When your fiancé says “Let’s put some G N’ R on” you don’t argue. You embrace being 10 again, popping the cassette into the deck, and basking in the glory of using one’s illusions. Whatever age you were when you heard “November Rain” (or especially when you first saw the video), it sticks with you. … Continue reading Sunday Music: Like Cold November Rain (Go Easy, Rider)
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Martin Scorsese On Just Letting Go
Martin Scorsese is dropping some pretty intense philosophy in this GQ profile. The filmmaker is wrestling with what he’s still holding onto and fighting for at this point in his career. And it’s all through the lens of what he’s (finally) letting go of. It's not easy to be "good" at something. In part because … Continue reading Martin Scorsese On Just Letting Go
Gen-X And Selling Out
Does each generation work through a collective definition of what it means to sell-out? I’m using sellout here to mean the trading of values for money, sometimes in the name of survival (“we sold out it’s good!”) and other times in the name of betrayal (“they used to be good until they sold out”). Gen-X, … Continue reading Gen-X And Selling Out
Deliver Value (Aka The Shawshank S*** Crawl)
Value comes from doing the thing you’re willing to do that somebody else wants done but doesn’t want to bother with. Questlove demos 500 or so songs per week to curate custom playlists for 700+ very cool (and lucky) friends of his. His expression for listening to all this music because nobody else will (or … Continue reading Deliver Value (Aka The Shawshank S*** Crawl)
How To Be Cool In Front of Christopher Nolan (Via Marc Maron)
You know those people you super-admire? That the minute you’re in front of, you find yourself doing, or saying, or looking something stupid? Marc Maron’s a Christopher Nolan fan. He likes his movies. He likes “his vibes.” And Cillian Murphy got to tell him how he couldn’t believe how cool he played it in front … Continue reading How To Be Cool In Front of Christopher Nolan (Via Marc Maron)
KRS – Styles Upon Styles
Ice Cube told Kevin Smith that KRS was the first rapper anyone heard do so many voices and styles and approaches. A multidimensional performer. In an era when everyone was focused on not biting (ex. sounding like someone else), KRS gave 1,2,3,4,5 (?!) styles he dared others to even try to mimic. Which was empowering. … Continue reading KRS – Styles Upon Styles
Podcast Of The Week: Brett Goldstein’s Films To Be Buried With
This has been my favorite podcast for the last few months. I’m a little bit of a movie nerd. These people are BIG movie nerds. I’m having so much fun eavesdropping. Most people will know Brett Goldstein from his role as Roy Kent on Ted Lasso. That’s certainly where I discovered him. But, there’s more … Continue reading Podcast Of The Week: Brett Goldstein’s Films To Be Buried With
Sunday Music: Tina Turner And The Stones
In 1966 the Rolling Stones took Tina Turner on the road in England. In 1969, they hit the states. Here’s her and Ike doing, “I’ve Been Loving You Too Long” from the Gimme Shelter movie, which captures the period. But let’s be real. It’s just Tina in this clip. She melted all of them. … Continue reading Sunday Music: Tina Turner And The Stones
Podcast Of The Week: Ice Cube On WTF
I’ve already pumped it quite a bit, but please, go check out Ice Cube on WTF with Marc Maron. This is one of my favorite podcasts in recent memory for the stories. Insane stories. Beautiful stories. It really was a good day after all stories. Like how he started rapping, how he got into movies, … Continue reading Podcast Of The Week: Ice Cube On WTF
Why Do We Fall, Bruce?
“Why do we fall? So we can learn to pick ourselves up.” Advice from Bruce Wayne’s dad. And advice Batman repeatedly hears as struggles to hold onto and protect his code. Falling is just a reason to get back up. As true in Batman as it is in Ted Lasso.* If you have something you … Continue reading Why Do We Fall, Bruce?