Flowers in the attic

The Killers frontman Brandon Flowers claims his band's new album is one of the best in the past two decades. Upon speaking with the NME, Flowers stated: We just have to make the best album that we can. And we're doing it. This album is one of the best albums in the past 20 years. There's nothing that touches this album. And that sounds like I'm being cocky, but I'm just so excited.
My special friend made me a copy of this album recently and I hadn't really given it a good enough listen to make a solid judgement, until this weekend, that is.
It's been said that The Killers show themselves as potential heirs to U2, with an album packed with soaring guitars and driving basslines. In as much as it's easy to hear the U2 comparisons on certain tracks, it sounded much more like Queen were an influence here. Someone, somewhere, made a comment that this time round the Killers were channeling Bruce Springsteen. This made me shudder at the thought. I couldn't hear a single note that supported this opinion, thank god.
I agree with Mr. Flowers, this album will long be remembered as a classic.

I predict a riot

The last two days have been a veritable whirlwind, a blur at best. It was filled with great music, good food, lots of love, shopping, endless laughs and all in the best of company. Most outstanding feature of the weekend, ANIMAL. He has come into our lives and has decided to take up permanent residence with My Special Friend. We couldn't be happier.
Now we just have to hide the pills.

A different pace

If you're looking for some brilliant escapism, I can recommend one the best and most entertaining books I've read in a long time. It's the latest offering by Alison Pace, my new favorite.
Pug Hill is a book that will make you smile, laugh aloud and teach you that life really is full of endless surprises and possibilities.
During the course of my reading affair, getting utterly lost in the pages of this story, I came to realize early on that she might be writing this just for me. I could predict with utter certainty (and joy) what she was going to say and what she was going to experience throughout her journey.
Our author has such a tremendous ability to describe our four legged friends. My heart is so full from having read her words.
The book isn't only about dogs mind you, it's also about life's little (and big) struggles, interpersonal relationships and all that come with them, overcoming fears and following your dreams. I, for one, am inspired.

Democracy Rules

Donald Rumsfeld has resigned.
There is a god.

Mental Fundalism

Upon seeing Borat on The Daily Show this week, it occured to me that this character is nothing more than an annoying hybrid of Father Guido Sarducci, Balki from Perfect Strangers and The Wild and Crazy Guys- The Frestrunk Brothers from SNL of old. In a nutshell, this fake Kazakh reporter - aka Ali G comedian Sacha Baron Cohen - is expected to score a box office hit by offending and humiliating real Americans in his new movie. The British comedian has perfected his act as the apparently naive reporter whose enthusiastic offensiveness either leaves his interviewees in shock or persuades them to reveal a little too much of their own prejudices. Although there is no mention of that fact that the character is Muslim, he is portrayed ironically by a jew and it would seem that Borat's comical anti-semiticism (which seems to be his only religion) is covered under that special provision of the Geneva Convention known as "the clause of the Fool." The Fool, when clearly marked as such, can do and say practically anything and be protected from abuse simply by virtue of being The Fool. Until, that is, he ceases to be funny, in which eventually he is summarily culturally executed. You all remember Andy Kaufman, right?