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“In the summertime, in the summertime…”: The Kinks <i>Sunny Afternoon</i> at Harold Pinter

“In the summertime, in the summertime…”: The Kinks Sunny Afternoon at Harold Pinter

“The Kinks exploded onto the 60s music scene with a raw, energetic new sound that rocked a nation. But how did that happen, where exactly did they come from and what happened next?” When it comes to the British Invasion there’s one band that probably comes…

On one of the more unsolvable phenomenons: dick pics

On one of the more unsolvable phenomenons: dick pics

“I think it’s time we all stopped hiding from this, and started talking more about dick pics” It all started about six or seven years ago. I was in Columbus, Ohio, and a friend hooked me up with a visiting tattoo artist who TOTALLY wanted to, you…

It’s bloody magic: new cover unveiled for Irvine Welsh’s latest novel <i>A Decent Ride</i>

It’s bloody magic: new cover unveiled for Irvine Welsh’s latest novel A Decent Ride

“The ‘Juice’ is loose. Fasten your seatbelts…” You probably know him mostly from the adapted hit movie Trainspotting or his recent book-to-movie release Filth, and now your favorite Scottish author Irvine Welsh is coming out with a new novel A Decent Ride. Based on this CMYK Vintage…

14 terrible Valentines that will cheer you up on Valentine’s Day even if you’re forever alone

14 terrible Valentines that will cheer you up on Valentine’s Day even if you’re forever alone

Ahhh… it’s here, you guys. As if Friday the 13th hadn’t struck me with enough bad luck in my pretty much nonexistent love life, February 14th had to find a way to sneak up literally THE DAY AFTER. Ugh. Another year, kids: watching those smitten…

If there’s such thing as a perfect movie trailer, it’s <i>Trainwreck</i>‘s

If there’s such thing as a perfect movie trailer, it’s Trainwreck‘s

Not sure what it was that sparked my loving of the TRAINWRECK trailer (OK, I totally do: it’s going to be the shit), Judd Apatow’s latest flick starring probably my favorite comedian right now Amy Schumer. Who in case you haven’t seen already, has her…

The 2015 Animated Shorts are all you really need to see

The 2015 Animated Shorts are all you really need to see

A couple weeks ago I attended the opening of Nuart Theatre’s 2015 Oscar Animated Shorts screening, and I was left inspired by these nominated creations because although they only lasted under 20 minutes, each one left such a big impression on me that let’s just…

City Room’s Haiku About New York City to be published by Rizzoli

City Room’s Haiku About New York City to be published by Rizzoli

“4 years on this train Reading, sitting next to you Too shy to converse” —Karen Munro, 56, Wallaceburg, Ontario Last year for National Poetry Month by The New York Times’ City Room brought New Yorkers together throughout the five boroughs for “A Call for Haiku About…

<i>Into the Bottle</i>: <i>SOMM</i> doc gets a sequel and it’s gonna be sick

Into the Bottle: SOMM doc gets a sequel and it’s gonna be sick

“Is it really just grapes?” Okay so what the hell. I am scrolling through Twitter on a seemingly normal day and I come to realize that one of my favorite documentaries is getting a sequel. For those of you not hip with the doc realm,…

Is the world ready for the Björk Retrospective at MoMa?

Is the world ready for the Björk Retrospective at MoMa?

There is only a certain amount of shock that musicians or whoever it might be can bring us anymore, but Björk is always fighting back and finding some sort of way to continuously leave us all like, “WTF Bjork, really!?!?”–something I value and respect in any artist,…

David Weiss at Swiss Institute: cats, scribbles, and others 1968 to 1979

David Weiss at Swiss Institute: cats, scribbles, and others 1968 to 1979

“At first we were part of a small Bohemian scene. In 1968 we suddenly were part of a movement that included larger groups of society. I felt I was part of it, I became committed, I read a great deal, stayed awake and wanted to…