Monthly Archives: July 2012
“The Dark Knight Rises” shootings in Colorado
“…as someone who writes about movies, and who cares about the big, flawed thing we call fandom, I’m saddened by someone turning that shared enthusiasm into a weapon. And even if this tragedy hadn’t happened at the premiere of one of a dwindling number of genuinely mass cultural events, I hate the idea of using […]
Like Federer
“Genius is not replicable. Inspiration, though, is contagious, and multiform — and even just to see, close up, power and aggression made vulnerable to beauty is to feel inspired and (in a fleeting, mortal way) reconciled.” – David Foster Wallace In 2006, author David Foster Wallace wrote an essay in the New York Times where […]
Seriously cool
A passage through rock ‘n roll history in 100 riffs, 12 minutes, 1 single take: Awesome. Although, I do wish the Pixies showed up . I discovered this on Explore (edited by Maria Popova). For a complete list of riffs click here.
samccarty.com 