From the Department of Recent Obsessions: Kickin’ it old school
February 6, 2009 at 3:37pm | In fashion, music, obsession, video | 1 CommentTags: oi oi oi, super old school, the 80s, up the punx
I am turning 23 soon, trying to go to grad school or find a real, full-time job in the film industry within the next year, and basically trying to look and act like a real human being. But I also have a tendency to watch videos of early British punk and oi bands – and to get really jealous of their style. Do film studios hire guys who spend all their money on suspenders and jackets in an attempt to look like Feargal Sharkey et al. circa 1979?
I think this might be a bit of a problem.
999, “Homicide”
The Buzzcocks, “What Do I Get”
The Undertones, “My Perfect Cousin”
Cock Sparrer, “We Love You”
Let Me Blow Yr Mind
October 3, 2008 at 4:28pm | In internet, obsession, photography | Leave a CommentTags: google image search, nothing/everything
From the Dept. of Recent Obsessions: Nothing and Everything at the Same Time
Confession: I opened this “new post” window without a single idea of what I am a recently obsessed with. In case the lack of updates to this blog for the past over-a-month didn’t tip you off, Michael Tom and I pretty much obsessed with nothing, which is possibly the same as being obsessed with everything. Instead, here are the results of a google image search for “nothing and everything at the same time” :
From the Dept. of Recent Obsessions
May 16, 2008 at 2:38pm | In literature, music, obsession, video | Leave a CommentTags: how dudes should dress, music videos, rene daumal, surrealism, the kinks
Here at Tiny Gems, our lives are an ever-shifting landscape of obsessions and fixations, changing week to week, if not day to day. Paying tribute to our unhealthy behaviors, we’ve decided to add a weekly column to this small corner of the blogosphere. “From the Dept. of Recent Obsessions” will catalog our weird fascination with literally anything we feel like writing about. Try to guess which one of us wrote which part!
The Kinks
For some reason, accidentally discovering that my boyfriend looks exactly like Ray Davies propelled me into an all-out obsession with The Kinks. My love is so deep and true, I can’t even really put it into words. All I can really say is, watch this video right now! Wouldn’t the world be great if dudes actually dressed like this?
“A Night of Serious Drinking,” Rene Daumal
This 1938 French novel can be categorized in any number of ways: as bizarre (even tongue-in-cheek) Surrealism, a social satire, an overly referential fantasy story, a parody of Dante. I think maybe it can be best summed up by, “what it would be like if The Discrete Charm of the Bourgeoisie was a book instead of a movie.” Do yourself a favor and look up a copy at the pretentious and extensive library of your choice.
From the Department of Recent Obsessions
December 6, 2007 at 7:45pm | In culture, history, obsession, sociology | Leave a CommentTags: unabomber
Dr. Theodore John “Ted” Kaczynski, aka the Unabomber.
Most artists could only dream of creating an impression and image so long-lasting and instantly recognizable to the general public. And usually they don’t have a manifesto with a title like “Industrial Society and Its Future,” either.
Monument to the Conquerors of Space
September 13, 2007 at 8:07pm | In literature, obsession | Leave a CommentTags: haruki murakami, soviet space dogs
“The man-made satellite streaking soundlessly across the blackness of outer space. The dark, lustrous eyes of the dog gazing out the tiny window. In the infinite loneliness of space, what could the dog possibly be looking at?” -Haruki Murakami
Current undeniable object of my obsession: Soviet space dogs.
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