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May 20th, 2010
[Credit to David Byrne for the post title]
Way back in November of 2007 I posted about the sordid saga of Ethan Reynolds, formerly of the model blog / community Brat Boy School (since shut down; internet wayback machine link here – caution, it loads slowly). I’m seeing echoes of that experience in the [...] April 20th, 2010
Yesterday I explained my personal sentimental connection to the work of Phil Collins and Genesis, and how my perspective has evolved with my musical tastes. Even with that as background, I still feel bad for the rest of this post, so here is a disclaimer: I love Phil Collins. He’s one of the greatest rock [...] April 19th, 2010
A friend emailed this morning to let me know that Phil Collins has scheduled a three-night stand at the Roseland Ballroom in NYC. Everyone has that first band that made them like music, and Genesis was mine. ” January 11th, 2010
I finally got to see John Hillcoat and Joe Penhall’s film adaptation of Cormac McCarthy’s The Road this weekend, and I was not disappointed. McCarthy’s bleak post-apocalyptic father-and-son story is one of my favorite books. The film is extremely faithful, though sadly it leaves out the baby-eating, one of the most memorable scenes from the [...] February 14th, 2008
Today I came across the Wikipedia entry for “eggcorn,” a recently-coined linguistic term that describes one of my ultimate pet peaves. I know I should be forgiving, but to my mind few things make a person seem stupid than the use of a term they have mis-heard or misunderstood, an “eggcorn.” A few examples: |
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