June 2010
7 posts
Amusing ourselves to death; or, the downfall of...
Last Tuesday I caught the premiere of ABC’s Downfall. The game show takes place on a rooftop, and the contest must answer trivia questions as replicas of expensive prizes travel on a conveyor belt toward a rooftop ledge. The more time a contestant spends contemplating answers or answering incorrectly, the more stuff gets destroyed. Naturally, the questions are difficult because the...
New Fiona - "So Sleepy"
Don’t freak out. OK, freak out. Here’s a new song from Fiona Apple, Jon Brion, and Punch Brothers. The lyrics were written by the chillun of 826LA, for an album called Chickens in Love. 826 is a nonprofit tutoring center dedicated to helping kids improve their writing skills. And yeah, telling kids Fiona Apple, Cold War Kids, She & Him, and Crystal Antlers will turn their poems...
WatchI want to be a CHERYL so badly. Call me!
