Category: Culture
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All your emo are belong to Russia
Remember Livejournal? All your angst posts about poignant Vagrant Records band lyrics? Selfies (before we called them that) of your pixie cut? Or crucial fades? Stupid surveys… It’s safe to say that it played a major role in my social life as young adult years and I have most fond memories of that place. I’d…
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Ev Williams and the future of online publishing
Great piece on Ev Williams and the open web. Yet his run near the top has been remarkably consistent. While other CEOs in his early-web cohort have left the industry, or have become writers or consultants, Williams has stuck around, leading companies. His startups have nearly all specialized in the same abstract medium: text boxes.…
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The Story of Alkaline Trio’s Goddamnit
Chicago’s Alkaline Trio is one of the most influential bands from the turn of the century “emo” era. I came across the Original Sin documentary from 2008, about their first full-length release Goddamnit. It’s a great watch! Check it out. Part 1 Part 2 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pm1LhObR3F4 Part 3 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AzjLoPEeMyU Part 4 Is missing 🙁