Word: egos
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...these seem to be the requirements. I couldn’t very well hope for success if I posted, “Skinny dorky Jewish flamer seeks fleeting sexual gratification from Harvard jock fantasy,” and so I’ve found myself manufacturing a Craigslist alter ego. In Craigsworld, when my faceless torso photo lures some guy into a conversation, he is “dude,” “man,” “bro,” or any of the titles those Real Boys unironically bestow on each other...
...Ever Need Attention All I Have To Do Is Die,” “Sic Transit Gloria…Glory Fades”) in favor of short, concise names, the album’s lyrics, while still catchy, lack some of Brand New’s previous ego and cuteness. Even the album cover evokes a slightly creepy, “Donnie Darko”-esque sense of loneliness and isolation. The album opener, “Sowing Season [Yeah],” begins with quiet guitar chords and lead singer Jesse Lacey’s voice. Another...
...Celebrity spokeswoman for the Ab Roller B) The romantic lead in a new Tim McGraw film about a down-on-his-luck bull rider C) The highest paid Hollywood actress in 2006, with a $17 million paycheck D) Philip Roth's new fictional alter ego...
...Sunset Rubdown album released earlier this year and on “The Freedom” Bejar references the “city of daughters,” the name of an early Destroyer release. But, this being a group of Canadians, there’s relatively little ego; despite their varying levels of fame, everyone gets roughly equal time at the helm...
...like watching an aging rocker with too much ego back onstage: the old flashy moves may evoke the glory days but no longer convince. I accept that Tony Blair sincerely wants peace in Iraq and the broader Middle East, and that for the few months remaining in his premiership, he shouldn't just sit around. But his foreign-policy speech at the [an error occurred while processing this directive] Guildhall last week, followed by videolink testimony to the Baker-Hamilton commission in Washington that's tasked with somehow extricating the U.S. from Iraq, makes me think Blair's remarkable self...