What I’m reading: June 23

June 23rd, 2008 • albums and songs, links, what i'm reading

What I’m reading: June 23:

The New Republic: Postcards from Nowhere
David Foster Wallace - Commencement Speech at Kenyon University - Oddly sweet.
The Great Lil Wayne Debate: Is Tha Carter III A Classic? - I think this done, completed thing that has been released can be willed into classic-status, though the phenomenon itself has (largely) been discredited.
The Saint Laurent Funeral - The New York Times - President Sarkozy went to Saint Laurent’s funeral. His wife was a model, but still–imagine heads of state going to a designer’s funeral here.
village voice > blogs > Status Ain’t Hood > Ranking the “A Milli” Freestyles - I had no idea, and had to run to YouTube / Hype M because most of Breihan’s links were already down.

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JessicaSuarez: First Stereogum Progress Report of 2009, on Röyksopp: http://tinyurl.com/9enw9p -- multiple gay jokes (not mine).
Progress Report: Röyksopp
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- JessicaSuarez: @wesleyverhoeve Dream started just after I fell asleep, woke up, fell asleep, CONTINUED dream, then woke up when I realized it was a dream.
- JessicaSuarez: Think I saw Chase Crawford at the Apple store today. You could cut diamonds on those cheekbones. Was he with a guy? That's one secret etc...
JessicaSuarez: I could go to the gym, or watch Elvis '68 Comeback on TV Land. Luckily, Watch More Elvis was one of my New Year's resolutions.
Jessica is cleaning up soot from her space heater catching on FIRE. Thank God for BB&B liberal return policy. And that I was awake when it happened.
Jessica Mark got me a Swiss Army knife, Sontag journals, and a Ravenclaw scarf for Christmas. Together that about covers everything I like ever.
JessicaSuarez: I had a four-hour dream about Thom Yorke last night.
Jessica saw Yes Man tonight. Seeing Criss Angel tomorrow night. Family fun @home.
JessicaSuarez: Just found my childhood baseball card collection! Shit's gotta be worth something. http://twitpic.com/vit9
JessicaSuarez: My brother's Xbox is out for repair, so no Halo 3 and Guitar Hero over vacation for me this year. Now I just want my own Xbox.
JessicaSuarez: At the jetblue terminal, going to las vegas. And I only have one bio, one Progress Report, and three album reviews due between now and xmas!
JessicaSuarez: The new Secretary of the Interior is in a cowboy hat and bolo tie--the official state neckwear of Arizona.
Progress Report: Cursive
JessicaSuarez: MTV's announced a TV version of How's Your News? Did they fire their reporters and hire handicapped people? Does that save money?
Jessica just thought of a possible EMP proposal 20 minutes ago. Stupid.
JessicaSuarez: Screw this band: http://tinyurl.com/6zhvf8
Jessica is thinking of learning to use Drupal or Joomla.
JessicaSuarez: @selftitledmag Say hi for me!
JessicaSuarez: Tonight's the biggest full moon in 15 years. Hit me up if you need quicksilver or wolfsbane.
JessicaSuarez: At dirty projectors-how does this guy get his voice to do that thing?