getfiscal posted:that song rules
i heard it again recently and it annoyed me so bad, the relationship he's describing sounds so dull, fleeting and not worthy of a song.
Groulxsmith posted:The DFW hate is the other edge to the comical Zizek worship
what is weird about hating shitty authors and liking good authors?
babyfinland posted:elliott smith was also really good? lol why do people feel so compelled to hate everything about the 90s
jungle is good, and the fresh prince of bel air, and i'm fuckin awesome
discipline posted:the defining event of the 90s was the O.P.P.
Ironicwarcriminal posted:also DFW, like ayn rand, is definitely An American Thing, in that most people in the more civilized parts of the West have never heard of it and don't relate to it's myopic concerns
most peple in America have never heard of it either
it was them who paved the way for the crass and selfish nihilism that has become the defining feature of our culture
Groulxsmith posted:The DFW hate is the other edge to the comical Zizek worship
do people actually worship zizek. i thought most of the LF talk about him was just mocking him for daring to speak english with an accent
reggaelolita posted:in other news creed and puddle of mudd don't really get along so much
what iz ur problem with creed or puddle of mudd
GoldenLionTamarin posted:i dont like to read either dfw or beckett
people have been telling me to read Beckett but i hated waiting for godot so much in school i don't know if i can get past that
GoldenLionTamarin posted:Groulxsmith posted:The DFW hate is the other edge to the comical Zizek worship
do people actually worship zizek. i thought most of the LF talk about him was just mocking him for daring to speak english with an accent
lol of course they do. zizek represents the sublimated gbs-ideal of having a hot girlfriend and people caring about your stupid pop culture theories even though youre ugl,y gross, and clearly mentally ill
GoldenLionTamarin posted:beckett is good at what he does but his work is very depressing
....yeah ?
Ironicwarcriminal posted:GoldenLionTamarin posted:i dont like to read either dfw or beckett
people have been telling me to read Beckett but i hated waiting for godot so much in school i don't know if i can get past that
see endgame
Ironicwarcriminal posted:GoldenLionTamarin posted:i dont like to read either dfw or beckett
people have been telling me to read Beckett but i hated waiting for godot so much in school i don't know if i can get past that
molloy might be the best novel ive read in my life. pretty clearly surpasses celine in its brilliant moments, and is on average probably better than... anything
GoldenLionTamarin posted:beckett is good at what he does but his work is very depressing
itz not depresing what are you talkin about
Superabound posted:GoldenLionTamarin posted:Groulxsmith posted:The DFW hate is the other edge to the comical Zizek worship
do people actually worship zizek. i thought most of the LF talk about him was just mocking him for daring to speak english with an accent
lol of course they do. zizek represents the sublimated gbs-ideal of having a hot girlfriend and people caring about your stupid pop culture theories even though youre ugl,y gross, and clearly mentally ill
this is dumb as hell