renkl, What Is a Southern Writer, Anyway?, is mostly a tribute piece to the late Jim Ridley; a writer from the Nashville area that grew to become Editor of the local alt-weekly, The Nashville Scene. She talks about Ridley's accomplishments and questions the ideas around being a "Southern Writer" - i.e. Faulkner, Welty, O'Connor.

While the piece is about writers it can really be applied to a larger scope of people. What is it about Southerners and their loyalty to the South - even when it seems at odds with their being? Ridley could have easily left town and become an established writer for any number of publications, the Times included, but chose to stay in Nashville. The final paragraph hits home in a heavy way, particularly as someone that moved back to The South and struggles with its massively conservative values.

Maybe being a Southern writer has always been more than stereotypes of ceiling fans and panting dogs in dirt yards. Maybe being a Southern writer is only a matter of loving a damaged and damaging place, of loving its flawed and beautiful people, so much that you have to stay there, observing and recording and believing, against all odds, that one day it will finally live up to the promise of its own good heart.

There's a lot to digest there (for me). Are Southerners guilted into staying to fight the good fight? Is it an altruistic endeavor? Does The South even have the good heart that we assume it does.

Living in a state that is always Red and runs rampant with racism, homophobia and general isolationism is not exclusive to The South but it's certainly what it is known for. I don't know why I stay but I do think we're better than that and there's plenty of us that feel otherwise. I can only hope that my little pieces of contribution can help yield a different thinking about those of us below the Mason-Dixon.

posted July 11, 2018 #

@yewknee this is why i follow you

Hi, we're The A.V. Club, and we're for sale

posted July 10, 2018 #

Please let them land somewhere

posted July 10, 2018 #

@yewknee Actual lyrics https://t.co/roDI053Iy9

Godsteeth Illustration Prints

posted July 10, 2018 #

Been a fan of Godsteeth Illustrations for awhile and it's nice to see some actual prints surfacing from him. The David Bowie and Sorrowful Reaper are my favorite but the macabre vibe is deniably enjoyable for every piece.

posted July 9, 2018 #

"Netflix doesn’t want to be a leader in video, or even the leader in video – it wants to monopolize the consumption of video; to become TV" - @ballmatthew If you watch any number of "youth" today, this is already rapidly happening https://t.co/5WKdo12YJq

posted July 9, 2018 #

NOTHING attracts @koalabearly more than when I sing "Beauty and the Beast" in a pitch perfect Mrs. Potts voice.

posted July 9, 2018 #

currently housin’ a burrito in front of the Jonathan Adler West Village store *cue “Moon River”*

posted July 9, 2018 #

We’ve got a whispery, keyword-heavy piece of content. You can barely tell we recorded this separately & didn’t bother to listen to it before we sent it off to be edited. #ASMR #MakeupTutorial #UNBOXING #pomeranianpuppy @DiGiorno #pickles @Arbys https://t.co/owsEnhzKew

posted July 9, 2018 #

ATLANTA MONSTER ORIGINAL SOUNDTRACK AVAILABLE THIS FRIDAY 7/13 Read More Here: https://t.co/YoWO9MlkRO Listen Here: https://t.co/MPYzMMNP8p https://t.co/c6GdtiS80z

Alan Ruck’s journey...

posted July 9, 2018 #

...from Ferris Bueller to Sears to the bridge of the Enterprise and beyond

posted July 9, 2018 #

Checked out @SanduskyAlbum yet? No album this year has made me happier. I chat #podcast #newMusic #Sandusky with concept album creator and fellow Tommy Boy enthusiast, @ItsDavePaulson on @MusicSupercast ⚡ -- brought to you by Callaghan Auto Sandusky OH. https://t.co/VdKfkQLMDe

posted July 9, 2018 #

Fingers crossed for a Brooks/Gaines SNL reunion!! https://t.co/Fc0lbbHXXh https://t.co/TNvabRmJdo