Two Seasons Into GIRLS
I have little interest in the controversy that’s always surrounded Girls. It’s been done to death. I’m more intrigued by wondering where the show can go from the end of its 20th episode, “Together.” (Spoiler Alert!)
Praising the Bottle (Episode): Part Two
Part 2: “She’s not crazy, she just wants to feel everything.”
Another show that recently gave us a bottle episode, “Girls,” will have no such problem – it can do (and has done) standalone and plot-advancing episodes with equal aplomb, without raising questions about its creative well-being.
Both Sides of the Coin: Drake, "Started From the Bottom"
Explanation of ‘Both Sides of the Coin’ Reviews It’s kind of difficult for me to be impartial regarding this song. I’m an unabashed fan of almost everything Drake has done. That said, I’ve listened to enough Drake haters to be…
Praising the Bottle (Episode): Part One
Like all industries, TV has ass-loads of jargon. One in particular that’s come up often lately, due to the directions certain shows have taken, is the term “bottle episode.” This refers to when a TV show – be it semi-serial like 30 Rock or entirely serial like Breaking Bad – takes a detour from the central narrative and highlights an isolated portion of its world.
Thugs' Last Words: 11 Hip-Hop Death Wishes (or Musings)
Saying that rap music has a certain preoccupation with violence and death is a bit like saying that water is wet. It’s on that level of Capt. Obvious-type shit. That said, some tracks the genre has produced (largely in the…
A Thought for Each Track of Pusha T's New Mixtape, "Wrath of Caine"
1. Not sure how I feel about this patois talk-led “Intro.” It seems like an attempt to capture that opening-moments-of-“Mercy” magic. BUT 28 SECONDS PASS AND THEN WE’RE IN BANGER-LAND. Pusha beasts this intro, per usual. We get 60 seconds…