Friendsgiving

November 23, 2012

Recently, I went to an event called "Friendsgiving." Friendsgiving is Thanksgiving with your friends, rather than your family. Everyone brings a dish, unless your me, in which case you bring the booze. It has become an annual thing amongst my friends in the city (who are much cooler than the losers who populate this blog; though they are less male and less conservative so their hair isn't as good). Read More

Vampirism and The Arcadian Trap

October 24, 2012

Written by Drew Curle, Esq.

I recently watched "The Lost Boys" for the first time. It was on TV, and it was very late. I did not really want to be watching this movie. And yet it pulled me in. This is because what I had assumed to be nothing but an 80's camp-fest is actually an insight into the mind of the contemporary hipster.

The Guilty Subconscious: A Post-Everything Mashup

October 11, 2012

The first time I typed in the URL for this blog on my work computer, I typed theguiltyconscious.wordpress.com. I don't know what switching conscience for conscious unconsciously says about me, but I do have a list of alternate names for this blog that arose as a result:

"Banned" Books

October 1, 2012

We found the following notes scribbled on the backs of crumpled ATM receipts that had been sewn into the lining of an old peacoat. We suspect that the author was the unknown philosopher called DREWSUS. you could argue that no one in the world would remember the catcher in the rye today if it hadn't been banned

Review: Newsroom Season 1

September 8, 2012

I just finished watching The Newsroom. To the show's credit, I watched it pretty compulsively, including the last 3 episodes in a row. But it always felt like a guilty pleasure, even though its supporters say it is serious cultural commentary. Read More