Happy Holidays, folks. Wow, it’s been way too long. I’ve been amassing lists for the past week or so and writing some of my own. My Top Ten Albums of 2008 is almost done- that one always takes a while to sculpt, and is one of those annual labors of love. For now, here’s what everyone… Read More
By Chris Baily
New Years Eve may be one of the biggest party nights of the year, but let’s be honest here, there’s gonna be a lot of events where people will stand around, make small talk, sip a little alcohol, and wonder how in God’s name they’re going to find a lady to kiss at midnight. Personally, I think… Read More
By Jeremy Kotin
Year Ends: Not necessarily the best, but the best of what I remember…
1. STAGE August: Osage County
Beyond supporting my hometown players of the Steppenwolf Theater, this play sizzled with a fresh and new voice. Creating a complete family tree and watching them self-destruct on stage generates a fascinating and haunting night at the… Read More
By Chris Baily
Merry Christmas everyone – in honor of this special day, I thought I would get into a serious discussion: what constitutes a good, Christmas themed, fashion decision? Now I admit, I haven’t participated in this tradition as much as I feel I should have… I think one of my New Years Resolutions is going to be to start… Read More
I was hype. Ecstatic. I mean, totally boosted to see the new Will Smith, Rosario Dawson movie, Seven Pounds. I watched Will on every talk show discussing how he couldn’t say ANYTHING about the movie, because one small slip, and the movie was spoiled. I watched Rosario discuss how when she read the script there was an… Read More
By Jeremy Kotin
Holiday Music Edition from a Christmas Lovin’ Jew
1. SONG “I Remember” Barbra Streisand
Not at all a Christmas classic, rather a song from a rarely seen Sondheim television musical called Evening Primrose, but thanks to a new little intro, the Christmas spirit is alive and well, altering all that follows. The song mixes… Read More
By Juan Carlos Pineiro Escoriaza
They’ve got a few really nice designs overall. The competition was stiff, and these guys definitely made the cut.
By Hawkes Klein
Someone in my life mentioned that they’re going to look like David Bowie soon, so I googled and found this:
And created this:
Then discovered that really the scope of the “paint” program is limitless.
I feel like I finally get LOLCats
More DB’s after the jump! Leave your own!
As most PopTenners know, I’m a massive board game junkie. I pile games up in my closet and behind my couch, scour thrift stores for any I don’t yet own, and if there are more than two people at my house, I’ll try my damnedest to foist one on them.
I’ve spent a lifetime amongst these… Read More
By Chris Baily
Let me repeat.
Your boyfriend doesn’t care about what you ate today.
This is important. He may listen to you summarize the details of your daily gastronomical adventures. He may exclaim over your decision to go with arugula instead of baby spinach in your tossed salad. But he doesn’t care. You should accept this and talk about… Read More
Tomorrow marks 100 days since the BP oil spill in the gulf. I know they “successfully” capped it, but as long as that sucker is still leaking, I’m saying there is still an oil spill. But this disaster got me thinking a lot about the good old days of folk – when popular music regularly included anthems… Read More
When I was in my formative high school days, going to the Warped Tour was a highlight of the summer. Just old enough to drive, we’d pile about 9 bros and skateboards into mom-duke’s Ford Exploder and drive at high speed to Fitchburg or some other pseudo-municipality in middle Massachusetts, blasting Rage Against The Machine and… Read More
