I cried tonight because of David Foster Wallace’s suicide in 2008. Continue reading
Category Archives: GENERAL PRETENSION
Naomi Punk’s “Burned Body” music video
CULTURE / FASHION / FEATURED POST / GENERAL PRETENSION / INTERVIEWS / MUSIC
TUNES / FASHION – An Interview with Yuna Zarai
Fans of Malaysia-native Yuna Zarai are facinated by her lush, breathy vocals, easy going demeanor and spot-on fashion style. Continue reading
End of August: A Critical Eye on “Automatic for the People”
On arguably the most melancholy track off of R.E.M.’s Automatic For the People, also debatably one of the most melancholy albums of the past quarter century, Michael Stipe croons about “September coming soon.” Continue reading
Pre-interview introduction to Arrington de Dionyso
HERE, LET ME EXPLAIN by Vladimir Putin
In which the President of Russia speaks directly in response to Ian Svenonius about Pussy Riot and foreign policy. Continue reading
What’s a Pussy Riot? by Ian Svenonius
In 2012, Pussy Riot, a feminist performance art-punk troupe, captured the Western imagination with their anti-authoritarian raid on an orthodox church. Continue reading
