Perusing the links at Frankieboots.com, I discovered that Adam Curry, one-time MTV VJ, has a website! He shares behind the scenes stories, such as this Duran Duran dish. Good times.
Attempts to finish (well, start) my essay on global history and economics are futile -- the feature of E! True Hollywood Story this afternoon is "Growing Pains," a pinnacle sitcom of my childhood viewing (did anyone else catch this special?). It doesn't seem like this paper is ever going to get done.
I am absolutely, totally and uncontrollably drawn to E!'s programming. Television really is bad for you!!!
Holy smokes! The Donnas are playing the Siren Music Fest in Coney Island this summer! I'm so there (despite the uncool sunburn I got at last summer's Siren fest). Link via Mad Orange Fools.
Last night was the final class in one of my summer film courses - The Films of Martin Scorsese. I really enjoyed the classtime and readings, and learned so much about Scorsese. Two nights ago we watched Goodfellas, and I can't even explain how much I like the movie. Everytime I see it I notice more new things and realize how skillful Scorsese's techniques are, particularly in that film. And the script - ahhh! How can anyone not adore lines such as, "One day, the kids from the neighborhood carried my mother's groceries all the way home. You know why? It was out of respect!" and "Keep stirrin' the sauce!"
Goodfellas is perhaps the most quotable gangster movie of the 90s.
Okay. After I met the aforeblogged squirrel (see previous post) I encountered this squirrel who, in all honesty, I thought would eat me up. Isn't he/she menacing looking? Unfortunately, it appears as if this squirrel had a fight with another animal (photographer?) judging by the little scar on its back.
But the squirrel and I got along just fine, I think. We even went out for a cup of coffee later on!
Well, not really. But I'd be cool with that. I think.
Duran Duran, Pop Trash
Gary Numan, The Pleasure Principle
Cyndi Lauper, She's So Unusual
Alphaville, Forever Young
The Vaselines, The Way of the Vaselines
Juliana Hatfield, Only Everything
P.J. Harvey, Is This Desire?
The Rolling Stones, Hot Rocks
Frente, Marvin the Album
Destiny's Child, The Writing's on the Wall
The Cars, The Cars
The B-52s, Cosmic Thing
Duran Duran, Arena
The Doors, The Soft Parade Saturday Night Fever soundtrack
L7, Hungry for Stink
The Dandy Warhols, The Dandy Warhols
The Beach Boys, Pet Sounds
Ace of Base, The Sign
The Waitresses, The Best of the Waitresses
Belle & Sebastian, Lazy Line Painter Jane
The Fad, The Fad The New Wave: Pop Music of the Early '80s
Goodbye Girl Friday, Mr. & Mrs.
Naked Highway, Hyperbollocks
Duran Duran, Pop Trash Classic Alternatives: '80s 12" Extended Rare Mixes
Phil Collins, Hits
Genesis, Turn It On Again: The Hits
Ladytron, Light & Magic
Ladytron, 604
The Go-Betweens, Before Hollywood
Beck, Midnight Vultures
Duran Duran, Seven & the Ragged Tiger
Abba, Arrival
The Cardigans, Long Gone Before Daylight
The Psychedelic Furs, All of This & Nothing
Air, Moon Safari
The Knack, Round Trip
Blondie, Parallel Lines
The Psychedelic Furs, Forever Now
The Donnas, Spend the Night
Nancy Sinatra, California Girl
Tatu, 200 KMH in the Wrong Lane
Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark, Organisation
John-Manuel Andriote, Hot Stuff: A Brief History of Disco
Bret Easton Ellis, The Rules of Attraction
Tom Wolfe, The Bonfire of the Vanities
Jean Kilbourne, Deadly Persuasion
Nick Hornby, High Fidelity
Bret Easton Ellis, American Psycho
Eric Schlosser, Fast Food Nation
