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Stature Magazine: January 2008
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For the aspiring international man of substance. Wednesday, January 30, 2008. At Champion, the local supermarket, I left with my tail between my legs after two questions that left the employees staring at me like I had just grown horns:. Avez-vous des haricots noirs ici? In my quest for black beans, and. Est-ce qu'il y a un lait sans lipides? Me come at University from Carolina the Southern my friends and myself we go the student masters within business sectors. Sunday, January 27, 2008. Tossed some cook...
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Stature Magazine: February 2008
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For the aspiring international man of substance. Friday, February 29, 2008. Americans who think that their health care system is still the best in the world are like. The Italians who still thought the world was flat after Columbus, Magellan, Galileo, and Sputnik. I'm feeling healthy enough now to try and tip this cute little SmartCar after a cup or two of French coffee. And now you have a portable map on your mp3 player). My doctor Elisabeth Moulin was totally the boss! And she laughed and replied ".
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Stature Magazine: July 2009
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For the aspiring international man of substance. Saturday, July 18, 2009. I love distortion pedals. Too madly, truely, and deeply, in fact. I’ve bought and sold a. Of distortion pedals over the years. Boss DF-2 Super Distortion and Feedbacker. Sovtek Big Muff Pi (green). Tech 21 Sansamp Original. Ibanez TS10 Tube Screamer. Ibanez TS9 Tube Screamer (Analogman mod). Visual Sound Jeckyll and Hyde v1 (grey). Boss OD-2r Turbo Overdrive. Ibanez SD9 Sonic Distortion. Z Vex Super Hard-On. Ibanez SM9 Super Metal.
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Stature Magazine: YouTube Retrospective: Liz Phair
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For the aspiring international man of substance. Tuesday, August 12, 2008. YouTube Retrospective: Liz Phair. In the rock and roll high school, she might have been smoking and strumming on the steps, but she was always willing to remind you that she was once offered the captaincy of the cheerleading squad. This is the elephant in the room with any discussion of Liz Phair and the spot she holds in the hearts of every music snob from that era. She is undeniable proof that NME subscribers and college rad...
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Stature Magazine: April 2008
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For the aspiring international man of substance. Sunday, April 27, 2008. So since I've been asked a time or two about favorite films. I'm going to go on the record with this. I specialize in a certain kind of movie. It has, as my friend Teresa once said, three important qualities. Yes, those are all synonyms. That was the joke.). I cannot do any film that feels like a thesis, vanity project, or expects the viewer to "get it" in some condescending, arty fashion. I don't do "torture porn" or even worse...
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Stature Magazine: May 2008
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For the aspiring international man of substance. Saturday, May 31, 2008. My little acts of defiance. La semaine dernière, j’ai commencé mes petits actes de défi. Between broken beds, some awkward guest/renter situations, and no hot water for a couple weeks, my housing situation had somewhat dulled my initial enthusiasm for. Having been raised well enough to feel somewhat guilty about being grumpy, I was compelled to come up with an analogy to try and calibrate or justify my reaction. Once the owner reali...
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Stature Magazine: June 2008
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For the aspiring international man of substance. Friday, June 27, 2008. I'm not lazy. Just distracted. First of all, congrats to William "Ship" Shipman and Julia on their second kid slated for arrival. So why have I been so lazy about updating the blog? What about my efficiency of motion gets confused for laziness? And there really isn't anyplace I'd want to eat on a Saturday morning that isn't open on Saturday afternoon. And yes, there were those days when I was a rocker without a day job and it was...
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Stature Magazine: March 2008
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For the aspiring international man of substance. Tuesday, March 25, 2008. Brussels may have given us "The Muscles", but I was blown away by Marseille. I also had the pleasure of drinking a Hoegaarden on board the Thalys train to Brussels. I had to celebrate St. Patty's day in my own special kind of way, even if it was the beginning of my week from hell. Isn't this French graffiti the most wacky, awesome thing? Monday, March 10, 2008. Clermont - Lyon. Aller-retour: a lot to show, a lot to see. My new favo...
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Stature Magazine: Eleven Ways Sarah Palin is the Lindsey Lohan of Politics.
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For the aspiring international man of substance. Thursday, July 16, 2009. Eleven Ways Sarah Palin is the Lindsey Lohan of Politics. After reading the transcript of Palin's resignation speech. I wondered what it reminded me of. Then I was struck by the memory of a similarly famous public missive: Lindsay Lohan's Blackberry Manifesto. When placed side by side, it makes complete sense. Internet hype, Google hits and public attention dramatically disproportionate to actual body of work. Disdain for the rules...
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Stature Magazine: Michael Jackson (w/ Asia postscript)
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For the aspiring international man of substance. Wednesday, July 8, 2009. Michael Jackson (w/ Asia postscript). By popular use and definition:. To use, to eat, to occupy, to destroy. To utilize economic goods in service of wants. I remember buying Thriller the way everyone did in my elementary school. I'm not going to tell the same stories everyone else has about its awesomeness: everyone loved it, I vaguely remember some classmate (maybe Warren Gravely? If a close, trusted, musically savvy friend offere...