Eurovision 2009 Live Blogging!
OnTo break in the new Kittysneezes Twitter Feed, we’re going to LiveBlog Eurovision! It starts at 12 Noon PDT, which is, as I type, in about an hour and a half. Once it’s over, I’ll copy/paste it into here, and we’ll be…
To Wrongly Go Where No One Has Gone Before
On[Purchase DVD] By now, I’m sure, many of you have either seen the new Star Trek film, in theatres, or are at least eagerly contemplating doing so on the enthusastic recommendation of your friends. I saw it two nights ago, but even…
Gravity's Rainbow, 50-100pp., Matt's Take
On[Ben’s been murdered at work, so his posts will be along shortly.] It’s in these pages that the story begins to get a little bit more explanatory; not fully so, given that we’re only a 7th of the way in, or, perhaps…
Comic Review: The Perry Bible Fellowship Almanack
On[Purchase Book] Y’all have probably all heard of The Perry Bible Fellowship; if you haven’t, it’s not a Bible fellowship at all, but an absurdist comic strip. It used to be weekly, but, sadly, it’s either defunct or in hiatus since February…
Feeling That I’ve Lost Control: Mental Illness in Pop Music
OnAnother night and I can’t sleep I need to cry but I can’t weep Feeling that I’ve lost control Where’s my spirit, where’s my very soul? Kevin Ayers, “Wide Awake” (from the album The Unfairground, 2007) Kurt Cobain committed suicide by shotgun…
American Apparel, Porn Mags, and the 1970s
OnI am no stranger to the advertisements of American Apparel, the clothing company headed by its hyper-sexualized CEO, Dov Charney. On Facebook, the ads for AA’s clothes are splashed all over the place, ironically enough all over my profile. They advertise something…
The first 50 pages of Gravity’s Rainbow — Matt’s Take
OnThis is the first actual entry in the Gravity’s Rainbow discussion thing! If you’d like to read along, this is the edition that we’re reading — so if you’re reading another edition, the pagination might be slightly different. (As a guide, this…
Book Review: As She Climbed Across The Table
OnCover of As She Climbed Across the Table [Purchase Book] Despite considering myself a fan of Jonathan Lethem, I really haven’t read as much of his stuff as I should. In way of remedying that, I’ve recently read As She Climbed Across…