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I’ve Been Listening – Nov 5, 2024
Magdalena Bay, ‘Imaginal Disk,’ Aug 23, 2024 Something is inserted, or taken out, or examinedSomething lies dormant inside and it’s been there all alongOr you’ve swallowed it, or you’ve spit it outTen years or ten moments agoReflected in my eyes or floating behind yoursIn your mother’s mother or your child’s childIn dream or awake Say…
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The Best 75 Albums of the 2010s: My Picks #6-4
6.Lorde, ‘Melodrama,’ 2017 Well, summer slipped us underneath her tongueOur days and nights are perfumed with obsessionHalf of my wardrobe is on your bedroom floorUse our eyes, throw our hands overboardI am your sweetheart psychopathic crushDrink up your movements, still I can’t get enoughI overthink your punctuation useNot my fault, just a thing that my…
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I’ve Been Listening – Oct 29, 2024
The Microphones, ‘The Glow, Pt.2’, 2001 And we went all the way up to the small town where I’m fromWith foggy air and the wind and the mountain topsAnd we clung to rocks and we looked offYou held my hand, you almost got to start feeling meI finally felt like I was breathing freeAnd under…
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The Best 75 Albums of the 2010s: My Picks #10-7
10.Fiona Apple, ‘The Idler Wheel…,’ 2012 I made it to a dinner dateMy teardrops seasoned every plateI tried to dance but lost my nerveI cramped up in the learning curve I’m a tulip in a cupI stand no chance of growing upI’m resigned to sail on throughIn the wake of tales of youI root for…
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I’ve Been Watching – Breaking Bad (AMC, 2008-13)
Few television dramas have managed to etch themselves into the fabric of pop culture as deeply as AMC’s Breaking Bad. Created and produced by Vince Gilligan, Breaking Bad offers a flawless portrayal of an anti-hero protagonist and an intense exploration of morality, ambition, and transformation, set against the backdrop of the economic struggles of the Great…
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The Best 75 Albums of the 2010s: My Picks #15-11
15.Robyn, ‘Body Talk,’ 2010 Robyn’s knack for writing songs that made you want to dance and cry at the same time was already well-established before 2010. Five years after founding her own label and securing the artistic freedom she never had as a bubblegum-pop teen icon, the Swedish singer announced an ambitious plan to release three mini-albums in one…