February 2009
7 posts
Obits, "Back and Forth"
There must be some unwritten rule that says Obits aren’t allowed to sound pretty, what with Froberg’s high-pitched snarl and all. But on this particular track from the forthcoming debut for Sub Pop, the reverb stops being the equivalent of a hall of mirrors (which btw, I’m into), and sounds so, so… pretty. There’s no other word for it, really. All I can think is how...
Feb 27th
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CFP: "Shortness" at the Tate Modern
Call for Submissions - Shortness - Tate Modern - 20 June 2009 shortness - a very short conference and a very long dinner Deadline Friday 20 March 2009 This event will bring together practitioners and theoreticians of the humanities, arts and sciences to extol or berate, to discuss, explore and explain shortness in all its spatial and temporal manifestations. Topics that Shortness aims to...
Feb 23rd
Feb 20th
Photo In Details Mag Turns Women Into Trash →
Details magazine apparently thinks the best way to illustrate their recession article for men, charmingly titled “Can You Still Afford To Be A Player?,” is with a photo of a naked woman…
Feb 20th
LADIES AND GENTLEMEN THE FABULOUS STAINS WITH... →
Shared by MTS Why doesn’t cool shit like this happen here? Next wednesday, cult-classic punk movie Ladies and Gentlemen, The Fabulous Stains, featuring performances by young Diane Lane and…
Feb 19th
The Power of Naked →
Via OxDE @ Flickr. The International Women’s Museum in San Francisco recently debuted an on-line exhibition called, Women, Power, and Politics.  It’s an outstanding multilingual…
Feb 19th
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CFP: OZ 2009 - The Yellow Brick Road in the 21st...
CFP: OZ 2009 - The Yellow Brick Road in the 21st Century Submission Deadline: April 1, 2009 Notification Date: April 15, 2009 2009 marks the 70th anniversary of the movie and the 109th anniversary of the book. Millions have been captivated by the fantastical and yet familiar Land of Oz. A scholarly exploration of Oz will take place at Henderson State University, June 26-28, 2009. Papers on...
Feb 19th