Archive for November 2011
A Meal Fit for a Peasant
Posted by: freyabellin on: November 30, 2011
- In: Food
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I do love me some fine dining. I dote over jamón, I fantasize about reuniting with lobster sashimi, and I just drooled a little bit on my keyboard thinking about perfect calamari. And yet, when I think about my true favorite foods, the foods I’d happily eat day after day, they’re not on that decadent, [...]
Words & Pictures (for sub-literates): A Review of Alan Moore’s Promethea
Posted by: L.V. Lopez on: November 29, 2011
Alan Moore is widely considered to be the greatest writer in the history of comic books. For people like me, graphic evangelists, it is Moore we most often turn to when attempting to sway the unconvinced of the medium’s potential. He is a serious writer whose skill, innovation and effect on popular culture are on [...]
The 10 Best Hip-Hop Albums of 2011
Posted by: L.V. Lopez on: November 28, 2011
Of all the lists that this website produces over the course of the next few weeks, I expect to receive the most angry and confused comments about this one. As I see it, 2011 is the year that mainstream hip-hop let us down. High profile releases from the likes of Lil’ Wayne, Lupe Fiasco, The [...]
The Albums We Missed: 2011
Posted by: L.V. Lopez on: November 28, 2011
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The holiday season is upon us, and as such, you are probably pondering what to get for that special someone. Might we suggest…a record? Over the next several weeks Frontier Psychiatrist will be providing you with numerous gift-giving options as we countdown our favorites of 2011. But, before we get there, allow us [...]
Sons of Dionysus Chapter 7: Cassandra
Posted by: Keith Meatto on: November 25, 2011
Jim Knable’s Sons of Dionysus: a lusty novel of myth, mirth, and music. CHAPTER 7 Something had happened to Arthur over the winter tour that had made him into a womanizer. Prior to that, our having bunkbeds was not an issue. He would pine over this or that girl from his classes, and occasionally fool [...]
The 10 Best Music Videos of 2011
Posted by: L.V. Lopez on: November 23, 2011
I have written extensively about music videos this year, likely spilling much more virtual ink than was necessary in the process. So, for this year-end countdown, I will repress my instincts and allow the visuals to speak for themselves. Please feel free to post your own favorites in the comments box below. Let’s begin.
The 10 Best Covers of 2011
Posted by: L.V. Lopez on: November 23, 2011
Of all the tasks assigned to the music critic, evaluating a cover song may be the most difficult. The grade bestowed upon any re-make depends not just on the quality of the performance, but also on the grader’s relationship to the original song, not to mention his relationship to that relationship (Do you love covers [...]
Pocket Lint Photography – Jim Lillis
Posted by: Keith Meatto on: November 21, 2011
In February, I began making photographs with my Blackberry 3200 phone. Yes, it’s a dinosaur and it is a terrible camera but it has done a lot for me. I began a series, or photo diary, if you will, and have since made over 140 in this series. I call the series Pocket Lint, due [...]
