One-hundred Million Miracles

Is this picture real? It was on the front page of the NYT.

Unbeknownst to the rest of the cast of the Asian Economic Summit's after dinner presentation of 'Flower Drum Song,' GW colludes with theatrical ally Pootie to upstage Chile's Michelle Bachelet's turn as Linda Low singing 'I Feel Pretty.' Michelle could sense that something was amiss.
"It just doesn't feel right Steve."
"It's ok. You really were the better Linda Low."

Hu Jintao was dutifully delighted to finally have Chinese popular culture in the spotlight and secretly excited to play a part, even if he was cast as Madame Auntie Liang. But South Korea's Roh Moo Hyun had been suspicious all night. He stroked his Fu Manchu in contemplation and gripped the sharpened chopstick stolen from dinner tighter under his Hanfu sleeve. He would not be made a fool of like his Northern counterpart.

-Alexa L. (NYT Staff Writer)

Story ripped from the New York Times. I swear.

Antarctica

Of Montreal is a band that I have meant to investigate long ago. Not until I was shuffling through my brother's ipod, looking for something amongst his particular taste of teenage angsty yet simulatneously contempary adult light chemical romances, I found the theme song of my life - Wraith Pinned to the Mist and Other Games. I could see it used in an ad for Chevy Shabbat, Liquid LS or another innanely named light-weight compact fuel-injected get away car. The entire Sunlandic Twins album is so great I have no words. Yes I do:

Referencing Mercury vapor trails and alluding to making love like a pair of black wizards, flashing bombs going off in your head, Neptunian blues that eyes forgot, and abject failure, the lyrics are twisted and nearly uncomprehensible but are completely familar. All is set to the catchiest, pop-programmed technotronics. Whenever I listen to the album it builds up from my knees and results in me windmilleding my arms and playing the tambourine with my head. Each one of the songs on the album is my favorite. If you would like to escape for 39 mins and reimagine yourself as a giant penguin astronaut, this will help. I don't like drugs but I love people who do.

Everyone should own this album. If you are a poor Ugandan kid reading this entry and can't afford a copy, send me your address and I'll make you a copy.

Sunlandic Twins Lyrics

Voxtrot is also very good.

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Sergio has perpetually revamped the title of his great American autobiography, whose content/audience/ending/manuscript/first page has yet to be developed. I really do believe it will occur and can already imagine his cross-legged fireside chat with Oprah. I'm already so proud! In the same vein/vain?(both seem appropriate here), I have developed the title of my thesis - Homogony. Hegemony. Homophony?: The Stalled Cultural Revolution of as yet to be determined. Texas? Plumbers? Alexa and Sergio? I think I need to work on it. I can't wait to receive my degree from the City College of 2nd Avenue and for his book to be published by me, I guess.

Anyway, here is a picture of Andrea and my Maize Maze Tour, which was amazing. Ok, I'm done. maze.





and a recreation of Tiananman Square. with ice cream