May, 2005

May23

 

Bystanders

If you haven’t been bummed out yet today, take a look at this New York Magazine article on sexual abuse at the American Boychoir School. It’s an interesting read and really got me thinking.
A former student at the Boychoir school alleges abuse at the hands of the choir’s director, a claim that nobody seems to

May22

 

Industrial-Strength Panty Remover

I used to have a guitar-playing roommate. He was the troubador of the quad  —  whenever I saw him outside our room he had his guitar slung over his back and his eyes in “brooding” mode.
Chicks ate that shit up. You’d think that women in the honors dorms would be a bit more wily, but

May21

 

Freaks

Freaks & Geeks Marathon »

When: Saturday, June 04 2005
Alamo Drafthouse Downtown

Oh, God. I probably won’t go, because I have nobody to go with (and it’s eighteen hours straight of episodes I’ve already seen three times over), but this is the ultimate dork-o-thon. But this is why I love Austin: cool shit like this happens all the time.

2005 – 06-4

May19

 

Sock Hop Chop Flop

Oh, this is so meta. Pitchfork Media shits on David Cross’s comedy album It’s Not Funny, then apparently gives him an article for rebuttal. He proceeds to tear them to shit, mocking their pretension with a list of fake albums to listen to while reading Pitchfork reviews.
Read what I just linked. It’s

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