Rants

  • The New Solipsism: What the Fuck Happened to Indie Rock?

    Rock music used to have the decency to be about doing too much coke or banging groupies while complimenting itself on its own sensitivity; now it’s about maintaining your lawn.

  • All Chefs Hate All Food Writers

    Chefs are right to hate food writers. Writers, especially critics, are entitled yet uninformed, and get perks that normal diners can only dream of—all at the chef's expense. Here are nine reasons writers like me inspire such loathing from the...

  • Being a Background DJ Blows

    Even when you're opening for David Hasselhoff at a hockey stadium in St. Petersburg.

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  • 15 Choice Quotes from Kanye West's Ridiculous Sing-Rant Over the Weekend

    Includes such life gems as, "How much shampoo can you sell with your face on it and shit?" and, "Remind me again why the Grammys can suck my dick."

  • Valentine's Day Is a Punch to the Gunt

    Girls love a lot of nonsense, like drinking out of wine glasses. What the fuck’s that for? You can just drink cheap wine out of the bottle and it tastes lovely as virginal blood. Girls also fall for sucker shit like soap operas and shopping networks...

  • Drake: Top of the (Middle) Class

    Is it really possible to translate a populist narrative of the downtrodden, an elemental story about the basic needs of life like food and clothing, into a mildly wistful story about bourgie Canadian suburbanites who have yet to accomplish their personal