June 2010
97 posts
When They Fight, They Fight :...
AND THAT'S HOW I FEEL ABOUT THAT
The amount of privilege implicit in Drake’s persona and verses is simply staggering. Within the scope of hip hop – a genre historically focused on escaping desperate youth – Drake is Richie Rich. He’s a spoiled brat using his newfound rap fame to spout the most useless verse ever, full of complaints and emo whines. Drake has literally NOTHING of substance to say. After listening to this...
I AM NOT BAD IF THIS IS THE WORLD
I remember being made to stand in the corner for punishment because it would be dull and empty and I would be sorry. But instead it was a museum of small wonders, a place of three walls with a weather my breath influenced, an archaeology of layers, of painted molding, a meadow as we called them then of repeatable pale roses, an eight-eyed spider in a tear of wallpaper turning my corner....
My Top 5 Artists (Week Ending 2010-6-27) →
La Roux (148)
Miike Snow (66)
Local Natives (65)
Otis Redding (11)
Phoenix (3)
Imported from Last.fm Tumblr by JoeLaz
SHE'S GOT SUCH A DIRTY MIND AND IT NEVER EVER...
It’s a Shame : Raphael Saadiq originally by The...
“Curse me out in free verse
and
Wrap me up and reverse
this”
Still in Love Song : The Stills
I’m...
IT'S BEEN TOO HARD LIVING BUT I'M AFRAID TO DIE
The What : The Notorious B.I.G. ft Method...
“Our time together is our time together, and uh, our time apart is our time...”
– Shawn Carter
MONEY
I love it. I love making it, counting it, spending it, losing it, finding it, smelling it, licking it, stacking it, smack it up, flip it, rub it down.. oh yes.
In a Little While : U2
Pretty Much...
moma | Henri Cartier-Bresson exhibit →
“I prowled the streets all day, feeling very strung-up and ready to pounce, determined to “trap” life - to preserve life in the act of living.” + Henri Cartier-Bresson
I’ve been procrastinating on hitting this up; it ends Sunday and I’m determined not to miss it..
AND THEY BETTER PUT MY MONEY IN MY HAND
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Get It While You Can : Janis Joplin
I...
scouting ny | The Abandoned Palace On Beekman... →
..quite possibly the most beautiful atrium in New York City.
Amazing..
“Sometimes the struggle to live in New York makes you think you’re actually...”
– Tina Fey
“Reality is wrong. Dreams are for real.”
– Tupac Shakur
“sic gorgiamus allos subjectatos nunc • We gladly feast on those who would subdue...”
– The Addams Family credo
Have you watched your thinking? I watched that car go by, it was a blue car. Can I watch my thought in the same way, as it moves from one thing to another? And if it does, find out if it can end; instead of it being a long thread, break it, see what happens. Can you break a thought and say, “Well, that’s enough, enough is enough” and just end that thought and see what...
