http://x.painkiller.org art is a single syllable word Wed, 06 Aug 2008 00:13:03 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Republican campaign tactics have seemed to lack a certain gravitas of late, but it wasn't until they began to resort to outright mockery that said tactics began to look particularly desperate. It honestly seems as if McCain's camp has been able to find so little with which to hang Obama, ... http://x.painkiller.org/politics-etc/politics/when-in-doubt-resort-to-mockery So, it turns out I was really wrong about that guy. It is still a bit heartbreaking that someone could look at a person like that and yet it meant nothing. Lesson learned, I suppose. Instead of dwelling on the impossibility of men, let's talk about politics, shall we? Perhaps I ... http://x.painkiller.org/ridiculosity/continued-gushing-for-barack I don't listen to the radio or watch MTV or really follow what is popular in mainstream music...certainly not in adult contemporary.So, I am waiting in line at the bank only half listening to the music they were playing.First, it was Then: ... http://x.painkiller.org/ridiculosity/songs-you-hear-in-line-at-your-bank So unless you’ve been living under some sort of judiciary rock, then  you know the Supreme Court ruled today 5-4 in favor of overturning the  28-year-old Washington D.C. ban on hand guns. This, of course, is a wonderful day for gun enthusiasts, proud NRA members, and the  generally ornery. As ... http://x.painkiller.org/politics-etc/politics/supreme-court-rules-get-offa-my-lawn People, as much as I adore petting your dog in bars, please, please do not bring him or her where loud music and/or humans are present. Try to view a loud, hipster bar from their perspective: dogs have exceptionally good hearing (and olfactory prowess) and the noise probably feels pretty ... http://x.painkiller.org/ridiculosity/dogs-hear-real-good Modest Mouse is playing a secret show tonight at 1 AM at Music Hall of Williamsburg, a.k.a. North Six. Doors are at 1 AM and show starts at 1:30 AM. $20 no-fee tickets are available at Ticketmaster.com Prior to "We Were Dead....", I 100% would have gone. But now they suck and don't play enough ... http://x.painkiller.org/ridiculosity/modest-mouse-secret-show-tonight-at-1-am-in-williamsburg Okay. So Clearly I had some very concrete expectations as to how the weather was going to be this morning when I walked outside my house. In short, I expected it would be really, really hot. Like,  you know, hellfire kinda hot. I guess I also expected to hear some ... http://x.painkiller.org/ridiculosity/hmmmumthats-weird So as of this writing, the first few gay couples in Los Angeles and San Francisco are counting down the last butterflies-in-the-stomach minutes before they officially tie the knot and start rocking out some marital bliss. But before the moment of truth, I wanted to go on record with a preemptive "I told ... http://x.painkiller.org/ridiculosity/were-ready-for-the-world-to-end I got home from a show at Glasslands late last night and ended up watching an in memoriam show for Tim Russert featuring Tom Brokaw, James Carville, Mary Matalin, Doris Kearns Goodwin, Gwen Ifill, Mike Barnicle, Betsy Fischer (Executive Producer of "Meet the Press") and Maria Shriver (who, I'm sorry, ... http://x.painkiller.org/politics-etc/politics/way-to-make-me-cry-james-carville There's so much amazing music happening this summer. Thank Jeebus! Here's a list of free shows happening in New York City. Not listed are kick-ass shows of the unfree variety, to wit, Spoon and Built to Spill. Of the free shows, I want to see: Sonic Youth w/ The Feelies, The Breeders, Fiery ... http://x.painkiller.org/ridiculosity/free-shows-for-new-yorkers