And so the Lana Del Rey-bashing economy moves faster than the actual Lana Del Rey economy, a reminder of how free people feel to clobber someone, especially a young woman, for the crime of art. Not always artful art, but that matters less than the elevation of the mundane into something worth exploding. Ms. Del Rey generates so much anger precisely because she does so little. People don’t know what to do with this unformed thing they’ve been told they need to care about; crushing it is easy, almost humane.
— Jon Caramanica’s take on Lana Del Rey is among the best pieces of pop criticism you’ll ever read in a newspaper. (via crumbler)
Friendship is born at that moment when one person says to another, ‘What! You too? I thought I was the only one.’
— C.S. Lewis (via ninagarcia)
“The World” a newspaper blackout print by Austin Kleon, available from West Elm
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WHY IS SHE SO LIMBER?!
finally found my spirit animal.
(Source: toocloseyoucomatose)
happy 20th birthday to Little Earthquakes
(Source: wehavethefactsandwerevotingyes, via rillawafers)
I began to realise how important it was to be an enthusiast in life. He taught me that if you are interested in something, no matter what it is, go at it full speed ahead. Embrace it with both arms, hug it, love it and above all become passionate about it. Lukewarm is no good. Hot is no good, either. White hot and passionate is the only thing to be.
— My Uncle Oswald by Roald Dahl (via teeaah)
(via notthatindie)
How many discrete musical ideas are in this song? A thousand? Is every verse actually a chorus? Or every chorus secretly a verse? When did Bey start calling Hova “boof boof”? Did she just make that up or is that something that people say? Is it OK if I start saying it now too? And keep saying it forever? Has so much joy ever been concentrated in three and a half minutes? If Beyonce didn’t exist would we be forced to invent her? Is this real life?
—
14. “Countdown,” Beyonce.
my top 20 favorite tracks of 2011.
the full list in no particular order:
- “CRUEL” - ST. VINCENT
- “LONELY BOY” - THE BLACK KEYS
- “SCHOOLIN’ LIFE” - BEYONCE
- “I WROTE THE BOOK” - BETH DITTO
- “HEAVY METAL LOVER” - LADY GAGA
- “RITUAL UNION” - LITTLE DRAGON
- “WE FOUND LOVE” - RIHANNA
- “LIVE THOSE DAYS TONIGHT” - FRIENDLY FIRES
- “THE BEAST” - LAURA MARLING
- “PERTH” - BON IVER
- “THE CIRCLE MARRIED THE LINE” - FEIST
- “THE LAST LIVING ROSE” - PJ HARVEY
- “LOVE OUT OF LUST” - LYKKE LI
- “YOU MAY BE THE ONE” - STEVIE NICKS
- “SUPER BASS” - NICKI MINAJ
- “WHAT DOESN’T KILL YOU (STRONGER)” - KELLY CLARKSON
- “CIVILIAN” - WYE OAK
- “VIDEO GAMES” - LANA DEL REY
- “SHAKE IT OUT [ACOUSTIC]” FLORENCE + THE MACHINE
- “HELPLESSNESS BLUES” - FLEET FOXES
