The Week In Review

This Recording is the theater of all my deepest desires, most of which entail dark travails and a massive expense account. When I was at Yankee Stadium last week I took a bath that cost $40. I also had some pizza and other assorted appetizers. I sat in the bleacher section and brainstormed articles for you to enjoy later in your private life. My public life becomes your private life.

In my first life, things were more relevant and important to my existence. Rome in those days was the theater of all my struggles and ideas, as Andrew Zornoza once termed it in these pages. I was a titan of Rome, now I just blog hard and I need your support. Buy a CapGun for christ's sake. I'm tired of looking at you.

If I couldn't be myself, I'd be Ingmar Bergman, who no doubt would have recommended these articles to others using Google Reader had it been invented already.

Who would you be if you couldn't be yourself?

• Lauren explained why Adventureland was sexist and racist.
• Lambert expressed her considerable anger at the one known as Adam Lambert.
• The history of the sketch comedy group The State.

Don't forget these sterling blog entries:

• Susan Minot taught us the meaning of sex.
• Brittany surveyed the oeuvre of Kazuo Ishiguro.
• Melanie nailed the appeal of Mitch Hedberg.

Real life imitates fake life, which creates history. It is so easy to invent important statements like this, which will later by chronicled by my biographer as evidence I thought I was more clever than I am. I was always overrating myself, even back in Rome. Enjoy these:

• James Cook discovered Hawaii: would you like to know more?
• Anna told us why the Topshop phenomenon is just so overrrrrrated.
• Who knew Gossip Girl was all about international relations. Claire says so.

Basically the world is unfolding as it will, and all we can do is stop, look around, and read the blog entries on various subjects of interest.

• Alex detailed the ongoing miracle that is Stephen Hawking's life.
• Molly on the meaning of Pink Wigs and Lady Gaga.
• Get excited for Robert Altman Week.

Have you heard the new Maccabees album? Besides the Patriots selecting safety Patrick Chung, it was the highlight of my weekend. Happy Sunday, readers.

"Love You Better" — The Maccabees (mp3)

"Bag of Bones" — The Maccabees (mp3)

"Dinosaurs" — The Maccabees (mp3)

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