Month: July 2009

Random 10 7/31

Last week. This week:

  1. “Bang Your Drum” by Wolf Parade
    Strike up the band, we have survived
  2. “Yer So Bad” by Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers, guessed by Eric B.
    I can’t decide which is worse
  3. “Roadkill” by Christine Fellows
    Can’t you drive a little faster?
  4. “Adventures in Solitude” by the New Pornographers
    We send the same blood back from the wars
  5. “Running Up that Hill” by Placebo (orig. Kate Bush), guessed by Occupant
    But see how deep the bullet lies
  6. “Caught a Lite Sneeze” by Tori Amos, guessed by Eric B.
    Rent your wife and kids today
  7. “Angelina” by Bob Dylan, guessed by Eric B.
    His eyes were two slits that would make a snake proud
  8. “Crazy” by Aerosmith, guessed by Eric B.
    But I know you ain’t wearin’ nothin’ underneath that overcoat
  9. “Spirit in the Sky” by Norman Greenbaum, guessed by Eric B.
    Gonna go to the place that’s the best
  10. “Wasted Time” by the Eagles, guessed by Eric B.
    The autumn leaves have got you thinking

Good luck!

That’s one way of putting it

Todd Vanderwerff on Hung:

It’s the sweetest show about utter desperation you’ll ever see.

And it really is. The show isn’t perfect. Much like Showtime’s Nurse Jackie, another new half-hour dramedy, the more sitcom-ic elements sometimes threaten to overwhelm the rest. And, much like Dmitry Lipkin’s last show, The Riches, the characters often shine more than the sometimes really contrived plots. But where it works — particularly, surprisingly, with Thomas Jane’s engaging performance each week — the show really works.

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That’s one way of putting it

David Rakoff on Brüno:

There is no larger cultural point to making someone flinch by giving them a chocolate truffle you’ve stuffed with anchovies.

Via Gerry Canavan.

I have to admit, I didn’t really love Borat all that much. Maybe it was partly the overblown hype, but while I guess I could appreciate the anything-for-a-laugh attitude and crazed commitment to character, I ultimately didn’t find it too funny. Then there came the questions of what was and wasn’t staged, who was lied to or portrayed nastily, and the whole thing just left an unpleasant taste in my mouth. I have no real desire to see Brüno, which sounds like much of the same.