annamack:

FEELING BORED? INTERESTED IN WHY LADY GAGA IS IMPORTANT?
I HAVE THE ESSAY FOR YOU!
I wrote a paper on Lady Gaga for my “What is Postmodernism?” class and some folks expressed interest in reading it after it’s finished, so here is an excerpt (it’s the introduction):

Thus far in her career, a critical examination of Lady Gaga’s anomalistic position within the current postmodern condition has been notably absent; notable especially considering the markedly divided opinions expressed on both her character and career (she’s either depthless or brilliant or met with an ironic, qualified embrace). Except for the occasional aside in album reviews and articles, little effort has been made on the part of culture/music/art critics to consider the implications of Gaga’s insistence that she is first and foremost a performance artist, and what impact this has on the way we receive her perceptibly “depthless” dance music. The hesitation to do so can probably be attributed to Gaga’s status as a pop artist—that is, not fine artist. The impulse to categorize the two is characteristically modernist, but her attempt at bridging the two can be thought of as a postmodern effort, if not a naïve one. Regardless of whether she belongs in the high or low culture box, I believe the development of a critical discourse surrounding her work is highly relevant to a richer understanding of culture’s current schizophrenic state.

There are some holes in it and it’s kind of a draft for something I want to take further. Download the PDF here! Email me “your thoughts” at: annalouisemack at gmail

YES!  I just saw this finally and loved the video and wanted to talk to you about it.  Gonna read this and also I love you.

I am so impatient, start working please.

nikkigraziano:

oh, oh, i don’t think we have that book at our library, maybe we should. interlibrary loan?

Back off.  Libraries are my thing.

My brother Nicholas started a blog and is currently posting his list of the top 100 albums of the last decade in 10 album increments.  It’s awesome, he’s awesome, check it out.

circlingskeleton:

coreena:

(via skinnyghost)

that’s cool.

nikkigraziano:

yep i think that about sums it up.

You’ re done already?  AWESOME, COME HOME AND EAT CHEESY PASTA WITH ME.

fourteen-nineteen:

GIULIO ROJER GHIRARDI

Not to be a dismissive dick, but how many people have taken this photograph?

Dear Nikki.