How much longer must we tolerate mass culture?

Dharma Crash

nobody@vox.com(Maxvan) — Sun, 11 May 2008 20:51:39 -0700

So, this might seem a bit too insular for a blog post, but bear with me. This book is an "Oral Biography" of the punk rock singer Darby Crash, who died at 22, in the early 1980's. I happen to know some of the same people as Darby did, and met Ja...

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Perspective on the highway

nobody@vox.com(Maxvan) — Sat, 10 May 2008 04:50:12 -0700

I've heard people call this movie an "Art Film for Motorheads". I don't know if I completely agree. See, it's a very well done movie with a plot so simple I can describe it in a sentence: A man, delivering a 1970 Challenger to San francisco evad...

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Surrealnatural

nobody@vox.com(Maxvan) — Thu, 08 May 2008 18:51:51 -0700

What to say about Cemetary Man? First, in all caps: THIS IS THE MOST SURREAL MOVIE I CAN STAND TO WATCH. Why in all caps? Because i want you to remember that above all else. It's a zombie movie about a undertaker who's not too happy with his job....

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Helpful Hints

nobody@vox.com(Maxvan) — Wed, 07 May 2008 16:04:40 -0700

That's what this book is. It's a japanese book of helpful hints, written in English. Why go to the japanese for helpful hints? Because I've heard what us westerners do. I'd like some insights from somewhere else. Besides which, life is too complic...

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And the Reviews start

nobody@vox.com(Maxvan) — Wed, 07 May 2008 15:54:41 -0700

Here you go. An excellent new (ish) CD from a classic Chicago band. The Effigies always made smart, aggressive rock music, but always different from what you might expect. They're not exactly punk, they're not exactly metal, they're not exactly ...

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Presents

nobody@vox.com(Maxvan) — Fri, 02 May 2008 21:37:28 -0700

Stuff I got: (Actually i got season two, but i couldn't find a photo of it on Amazon) There's more to come. This is just a start.... And more-> (Hey, it's not often that they write biographies of people I know. Even less often do they in...

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I totally understand why you might not finish reading this.

nobody@vox.com(Maxvan) — Fri, 02 May 2008 21:27:31 -0700

From yesterday: So, I’m warning you now, this entry will be a mess. I’m just tired of not putting anything up because I’ve got too much going on. I reckon this was meant first and foremost as a kind of diary, so I might as well show everybody jus...

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In my Day, Sonny

nobody@vox.com(Maxvan) — Sun, 27 Apr 2008 06:13:40 -0700

I've had a few adventures in my life, and, like anybody who's had adventures, that means I've had to do without things and money at various points. So, maybe I've got a skewed perspective, but as I notice food prices, fuel prices, and so on, I ke...

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Armagideon Times

nobody@vox.com(Maxvan) — Wed, 23 Apr 2008 21:15:09 -0700

They're not able to afford to eat dirt in Haiti, They're running out of butter in Japan, and Food shortages loom over the horizon. Water, not gold, may start the next war. Still think everything's hunky dory? I think it's possible to turn things...

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A comment on laws concerning mortgages

nobody@vox.com(Maxvan) — Fri, 11 Apr 2008 20:58:36 -0700

I know it would make sense for me to be all over the grumblings about some kind of comprehensive mortgage reform, but there are several reasons for my relative silence. First and foremost, nothing has been clearly decided. Most of the motions up ...

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