paul schrodt

Jenny: xoxo Mumblecore

Mon, 05 Oct 2009 19:39:28 -0500

Jenny: xoxo Mumblecore
me: eww
i hate you

Playing with Fire That Isn't Wild at Burning Man 2009

Mon, 31 Aug 2009 14:21:00 -0500

Playing with Fire That Isn't Wild at Burning Man 2009

Amanda: I barely even remember you having mono

Sun, 30 Aug 2009 21:41:19 -0500

Amanda: I barely even remember you having mono
like, that's how effectively we power through pain
me: we're good at what we do
Amanda: for example, pretty sure I've had strep throat twice since I've been at college. but what can you do?

Is LSD Good for You?

Thu, 20 Aug 2009 03:48:35 -0500

Is LSD Good for You?

Jackie Brown: Tarantino's Glorious Sleeper

Wed, 19 Aug 2009 14:33:00 -0500

Jackie Brown: Tarantino's Glorious Sleeper

http://www.esquire.com/blogs/endorsement/kid-cudi-make-her-say-video-072709

Mon, 27 Jul 2009 13:34:25 -0500

http://www.esquire.com/blogs/endorsement/kid-cudi-make-her-say-video-072709

Brenna: i love your little arrows

Fri, 24 Jul 2009 15:01:26 -0500

Brenna: i love your little arrows
me: i can do big ones too
/\/\

My favorite subway performer working his magic this evening on...

Tue, 21 Jul 2009 18:55:59 -0500

My favorite subway performer working his magic this evening on the uptown 1 platform.

I made this leg of lamb. Holy. Shit.

Sun, 19 Jul 2009 00:40:13 -0500

I made this leg of lamb. Holy. Shit.

The State: Stupid-Brilliant Humor Returns on DVD

Thu, 16 Jul 2009 17:09:11 -0500

The State: Stupid-Brilliant Humor Returns on DVD

Dagny: so i'm sitting REALLY close to howard kurtz today

Wed, 15 Jul 2009 09:44:57 -0500

Dagny: so i'm sitting REALLY close to howard kurtz today
and idk what to say
me: "how does it feel to be an old-media hack?"
Dagny: well hopefully something more friendly
at least to introduce myself

Asteroids: The Video Game (Not the Proposed Movie)

Mon, 13 Jul 2009 18:42:13 -0500

Asteroids: The Video Game (Not the Proposed Movie)

Shah of Shahs: An Old Book About the New Iran

Thu, 09 Jul 2009 15:08:36 -0500

Shah of Shahs: An Old Book About the New Iran

The Pentagon's Medal-Worthy Role in Brüno: Ask, Tell, and Play Along

Tue, 07 Jul 2009 12:52:12 -0500

The Pentagon's Medal-Worthy Role in Brüno: Ask, Tell, and Play Along

The upside of MJ's death: the music

Fri, 26 Jun 2009 14:54:00 -0500

It’s a little uncomfortable for me to “remember” Michael Jackson because, no, white gloves were never incorporated into my afternoon jazz dance classes and I didn’t play Thriller on my Disneyland record player. (Confession: I BitTorrented it only a couple years ago.) It’s a generational thing, ya know? It’s always been hard for me—and I’m sure, to whatever degree, for everyone—to separate Jackson the music artist from Jackson the embodiment of American perversion. And besides, I was busy jamming to Basement Jaxx.

So perhaps the best thing (the only truly good thing?) to come out of his untimely death is what we’re already starting to see in the blaring car-stereo tributes and exasperated radio call-ins: A rediscovery of Michael Jackson’s music, divorced from its subject, its owner, even its context. The upshot of Jackon’s fantastical delusions was their ability to will songs that transcended the realities of his own life. Off the Wall is still purely disco. “Billie Jean” is the essence of pop cool. Dangerous is earnest, idealistic, even a little embarrassing. I’ve been listening to those records (on YouTube, natch) off and on all day, and really, I can’t get enough. Where has this shit been all my life? Oh, right. More than Prince and Madonna, MJ allowed a generation to escape. The generation before mine.

http://www.esquire.com/the-side/qa/transformers-storyline-062509

Thu, 25 Jun 2009 14:53:58 -0500

http://www.esquire.com/the-side/qa/transformers-storyline-062509

The Only Last-Minute Father's Day Gift Ideas You'll Need

Mon, 15 Jun 2009 23:42:18 -0500

The Only Last-Minute Father's Day Gift Ideas You'll Need

I made Totoro cream puff pastries for the last Thursgay of the...

Fri, 29 May 2009 14:19:23 -0500

I made Totoro cream puff pastries for the last Thursgay of the school year. The rest is a blur.

"Where’s my gin and hot water when I need it?"

Sun, 24 May 2009 20:34:15 -0500

“Where’s my gin and hot water when I need it?”

- Jenny at work

"While I was busy wishing hip-hop to be something positive or conscious or progressive or whatever,..."

Thu, 21 May 2009 19:38:26 -0500

“While I was busy wishing hip-hop to be something positive or conscious or progressive or whatever, it grew into something completely different: the establishment.”

- Hua Hsu in the semi-interesting Atlantic online roundtable about hip-hop’s place in the pop marketplace.