Quiet Rebel Writer

Here we go. Still anticipated. Still influential. Still ready for your abject devotion.  My weekly take on the best in cultured offerings. Enjoy! Â
Tunes: I’ve had a very eclectic mix going on Yahoo Music this week, with Louis XIV, Les Savy Fav, Black Mountain, and old school Pavement and Yo La Tengo. The new Louis XIV […]

I turned 30 last year. A nice, round number. By itself, it didn’t mean much besides playfully torturing my dear old dad about having a 30-year-old daughter. Which was admittedly damn good fun. Maybe with thirty years in existence, I can finally say I know a thing or two about a thing or two. And […]

So you’ve got your garden-variety porn, divided by eras, hairstyles, and presence of plastic surgery. But you’ve also got your food porn, objectifying and lusting after artfully arranged photos of fancy feasts. You’ve got torture porn, ways for producers to show their inner serial killer by flaying nameless young actors on bloody screens nationwide. And […]

The biggest political feud grabbing us all by the balls and the throat? Nothing to do with Clinton vs. Obama or McCain vs. Romney. The real brass knuckles-switchblade-head smashing brawl is being waged between three titans of comedy.
Check out the Stewart/Colbert/Conan rumble:
Who Made Huckabee?

Feminism is about something very simple: equal rights between men and women. But in today’s world, and in highly scrutinized presidential campaigns, it gets very complex very quickly. Take this week’s campaign developments. Earlier this week the New York chapter of the National Organization of Women threw a rather undignified fit, pissed that the Kennedys […]

And now, the inaugural edition of what will certainly be my insanely anticipated and influential take on the weekly cultural offerings. Take notes. Â
Tunes: I’ve been digging on Vampire Weekend this week. Sure, their buzz was ridiculous. They were touted as the second coming of every big indie band in the past few years, along with […]