“Wise Man” by Frank Ocean
This song was originally intended for the movie Django Unchained, but Tarantino said he couldn’t find a way to fit it into the movie.
Ocean’s album Channel Orange from earlier this year is a must-listen. I was slightly obsessed with it for a few weeks and I’m still amazed every time I listen.
Alien Earth
Which one is Wilt Chamberlain?
If you don’t find him at first, just keep looking. It’s subtle.
What am I Witnessing?
Not so cute anymore, are they? NSFW
“Myth” by Beach House
The lead track on their fourth album Bloom, which came out earlier this year.
The End of Men in Commercials
You’ve seen the commercials for Jared, so you probably have an opinion about them. Me, they tend to make my eyes roll, not only because they sell a brand of luxury that always comes across as crass and cheap, but also because of the mounds of cheese, the cliched, noxious depiction of relationships and their oppressively commercial obligations.
They’re not alone, particularly in their sad depiction of men. The man often just wants to be left alone, but sometimes he wants to do something childish or fun and then has to abide the rules of his whip-cracking or overly-demanding wife. Or he’s terrified that she will not be appeased, so the sales pitch is often, “appease her—with this.”
But this Jared commercial is the perfect depiction of modern corrosion and the people who laugh at this kind of shit are cheering a rot that will be as ridiculed in fifty years as the commercial depictions of marriage from the 50s are now. See the man trapped in his car, guided by the robotic female voice. See the feigned “who knows you like I do?” See his expression at the end which perfectly expresses a singular notion: “Escape.”
The Year in Photos
(Photo taken from The Atlantic‘s Year in Photos.)
I like my end-of-the-year lists, but Jason Kottke might be right that the absolute best lists are the best photos lists.
