This is a reminder that ableism can lead to suicide. The societal messaging that disabled people get telling us that we're less than have a really, REALLY deep impact on us. He was also one of the first prominent actors to actually have a physical disability. RIP RJ.
From a stage in Vegas, James Hetfield boldly announces that unlike artists like Hayley Williams, Rage Against the Machine, Macklemore, Dave Matthews, U2, Olivia Rodrigo, @Metallica stands for nothing and is only there to entertain ageing stockbrokers, dentists, and bank managers.
Not one great album here.
1995 was a weirdly bad year for music. The post-grunge explosion had faded, and 2nd wave emo and post-rock were about to emerge but hadn't yet, along with bands like Modest Mouse.
The best records that year were probably "Only Built 4 Cuban Linx," "Wowee Zowee," "To Bring You My Love," "Ghost of Tom Joad," Garden Variety's "Knocking the Skill Level," and the first Sparklehorse album (which I had forgotten came out in '95).
"I don't do this with men very often. I started examining his body. I didn't know he was a great athlete. I watched up and down. I looked at his ass and I looked at the whole— And then I looked at his hands. He's got these like claws."
— Donald Trump on Senator Jon Husted
I’m thinking about pitching this idea for a skit to SNL where a woman in gym shorts beats Shane Gillis to death with a kettlebell. There’s no punchline.
David Chase repeatedly did everything he could to make you realize that these characters were wrong and should not be looked up to and every day he must be punching walls