Category: Reading Material
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Now It’s My Turn
I watched the video for “Morning Star” on Youtube in June and initially I didn’t quite know how I felt about it, but I knew I wanted to watch it again. The video has over 150,000 views and I might be responsible for a large portion of that. I was excited for the record and…
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That House Is Not Fit To Live In
I caught The Changeling when I was twelve years old and it spooked me out. The imagery lingered in my mind for a while after and then I kind of forgot about the film. When it would randomly pop up in my head I couldn’t remember the name of it, then years later I rediscovered…
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Them Two
The title of the song, “Am I A Good Man,” asks a serious question. A question that Colm Ryan, the protagonist of Dart Etiquette asks himself in the novel, and one that we have all asked ourselves and if you haven’t, well maybe, you should. The song was released in July 1967, by the soul…
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She Was Last Seen
We were watching Denis Villenueve’s Prisoners in our apartment. Someone might have been cutting onions during the scene where Hugh Jackman, the father of a missing daughter tells Detective Loki, played by Jake Gyllenhall, “She’s wondering why I’m not there to rescue her! Do you understand that? Me, not you! Not you! but me! every…
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Permanent On Most Surfaces
Graffiti is an Italian word and examples of it can date back to ancient Egypt. People can debate whether the modern origins started in New York City or Philly. I don’t really care. It’s Election Day, and NYC is in a bad way. While people are quick to say the city looks like its reverted…