Word of the Day

Lachrymose
adj.
Weepy; mournful; tearful
It rolls off the tongue well.  I like to think of lachrymose as meaning “morose but with tears.”  

Recommendation of the Day

MGMT
http://www.myspace.com/mgmt
A Brooklyn-based band of Ben Goldwasser and Andrew VanWyngarden that formed during their first year at Wesleyan.   They’re a couple of young guys but their lyrics are surprisingly dark and their sound is remarkably mature.  You may be familiar with their single “A Time to Pretend” about the phoniness and cynicism of being a rock star; [...]

Blog Name

Sorry, I meant to give an explanation for the title of this blog.  It’s an abbreviated reference to a quote from the philosopher Arthur Schopenhauer which states: “Will minus intellect constitutes vulgarity.” I don’t necessarily mean to imply that this blog constitutes vulgarity — I’d prefer to leave that open to interpretation.
I don’t read much [...]

RECOMMENDATION OF THE DAY

I’m going to try to rotate these between film, music, literature and whathaveyou.
First up:
To Be and To Have
A French documentary  – please, keep reading — released in 2002 that follows one year in the life of a rural French schoolhouse.  It’s a subtle portrait of the dedication and compassion of the schoolhouse’s lone teacher who [...]