The Epitome of Profundity

Liars — “His and Mine Sensations” Cannot stop...

Fri, 01 Jun 2012 00:27:00 -0700

Liars — “His and Mine Sensations”

Cannot stop listening to this album.

Incredible stereoscopic .gif by MiRon. This guy’s stuff is...

Fri, 25 May 2012 17:23:24 -0700

Incredible stereoscopic .gif by MiRon. This guy’s stuff is absolutely bananas.

Guys, I’m really upset about this trailer for Baz...

Tue, 22 May 2012 20:11:41 -0700

Guys, I’m really upset about this trailer for Baz Luhrmann’s The Great Gatsby.

Sentences from things lying in my drafts folder.

Mon, 14 May 2012 22:23:20 -0700

“Instead, Romney’s campaign will likely be defined by the candidate’s steadfast refusal to embrace his own humanity, and a chronic inability to engage in any tangible leadership as a presidential contender.”
“I was awkward slightly before this confluence of second-generation Woody Allen disciples and twee pop turned social unease into a vaguely aspirational quality for people who want to try too hard at not trying hard enough.”
“As an adult, I have come to realize that Radiohead’s lyrics, at their best, feel like a freshman philosophy major’s poetry; Chris Martin’s words are basically the love poems that philosophy major wrote his senior year of high school.”
“Wait, wait, wait—are you trying to tell me that dancing and singing along to Annie’s “Heartbeat” is not considered to be “productive”?”

Intellectual process

Sat, 12 May 2012 10:01:43 -0700

Spend ninety minutes thinking about and writing part of a thoughtful, eloquent post about politics.
Realize after ninety minutes you could’ve basically watched the entirety of that James Franco Planet of the Apes prequel you rented from Netflix in the time you wrote 157 words.
Spend approximately ten minutes deliberating what course of action you should take.
Save the fragment of the post you wrote as draft, with some nonsensical notes to help you finish the piece. Hope to finish writing the piece tomorrow.
Watch that James Franco Planet of the Apes prequel you rented from Netflix.
Look in your Tumblr draft folder three weeks later, and lament not seeing through the time-sensitive political piece at the top of the page.

Fiction — “Parakeets” One of the few songs that...

Sat, 28 Apr 2012 18:02:37 -0700

Fiction — “Parakeets”

One of the few songs that caught my attention during a lengthy trip down the Spotify “related artists” rabbit hole the other day.

Today in plagiarism.

Fri, 27 Apr 2012 17:04:06 -0700

Today in plagiarism.

Fiction — “Big Things” Probably the best Talking...

Fri, 27 Apr 2012 16:42:00 -0700

Fiction — “Big Things”

Probably the best Talking Heads-esque song with a video that reappropriates footage from Koyaanisqatsi. Also likely the only one.

Rushfield Babylon: Your Text, My Fist

Wed, 25 Apr 2012 22:43:56 -0700

Rushfield Babylon: Your Text, My Fist:

richardrushfield:

Appropriately for a site with a soul made of used tin foil, Deadline.com asks the question: “Is it Time to Let Movie-Goers Send Text During Films?”

They continue, reporting on a debate at the Cinecon gathering currently underway in Las Vegas:

Regal Entertainment CEO Amy Miles says that her…

I know Sir Rushfield complains about a lot of things, but he is a 10,000% right here.

Alice Cooper — “Beautiful Flyaway” A wonderful,...

Tue, 24 Apr 2012 22:11:01 -0700

Alice Cooper — “Beautiful Flyaway”

A wonderful, Beatlesque ballad from the guy who would later become known for his work with biting bats and celebrity golf tournaments.

Recent painting attempt.

Sat, 21 Apr 2012 09:01:10 -0700

Recent painting attempt.

Some adjectives rendered virtually meaningless from overuse

Thu, 19 Apr 2012 08:57:01 -0700

banal

gritty

pretentious

quirky

uninspired

visceral

Solid Space — “Tenth Planet” Probably the saddest...

Thu, 19 Apr 2012 00:21:35 -0700

Solid Space — “Tenth Planet”

Probably the saddest song about interplanetary warfare ever recorded.

"Pynchon actually faxed in that piece. He came into the office one day, too, and stayed for a taping...."

Mon, 16 Apr 2012 21:53:00 -0700

“Pynchon actually faxed in that piece. He came into the office one day, too, and stayed for a taping. I had a brief conversation with him about Paul Verhoeven’s Starship Troopers.”

- Talking with Scott Jacobson about the Brilliant Program for The Daily Show’s Ten-Year Anniversary Concert | Splitsider

Thomas Pynchon is a fan of Starship Troopers? Hmm…

Herbie Hancock — “Jessica” It is amazing that...

Sat, 14 Apr 2012 11:10:00 -0700

Herbie Hancock — “Jessica”

It is amazing that something that was merely supposed to be the score to a television cartoon special has held up so remarkably well forty-two years later.

I wish that Tron sequel was as mesmerizing as this .gif.

Fri, 13 Apr 2012 10:22:00 -0700

I wish that Tron sequel was as mesmerizing as this .gif.

Been playing around with WURM—which is perhaps my favorite iOS...

Thu, 12 Apr 2012 19:53:00 -0700

Been playing around with WURM—which is perhaps my favorite iOS art app—again.

Sometimes I decide to do art at 2AM that “says...

Tue, 10 Apr 2012 18:31:00 -0700

Sometimes I decide to do art at 2AM that “says something.” Then the next day I remember why I don’t do art that “says something.”

Fruitless Google searches

Tue, 10 Apr 2012 13:17:24 -0700

“david simon being happy”

“does blogging cause existential crises”

“erotic ken burns fan art”

“how do i become semi-successful at anything”

“jim lehrer rap battle”

“larry david custom lego figure”

“meaning of life according to shaq”

“nbc nightly news with brian williams fan-fiction”

“why is there so much catholic imagery in fast five”

“would telepathy be an adequate solution for socially awkwardness”

Hundred Waters — “Boreal” Pretty wondrous...

Mon, 09 Apr 2012 18:29:32 -0700

Hundred Waters — “Boreal”

Pretty wondrous experimental pop music. It’s like Sade collaborating with Menomena, or Menomena recording a quiet storm album.