MUSIC
New Q-Tip video! Continues the smooth, sweet excellence of his project. This is the one for you if you didn't catch all those old-school namechecks in his album.
The Knife's work on their Darwin opera is... rad? Chilling in a beautiful way.
The characteristically level-headed folks at TMT discusses the quasi-revelation/obvious fact that Radiohead's still going to be releasing full-lengths. I guess the best irony is how the same news sources lapping up those rumors constantly mock other artists for their phony retirements.
I, for one, am really glad that Los Campesinos! are putting out new content. From seeing their epic live shows and meeting them after, they really are genuinely great people who just love playing music.
FILM
AICN's own Herc got to geek out a bit with Abrams. Details about Nimoy in Trek 2 and Fringe within.
Duncan Jones is upbeat about financing difficulties surrounding his new effort, Mute. Feels like this guy is the next big thing in the sci-fi world, unless your definition of "next big thing" is the same-old, same-old ballooning budget of an obese James Cameron production. Which isn't to say I won't end up seeing (and probably loving) Avatar, just that maybe gloss and prettiness do not a revolution make.
Marlon Wayans may be - and SHOULD be, in my opinion - Pryor.
Big times for Terry Gilliam! The trailer for his Imaginarium is impeccable and fun, and he may finally be making his Quixote film!
WEIRD
Glenn Beck faked his e-mail from Muse. Glenn? Nobody gives a crap.
Somebody brilliant took the special fx out of the 2012 clips shown online. Uhm... yeah, it's bad.
WORLD
Obama won the Nobel Peace Prize. The reaction of our country has served, for me, not to challenge the value of the Nobel prize, but to challenge the insularity of our national dialog. While we focus on minute issues and whether it's alright to call a rapper an asshole and is his health care bill going to be socialist, the rest of the world is looking at the broader scale of his real actions and has rewarded him for his work. Isn't it funny how conservatives get to scorn him both for losing European support (the Olympics) and for gaining European support? It suggests a disheartening opportunism lurking within our political system.
On the flipside, Israel's foreign minister is evidently approaching peace with Palestinians with nauseating cynicism. "Live with it"? Tell that to the people your nation is slaughtering for their property, you arrogant jackass.
PERSONAL
Busy times! Trying to keep up with culture has taken a backseat to my personal endeavors. It's always tricky, trying to be aware of the world while working on things highly personal. We'll see how well I can balance!
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