::::::POSITIVE::::::
[r]evolution. abnormal psychology. abstract thought. absurdism. accessorizing. accountability. active listeners. activism. alternate realities. analogue. androgyny. animals. appreciating details. architecture. arpeggiated synth. art fags. artistic endeavors. atom egoyan. avant garde. b&w photography. beat generation. being a drunken lech. being uncool. bill maher. black humor. blips.beeps.whirs.whistles. body modification. breathing. brick. british slang. butterflies [the abdominal variety]. campy fun. candles. catharsis. chanting. charles bukowski. cherishing flaws. chocoholic. chris cunningham. class [with a touch of trash]. collage art. coney island. confessions. construction sites. constructive criticism. cosmos. counterculture. creative outbursts. creepy children's choirs. crunchy beats. crushing your head. crying. cubism. cult followings. cyberpunk. dancing. david lynch. david suzuki. daydreaming. deep tissue massage. deja vu. die hard romantics. dissent. distant sirens. duality. earth-shattering bass. eclectic tastes. empaths. energy. environmentalism. eurotrash. expanding my vocabulary. experimental. eyebrows [exquisitely groomed / drawn]. faeries. fake hair. fall. fashion over function. felines. fire play. flapper girls. flirting. floria sigismondi. flow. foul language. found art. fucked up teeth. going commando. grace. grainy photography. green eyes. gritty realism. guilty pleasures. hardwood floors. harmonies. heartbeats. high fashion. holistic living. home. honesty at all costs. hysterical laughter. idiosyncrasies. independent cinema. ingmar bergman. inquisitive minds. inside jokes. integrity. intelligent conversation. introspection. joseph campbell. junkyards. karma. kids in the hall. kitsch. letting go. love / hate relationships. lucid dreaming. makeup. martin lee gore. masturbation. maternal instincts. mementos. metaphysics. mind altering substances [right time / place]. minor key. mixed media. modern primitivism. moog. morning poo. musical saw. music=life. my lego. no regrets. noam chomsky. nomadic wandering. observing. ocean air. oneness. oral fixation. passion. passionate kissing. paul thomas anderson. peeing in public. people-watching. performing. pheromones. piano fingers. philosophical discussion. pinstripes. platforms. political incorrectness. pop.click.crash.buzz. porn. post-apocalyptica. preventive medicine. psychoanalyzation. quality over quantity. rain. randomness. ranting. reading. reciprocation. release. religious paraphernalia. reminiscing. revelling in insanity. reviews [reading & writing them]. rich food. sampling. sarcasm. scars. self-awareness. self-worship. sexual ambiguity. sexual tension. shock value. silver. singing. snow. solitude. soulless hi-fi. sounding like a cheesy new age motherfucker [Eugenian at heart]. spontaneity. stand-up comedy. steel bridges. street finds. strings. studio headphones. surrealism. synthipop. synth nerds. talking shit. temperamental artists. the fool's journey. the macabre. the moment. the new yorker. the pursuit of knowledge. theremin. tight hugs. tiny girls. TMI. transcendence. transformation. turning heads. unspoken truths. velvety vibrato. visceral reactions. vocoder. voyeurism. walking wounded. white russians. wordsmiths. writing. wrought iron. MAKING GARGANTUAN LISTS THAT NOONE IN THEIR RIGHT MIND WOULD READ.
::::::NEGATIVE::::::
debilitating insomnia. chronic illness [CFS]. systemic candidiasis. adrenal insufficiency. sociopaths. guns. military industrial complex. jingoism. that patch of land between the coasts [AKA dumbfuckistan]. religious fanatics. "intelligent design". LA / Hollywood. Miami. frivolous cosmetic plastic surgery [esp. fake tits !]. celebrity worship. tv babies. mtv culture. predictability. obviousness. humorless chodes. status symbols. mindless consumerism. debt. war [what is it good for ?! absolutely nuffin !]. famous for being famous. debutantes. rude clerks. smugness. goodbyes. inevitable conclusions. child molesters [or anyone who preys on vulnerability]. faulty brain chemistry. expectations. censorship. appearance nazis. stage fright. junkies. ticking clocks. CGI. star wars. embarrassment of riches. commercials [esp. in movie theaters !]. beauty pageants. arrogance. nicotine slavery. snooty snoots. disrespect. watching sports. snoring. sweatpants in public [even velour]. alpha males. perfect teeth. posers. product placement. labeling. pretension [unless it's my own, of course]. chemicals. additives. artificial sweeteners. early rising. panic attacks. sweaty palms. flushed face. western medicine's blind spots. scorching heat. rat race. eating disorders. inactivity. procrastination. flaky friends. madison ave propaganda. repression. malls. bigots. stalkers. gravity + big boobs = :(. remakes and sequels. ron howard movies. news anchors [esp. local]. bird chirps / squawks. fake 'n' bake. clean freaks. IQ tests. standardized testing [intelligence is not quantifiable]. ALL CAPS SYNDROME. lectures. cheap bastards. dishonesty. denial. guilt complex. shame. crippling fear of death. sheeple. class distinctions. nervous habits. self-sabotage. body dysmorphic disorder. generational dysfunction. cheapo architecture [fake wood paneling, carpeting, etc]. microwaves. cell phone abusers. megalomania. corporate art. video game movies. films with all action and no plot [ build and release]. lip-synching pop stars [unless it's a complex dance routine]. black licorice. orange flavor. ventriloquism. preachy vegans. 1337. thugs. pc police. corn rows. wind in my hair. anarchy. soggy bread / cereal. mispronunciation / misspelling [please correct me !]. ironic mustaches.
I'd like to meet:
Anyone with wisdom to impart. Passionate, motivated people who keep me competitive. Self-aware friends with a sense of humor about themselves. And most of all, those who learn to deal with their problems, rather than shifting the burden onto the rest of us.
old friends. hot femmes. music / film / art fanatics. nyc peeps. synth nerds. DJs. promoters. critics. activists. makeup artists. dancers. singers. performance artists. fashion designers. art fags. eurotrash. healers. modern primitives. independent thinkers. misfits. GLBT or those in touch with their inner gayness. genuine people [down with the snobs !]. nutbars. non-junkies. writers. readers. hermits. night owls. club queens.
[x] If you're an old friend / acquaintance from my past, please stop by and say hello. I'm a glutton for nostalgia. :]
[x] Conversely, if you're only adding me because of my user pic, please move on.
[x] And if you're intimidated or hesitant to add me because I look all goth-like . . . don't be. It seems only 16-year-old aspiring goth kiddies befriend me . . and as sweet as they often are, I am ready for more diversity in my social life.
Music:
::::::LABELS::::::
Sire. Mute. Kompakt. Matador. Nettwerk. 4AD. Metropolis. Nilaihah. Hands Productions. Ad Noiseam. Ant-Zen. Infacted. Alfa Matrix. Accession. Astralwerks. A Different Drum. Out Of Line. Dependent. Zoth Ommog. Wax Trax!. World Serpent. Creation. Some Bizzare. Factory Records. Industrial Records. Memento Materia. Rough Trade. DFA. Kill Rock Stars. Sub Pop. Saddle Creek.
! DEPECHE MODE ! [ if you don't like them, or at least respect what they do, I probably won't like you. :P ]. Martin L. Gore. Dave Gahan. Recoil. The Smiths . Morrissey. Erasure . Kraftwerk. New Order. Joy Division. Pet Shop Boys . Ultravox [!]. John Foxx. OMD. Duran Duran. Devo. Fad Gadget. Red Flag. The Cure. Cars. Berlin. Alphaville . Book Of Love. Yaz. Alison Moyet. Human League. Japan. Soft Cell. Eurythmics. Annie Lennox. Echo and the Bunnymen. Gary Numan. Tubeway Army. Laurie Anderson. Blancmange. Flock of Seagulls. David Bowie . Talking Heads. Roxy Music. Brian Eno. Giorgio Moroder [SOME]. Jean-Michel Jarre. Bjork . Sugarcubes. Tom Waits . Tori Amos. Leonard Cohen . Fiona Apple . Sarah McLachlan. Kate Bush . Garbage. Angelfish. Madonna . PJ Harvey. Ani DiFranco . Nina Hagen. Sparks. Velvet Underground. Lou Reed. Pixies. Breeders. Damien Rice. Jeff Buckley. Sigur Ros. Postal Service. Death Cab. Delgados. Blonde Redhead. Radiohead . Muse. Azure Ray. Maria Taylor. Regina Spektor. Amy Winehouse. Sarah Slean. Sia. Arcade Fire. White Stripes. Yeah Yeah Yeahs. Dandy Warhols. Cat Power. S. Lansing-Dreiden. Eels. Belle & Sebastian. Sufjan Stevens. Antony and the Johnsons. Beck . Bright Eyes. Rilo Kiley. Flaming Lips. Grandaddy. Of Montreal. Neko Case. New Pornographers. Destroyer. Magnetic Fields. Neutral Milk Hotel. Espers. M83. Elbow. Interpol. Slowdive. Jesus and Mary Chain. My Bloody Valentine. Neu!. Can. Nick Drake. Rufus Wainwright. Doves. Coldplay. Keane. Eisley. And One . Colony 5. T.O.Y. Apop. Fairlight Children. S.P.O.C.K. Covenant. Beborn Beton. A23. Diorama. Diary Of Dreams. Joy Electric. Elegant Machinery. Dust of Basement. Echo Image. Melotron . Distain!. Informatik. Culture Kultur. Mesh. Wolfsheim. VNV. X Marks The Pedwalk. Hyperdex-1-Sect. Lavantgarde. Wave In Head. Pulcher Femina . Final Selection. Cosmicity. Mark Nicholas. Virtual Server. Seabound. Edge Of Dawn. Backlash. Mind.In.A.Box. Liquid Divine. Sero.Overdose. De/Vision. Absurd Minds. Rotersand. Spektralized. Analogue Brain. Fusspils 11. ascii.Disko. Nonpoptale. Dondolo. Juno Reactor. Claire Voyant. Julee Cruise. Dead Can Dance . Lisa Gerrard. Brendan Perry. This Mortal Coil. Cocteau Twins. Legendary Pink Dots. Swans. Northern Territories. Chris & Cosey. Virgin Prunes. Gavin Friday. Leaether Strip. DAF. Orange Sector. Neubauten. Throbbing Gristle. PTV. Coil. Death In June. Current 93. Strawberry Switchblade. Sorrow. Bauhaus. Love And Rockets. Tones On Tail. Peter Murphy. Siouxsie and the Banshees . Nick Cave. Clan of Xymox. Diamanda Galas. Klaus Nomi. Skinny Puppy . Download. Doubting Thomas. Tear Garden. cEvin Key. Front 242. C-Tec. Mentallo & the Fixer. The Normal. Ministry [early]. arzt+pfusch. 5F_55. Ah Cama-Sotz. Asche. B-TON-K. Feindflug. Hocico. Dulce Liquido. Hypnoskull. Manufactura. Imminent Starvation. S.K.E.T. Iszoloscope. Needle Sharing. P.A.L. Panacea. S.I.N.A. Synapscape. Tarmvred. Negativland. Black Lung. Soma. Aiboforcen. Haujobb . Cleen. Architect. HMB. Destroid. Gridlock . Oil 10. LFO [not the boy band :P]. Lassigue Bendthaus. Kompressor. Vangelis. Chemical Bros. Underworld. UNKLE. Delerium. Conjure One. Saint Etienne. Esthero. Supreme Beings Of Leisure. Junior Boys. Ada. Justus Kohncke. Kelley Polar. Mandalay. Goldfrapp . Lamb. Frou Frou. Imogen Heap. Kosheen. Sadovaja. Position High. Airlock. Halou. The Faint. Ladytron. Fischerspooner. Royksopp. The Knife. Richard X. Annie. Shiny Toy Guns. Spleen United. IAMX . Sneaker Pimps. Chicks On Speed. Client. Miss Kittin. Felix Da Housecat. Mount Sims. Basement Jaxx. Aphex Twin. Portishead. Tricky. Massive Attack. Air. Zero 7. Hot Chip. Matmos. Beethoven . Rachmaninoff. Handel. Mozart. Chopin. Philip Glass. Jon Brion. The Specials. M.I.A. Lady Sovereign. Tribe Called Quest. Eminem. Erykah Badu. Lauryn Hill. Public Enemy. Outkast. Gnarls Barkley. Joni Mitchell. The Beatles . Pink Floyd. Iggy Pop. Stooges. T. Rex. Dr. Hook. Black Sabbath. Ozzy. Iron Maiden. AC/DC. Queen. Bob Dylan. Traveling Wilburys. Tom Petty. Sting. The Police. Cat Stevens. Simon & Garfunkel. Elton John. Nina Simone. Ella Fitzgerald. Billie Holiday. Judy Garland. Clara Rockmore. Nat King Cole. Frank Sinatra . Patsy Cline. Roy Orbison. Dolly Parton. Wanda Jackson. Johnny Cash . Christina Aguilera. Justin Timberlake. Kylie Minogue. Scissor Sisters. ABBA. Aqua. Ace of Base. Gunther. Traci Lords. Michael Jackson. Grace Jones. Danny Elfman. Oingo Boingo. Sade. Pat Benatar. U2. Sinead O'Connor. Joan Jett. Sleater-Kinney. Patti Smith. Crass. Subhumans. Dead Kennedys. Distillers. The Damned. Misfits [Danzig-era]. X-Ray Spex. L7. The Summoning. Marilyn Manson. NIN. Prick. Pretenders. KD Lang. Jude. Cibo Matto. Le Tigre. Elvis Presley. Al Green. Marvin Gaye. Barry White. Fine fromage [Wesley Willis. New Kids On The Block. Paula Abdul.] 90s eurotrash techno [Real McCoy. Mo-do. La Bouche. Modern Talking. etc.] 80s hair metal [Scorpions. Crue. Skid Row. etc.]
WELLS OF INSPIRATION
The near-perfect albums that changed my life.
+ Depeche Mode : Violator
+ Depeche Mode : Songs of Faith and Devotion
+ Depeche Mode : Some Great Reward
+ David Bowie : Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders from Mars
+ David Bowie : Low
+ Kate Bush : The Dreaming
+ Kate Bush : Never For Ever
+ Leonard Cohen : I'm Your Man
+ The Smiths : Strangeways, Here We Come
+ The Smiths : The Queen Is Dead
+ And One : I.S.T.
+ And One : Spot
+ Radiohead : OK Computer
+ Radiohead : The Bends
+ Bjork : Homogenic
+ Bjork : Post
+ Beck : Sea Change
+ Coldplay : A Rush of Blood to the Head
+ Tom Waits : Frank's Wild Years
+ Kraftwerk : Man Machine
+ Erasure : I Say, I Say, I Say
+ Erasure : Chorus
+ YAZ : Upstairs at Eric's
+ Pet Shop Boys : Discography
+ Madonna : Immaculate Collection
+ Madonna : Erotica
+ Beatles : White Album
+ Beatles : Abbey Road
+ PJ Harvey : To Bring You My Love
+ Duran Duran : Rio
+ Marilyn Manson : Antichrist Superstar
+ Fiona Apple : Tidal
+ Tori Amos : Little Earthquakes
+ Sarah McLachlan : Fumbling Toward Ecstacy
+ Wolfsheim : Spectators
+ Covenant : United States of Mind
+ Apoptygma Berzerk : 7
+ Apoptygma Berzerk : Welcome to Earth
+ Fairlight Children : 808 Bit
+ Pulcher Femina : Shadows of the Lovers
+ Beborn Beton : Tales From Another World
+ VNV Nation : Burning Empires
+ Melotron : Sternenstaub
+ S.P.O.C.K. : 1999
+ Mesh : Who Watches Over Me?
+ Haujobb : Solutions for a Small Planet
+ Black Lung : The Great Architect
+ DAF : Alles Ist Gut
+ Front 242 : Front By Front
+ Einsturzende Neubauten : Ende Neu
+ Leaether Strip : The Rebirth of Agony
+ Ministry : Psalm 69
+ Download : The Eyes of Stanley Pain
+ Skinny Puppy : Bites
+ Skinny Puppy : Remission
+ Gridlock : Further
+ Goldfrapp : Black Cherry
+ IAMX : Kiss + Swallow
+ Client : Client
+ Massive Attack : Mezzanine
+ Portishead : Dummy
+ Lamb : What Sound
+ Fischerspooner : Odyssey
+ Bassment Jaxx : Rooty
+ Air : Moon Safari
+ Kosheen : Resist
+ Nine Inch Nails : Downward Spiral
+ Nine Inch Nails : Pretty Hate Machine
+ Garbage : Version 2.0
+ The Cure : Disintegration
+ The Faint : Danse Macabre
+ Postal Service : Give Up
+ U2 : Achtung Baby
+ U2 : Joshua Tree
+ Ultravox : The Collection
+ Alphaville : Forever Young
+ OMD : Architecture & Morality
+ Red Flag : Naive Art
+ Soft Cell : Non-Stop Erotic Cabaret
+ Book of Love : Book of Love
+ Fad Gadget : Best Of
+ Klaus Nomi : Klaus Nomi
+ Strawberry Switchblade : Strawberry Switchblade
+ Nina Hagen : Nunsexmonkrock
+ Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds : Let Love In
+ Sparks : No. 1 In Heaven
+ Siouxsie and the Banshees : Peepshow
+ Siouxsie and the Banshees : Kaleidoscope
+ Dead Can Dance : Into the Labyrinth
+ Lisa Gerrard : Duality
+ Cocteau Twins : Blue Bell Knoll
+ This Mortal Coil : It'll End In Tears
+ Human League : Reproduction
+ Tubeway Army : Replicas
+ The Cars : Heartbeat City
+ Devo : Greatest Hits
+ Eurythmics : Sweet Dreams [Are Made Of This]
+ Berlin : Love Life
+ Tears for Fears : Songs From the Big Chair
+ Peter Gabriel : So
+ Brian Eno : Here Come the Warm Jets
+ Lou Reed : Transformer
+ Flaming Lips : Yoshimi Battles the Pink Robots
+ Damien Rice : O
+ M.I.A. : Arular
+ Yeah Yeah Yeahs : Fever to Tell
+ Arcade Fire : Funeral
+ Bright Eyes : The Story is in the Soil. Keep Your Ears to the Ground
+ Belle & Sebastian : Fold Your Hands Child, You Walk Like A Peasant
+ ABBA : Gold
+ Aqua : Aquarium
+ Ace of Base : The Sign
+ Sleater-Kinney : Call the Doctor
+ Ani DiFranco : Little Plastic Castle
+ Ani DiFranco : Dilate
+ Jeff Buckley : Grace
+ Johnny Cash : Man Comes Around
+ Johnny Cash : At Folsom Prison
+ Roy Orbison : Various
+ Frank Sinatra : Various
+ Pink Floyd : Dark Side of the Moon
+ Nick Drake : Five Leaves Left
+ Bob Dylan : Freewheelin' Bob Dylan
+ Traveling Wilburys : Vol. 1
+ Billy Joel : The Stranger
+ Elton John : Goodbye Yellow Brick Road
+ Simon & Garfunkel : Bridge Over Troubled Water
+ Simon & Garfunkel : Bookends
+ Cat Stevens : Tea for the Tillerman
+ Joni Mitchell : Blue
+ Fleetwood Mac : Rumours
+ Dr. Hook : Revisited
+ Guns n' Roses : Appetite for Destruction
+ Misfits : Legacy of Brutality
+ Crass : The Feeding of the 5,000
+ Dead Kennedys : Fresh Fruit for Rotting Vegetables
+ Sinead O'Connor : I Do Not Want What I Haven't Got
+ Dr. Dre : The Chronic
+ Eminem : Marshall Mathers LP
+ Lauryn Hill : Miseducation of Lauryn Hill
+ Marvin Gaye : What's Going On
+ Handel : Water Music
+ Beethoven : Symphony No. 9
Movies:
::::::DIRECTORS::::::
David Lynch. Ingmar Bergman. Stanley Kubrick. Woody Allen. Paul Thomas Anderson. Atom Egoyan. Wes Anderson. Coen Brothers. Darren Aronofsky. Spike Jonze. Richard Linklater. Quentin Tarantino. Martin Scorsese. Peter Greenaway. Pedro Almodovar. Mike Nichols. Tim Burton. Roman Polanski [Pre-1980]. David Cronenberg. Errol Morris. Hayao Miyazaki. Michael Haneke. Federico Fellini. Luis Bunuel. David O. Russell. Terry Gilliam. Spike Lee. Sam Raimi. Dario Argento. Sofia Coppola. John fucking Hughes!. Mike Leigh. Steven Soderbergh. John Waters. Ed Wood. DA Pennebaker. Michael Moore. Christopher Guest. Hal Ashby. Brothers Quay.
::::::FILMS::::::
Blue Velvet . Mulholland Drive. Eraserhead . Elephant Man. Kissed. True Romance . Requiem For A Dream. Magnolia . Hard Eight. Boogie Nights. Punch-Drunk Love. Autumn Sonata . Cries and Whispers. Seventh Seal. Persona. Through A Glass Darkly. Nights Of Cabiria . Discreet Charm of the Bourgeoisie. Tie Me Up Tie Me Down. All About My Mother. Live Flesh. Dancer In The Dark. Being John Malkovich. Eternal Sunshine Of The Spotless Mind . Exotica . Sweet Hereafter. Adjuster. Wicker Man [1973]. River's Edge. Igby Goes Down. Rosemary's Baby . Delicatessen. Wonder Boys. Dr. Strangelove. A Clockwork Orange. 2001: A Space Odyssey . Fargo. Barton Fink. Irreversible. Fearless. Northfork . Reservoir Dogs. Pulp Fiction. Man on the Train. Last Exit to Brooklyn. Freeway. Donnie Darko. What's Eating Gilbert Grape. Safety Of Objects. Hedwig. Priscilla. Interiors. Manhattan. Annie Hall. Crimes and Misdemeanors. Husbands and Wives. Hannah and Her Sisters. Shine. Terms Of Endearment. Ordinary People. In The Company Of Men. Vampire's Kiss. Bad Lieutenant. Wise Blood. Eye Of God. Being There. Coming Home. Harold and Maude . Shadowlands. Waking The Dead. Buffalo '66. Dead Ringers. Videodrome . The Brood. Tetsuo: The Iron Man. Faster, Pussycat! Kill! Kill!. Liquid Sky. Indian Runner. Natural Born Killers . Platoon. Coal Miner's Daughter. Network. Leaving Las Vegas. Truly Madly Deeply. Say Anything. Jacob's Ladder. Blade Runner. Withnail & I. Royal Tenenbaums . Rushmore. Happiness. Welcome To The Dollhouse. Heathers . Labyrinth . Nightmare Before Christmas. Neverending Story . Brazil. Pink Flamingos. Cry Baby. Rocky Horror Picture Show. I Shot Andy Warhol. My Dinner With Andre. Apocalypse Now. Goodfellas. Taxi Driver. Glengarry Glen Ross. Memento. Klute . Midnight Cowboy. Moulin Rouge. White Oleander. American Beauty. Little Voice. Metropolis. Citizen Kane. Wizard Of Oz. Koyaanisqatsi. The Bear. Brothers Quay Collection. The Cruise . Up Series. Fast, Cheap and Out of Control. Thin Blue Line. Paradise Lost. Crumb. Theremin. Bowling For Columbine. Roger & Me. The Big One. Metallica: Some Kind Of Monster. This Is Spinal Tap. Hard Day's Night. Running On Empty . Fried Green Tomatoes. Waiting For Guffman. Best In Show. The Tenant. Ed Wood. Edward Scissorhands. Beetlejuice. Basquiat. The Young Poisoner's Handbook. The Cook, the Thief, His Wife and Her Lover . A Zed & Two Noughts. Spirited Away. Princess Mononoke. Howl's Moving Castle. Akira. Triplets Of Belleville. Pump Up The Volume. Pretty In Pink. The Breakfast Club. Valley Girl. Wuthering Heights. Sid & Nancy . Evil Dead 2. Dead Alive. Meet the Feebles. Psycho. The Exorcist. Blair Witch Project. Henry: Portrait Of A Serial Killer. Near Dark. Candyman. Hellraiser. Nosferatu. Session 9. The Haunting [original] . The Omen. The Ring. Funny Games. Piano Teacher . Do The Right Thing. 25th Hour . Heat. Scarface. High Fidelity. Permanent Midnight. Planes, Trains and Automobiles. Anchorman. Cable Guy. Drugstore Cowboy. Muriel's Wedding. Braveheart. Deer Hunter. Schindler's List. Elephant. Last Days. In America. Bubba Ho-Tep . The Son's Room. Ichi the Killer . Proof [1991]. Cannibal! The Musical. Owning Mahony. American Splendor. Chasing Sleep. Before Sunset . Sideways. Tarnation. I Heart Huckabees. The Machinist. Mysterious Skin. Grizzly Man . United 93. Edmond. Stranger Than Fiction.
::::BEST OF THE WORST::::
1. GIGLI !!
2. Battlefield Earth
3. Son of the Mask
4. Glen or Glenda
5. Plan 9 from Outer Space
6. Surviving Christmas
7. Boxing Helena
8. Showgirls
9. Mommie Dearest
10. Catwoman
Television:
It seems like a shame to bash an entire artistic medium, even if 95% of it is crap. Commercial television irks me to no end -- DVD is the way to go !
PBS ! [Frontline. Austin City Limits. Nova. Charlie Rose. In the Life. Etc.] 60 Minutes. CNN. I'm kind of a Bravo whore : Project Runway. Project Greenlight. Top Chef. Actors Studio. As far as music goes, Subterranean is the only video segment worth watching [and sometimes VH1 Classic]. ZeD on Canadian TV. Stand-up on HBO or Comedy Central. Kid Notorious. Oblongs. Intervention. 30 Days. Errol Morris' First Person. Anthony Bourdain: No Reservations. Daily Show. South Park. Arrested Development. Mr. Show. 30 Rock. Rome. Six Feet Under. SNL [old episodes]. Dick Cavett. Classics : Twin Peaks. Kids In The Hall. Absolutely Fabulous. The Office [Brit version]. Pee-Wee's Playhouse. Guilty pleasures : American / Canadian Idol. Elimidate. Next. [and most other tacky dating shows].
Books:
Authors / Books / Poets / Journalists / Misc. :
Charles Bukowski. Kafka. Orwell. Sylvia Plath. Albert Camus <[i>The Stranger]. Scarlet Letter. Ray Bradbury. Kurt Vonnegut, Jr. Walden. Pablo Neruda. Catcher In The Rye. Philip K. Dick. Aldous Huxley <[i>Brave New World]. Russell Banks <[i>Affliction. Sweet Hereafter.]. C.S. Lewis <[i>Chronicles Of Narnia]. Where The Wild Things Are. Peter Pan. Hunter S. Thompson. David Sedaris. Roald Dahl. William S. Burroughs. Allen Ginsberg. Poe. Ken Kesey. Antoine De Saint-Exupery <[i>The Little Prince]. Steve Martin. Flannery O'Connor. Mishima. Bret Easton Ellis. Hubert Selby Jr. Dylan Thomas. Neil Strauss' biography work. Matt Taibbi. Please Kill Me. Bringing Out The Dead. Noam Chomsky [esp. Manufacturing Consent]. Irvine Welsh. King. Barker. Paddy Chayefsky. Charlie Kaufman. Bright Lights, Big City. Nick Hornby. White Oleander. John Irving. Rebels On The Backlot. David Suzuki <[i>The Sacred Balance]. Don Delillo <[i>White Noise].
