American Eyes

2009

December 16
November 12
October 20
September 33
August 33
July 36
June 61
May 21
April 29
March 30
February 24
January 47

2008

December 31
November 30
October 10
September 8
August 23
July 36
June 27
May 34
April 32
March 37
February
January
“I must warn you that if you ever cared about Jay-Z then...”
— My brother.  Oh, dear.
Sep 1st

Is Sufjan Stevens genetically engineered...

bluefly: Man, dude popped up on my Pandora radio after I’d been studiously avoiding him for years. ...
Aug 31st
“I’ve weened myself off Percoset and am ready to rock.”
— Chris Murphy of Sloan.  This...
Aug 28th
nick-lcc: johnvanderslice: Me as Santa for my neighbor...
Aug 28th

Dance For Me, Asshole

perpetua: Yesterday Chris sent me an IM telling me that Fever Ray was about to release a cover of...
Aug 26th
Dear Chicago friends, I’m know I’m asking you to go someplace in Lincoln Park that...
Aug 26th
“Our experience has been that homeowners are the focus of...”
— Kickass post on the WBEZ blog...
Aug 26th

Other Priorities

Joan Didion on Dick Cheney. Posted before, but now more than ever, etc. Especially as I listen to...
Aug 25th

Cure for the Mondays

Superchunk, healthy happy dogs, and Van Halen.
Aug 24th
Roxanne Shanté Knows That Living Smart Is The...
Aug 24th
“Blossom was in her own fashion world — who would have...”
— The apocalypse is nigh.
Aug 21st
“Omg, the mediator’s son is Bon Iver!! No joke!”
— My work BFF/fellow BigFirm...
Aug 18th

The things I miss by not reading...

nick-lcc: Two weeks later, in his apartment, after a couple of great dates, he revealed his other...
Aug 18th

Rhett Plays the 'Rette Party!

catpita: You know, I thought I had the greatest friends ever when I turned 28 and...
Aug 17th
“It’s an idea they got from James Brown; Bacon said...”
— Hi, honey.
Aug 14th
Warch Watch
catpita: Uh, NSFW, I guess? Hilarious though. Via Jezebel. This is the porniest thing I have seen...
Aug 13th

ohmygod. i can't find the awesome...

maura: (via twomoremiracles) semi-confirmation. sorry girl :( (nb: this video was shot at my old...
Aug 13th
I really - REALLY - wish this album was on my iPod right now. 
Aug 12th
And the terlet just started swirling a little faster.  HOLY SHIT, Y’ALL.  I’m feeling...
Aug 11th

The World Is In The Terlet and [Women]...

I’m just gonna go ahead and repeat my comment verbatim here: “That Bob Herbert essay is...
Aug 11th
Finally listened to Farm.  Twice in a row.  Lou and I are in agreement.
Aug 10th
Yes, please.
Aug 10th
“Most importantly, although it has been widely reported that...”
— Let’s recap: Woman...
Aug 7th
Man blames his cat for the child porn on his...
Aug 7th
“What has made this show so durable is that it describes life...”
— Sam Waterston on playing Jack...
Aug 7th
Warch Watch
This video’s existence is news to me too.  (It was a looooong time ago, but I only recall...
Aug 7th
maura: Um. This may be one of the most evil ways to exploit...
Aug 7th
Speaking of tickling pleasure centers:  Causation or correlation? 
Aug 6th
This tickles my pleasure centers.  (We Love You So, via Fitted Sweats)
Aug 6th
Poster: Andrew Bird
Aug 6th

In Which We Project Way Too Much Onto A...

Aww.  I just got compared (again) to MJR at the nail salon a couple of days ago (it’s always...
Aug 4th
WHAT. THE. FUCK.
Aug 3rd
Privilege, thy name is BigLaw.
Aug 3rd