April 2010

On that Awl piece about Rivers Cuomo and Pinkerton

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The piece starts out with this: Before we begin, let us be clear: We speak not of the Rivers Cuomo that was, nor of the Rivers Cuomo that is, nor yet of the Rivers that shall be. We speak, now, of the Platonic ideal of a Rivers Cuomo: The Rivers Cuomo you have never met, [...]

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“I am the redhead shot in the head in M.I.A’s video…”

"…bully’s suck no matter what country you are from…" Well, okay. If that was the message, that's okay. But those bullies had American flag arm bands — anonymity was not the intention there. Avatar was more subtle! Also, I bet the kids on the set were more open about asking "What's the message here?" than [...]

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"I am the redhead shot in the head in M.I.A’s video…"

“…bully’s suck no matter what country you are from…” Well, okay. If that was the message, that’s okay. But those bullies had American flag arm bands — anonymity was not the intention there. Avatar was more subtle! Also, I bet the kids on…

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Et tu, Stars?

– A state/country/etc is made up of people, not (just/only) ideas. Thinking every Arizonan supports this is like thinking I supported my high school’s football team just because I went there. – Many counties (including my old home county, Pima County in Tucson) is and has voted consistently liberal. – Tucson is usually voted or [...]

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