Saturday, June 23, 2007

Things that make me sad

1. Thierry Henry's Premiership Departure
I'm not an Arsenal fan, but I was depressed to hear that he would be leaving for Barcelona. The man was pure charisma on and off the pitch, and the English Season will be less exciting without him. As an homage, here is Henry, single-handedly shredding my boys. I remember cowering in shame as I watched this play.


2. The Demise of Punk Planet
A Chicago-based bastion of political, artistic, and journalistic integrity. Home to some of the finest writing that no one ever read. I was sad when Dan Sinker's other mag, BAIL, went under a couple of years ago, but I thought PP was his rock. It says a lot about the state of indie press when a book like this can't survive.




3. Dakota Blue Richards as Lyra in The Golden Compass
Okay, maybe this isn't her fault (it's probably the producer or director's), but Lyra is supposed to be a sassy little dirty butch tomboy. Not a Victorian princess. And anyway, do we really need another creepy child actress named "Dakota"? Seriously, Dakota Fanning is probably like, WTF.

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