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...roving archival eye that selected and arranged these snippets is attached to the remarkable brain of novelist and critic Nicholson Baker. Baker occupies a curious position in American letters: part genius, part crank. His best works--his novels The Mezzanine and A Box of Matches, and U and I, his book-length study of John Updike--contain passages so beautifully observed and perfectly formed that they stick in the mind for years. His lesser works--the sweaty, oversharing sexcursions Vox and The Fermata and his tetchy political rant Checkpoint--contain passages you could spend years trying to forget...
...track on “Afterparty Babies”is “The New Face of Fashion.” Here,Cadence Weapon critiques mainstreamtrends with lyrics like, “I think we needto talk brother / I see you at the club / Youcut those jeans with a box cutter / thatain’t a natural rip or tear.” Later, he adds“I’d feel like an ad if my shirt said Diesel”and “I wear pink but ironically / Wave mybig fist at my friend androgyny...
...things,a hand in deciding the accepted trendin format rivalries like the famous clashbetween Video Home System (VHS) andBetamax. This sway comes solely fromthe industry’s output. In 2005, adult fi lmsales and rentals amounted to a $4.28 billionrevenue. In that same year, the totalUS motion picture box offi ce gross wasless than $1.5 billion.In order to understand the adult fi lmindustry’s importance to DVDs, let’sconsider the late 70s when home videowas just becoming a reality.It was then that a “format war”erupted between competitors VHS andBetamax...
...fusion of genres hascreated a new form of violin music. Hehopes that his creativity and synthesisof genres will inspire his fellow musicians.“I think that if you’re going to tryand create a musical movement youneed to force musicians to look outside the box,” O’Connor said. “That iswhat I’m trying to do.” He noted that itis helpful to use the masters as a guide,but it is necessary to remain inventive.O’Connor urges musicians to continueto explore...
...fans of the D-Odouble-G.Case in point is “Sexual Eruption,”the anointed radio single of the wonderthat is “Ego Trippin’.” While the song iscertainly unique, the video is a completemindfuck. What is with the voice box andretro outfits? What are all these smokemachines and Van Buren-esque muttonchops doing in my gangsta rap video?How did Snoop’s bed gain the momentumto break Earth’s gravitational pull?Snoop Dogg has made the unusualdecision at this part of his career to resurrectthe spirit...