Sam Kriss talks about this quite eloquently over at his blogspot
Sam Kriss - what a bellwhacker
Sam Kriss talks about this quite eloquently over at his blogspot
Sam Kriss - what a bellwhacker
You read the old k-punk blogs?
Oh god, isn't he just. I consider him a kind of personal nemesis. Even thinking about him makes me angry. I think the worst thing about him is the combination of obvious and glaring privilege, the elitism and megawatt self-regard that his every word gives off like some kind of carcinogenic radiation, and the truly hilarious conviction that he's some sort of radical socialist rebel intellectual.Sam Kriss - what a bellwhacker
Sorry. It's probably verging on an obsession.I read an old thread where you talked about this the other day:
How is living in Brooklyn? Im weighing my options between philly, chicago, and NYAre most folks here Londy? Amused to discover there is an identical discourse to "Goodbye New York." With real estate prices plummeting across Brooklyn, I can't tell whether it's a sign to stay (cheaper rent) or leave (still pricier than anywhere else).
How is living in Brooklyn? Im weighing my options between philly, chicago, and NY
if New York can die so can London
do you ever worry about this? london has had a great run. but from afar i cant help worrying that its sputtering to a halt. im not sur its about to go as shit as new york but it suffers from a lot of th same problems id imagine. genuflecting to a mythos, stupid rents, wowsers, overezalous...dissensus.com
for eternity, people have always said things were better "back in the day". the jazzhead beatniks thought new york was over when bob dylan and the velvets came in the 60s. the velvets/warhol crowd thought it was over when the punks came in the 70s/80s, when east village rents jumped from $200 to $400 a month. OMG, what's an old hippie to do!!
Don't think there's much risk of thatI hope to god he never gets anywhere near any positions of influence or power in this country.
(East Village runs over three grand for a one-bed these days).