Category: Pop Culture

The Bravery Are Seriously OK »

Long-time readers may remember a post I made facetiously calling the Bravery “badasses.” It’s that kind of biting wit that you — the reader — have come to expect from this clearinghouse of Chase Martyn-related information.
Well, today I’m here, metaphorical trucker hat in hands, to set the record straight: The Bravery are not, prima [...]

Seen in Grinnell, IA — Seriously »

“I Ain’t Clamin’ To Reign” »

“Let’s talk about rhyme capability
Let’s talk about hip hop versatility
Let’s talk about taking the game beyond
Now how the hell we gon have a battle of wits
Trick you ain’t armed
Let’s talk about love for the game
I mean real love
Back before there was fame
I’m real wit it
I ain’t claiming to reign
But when ya’ll talk about rap
Ya’ll gon [...]

Free God! T-shirt! OK! »

Sitting, Dejected — Again »

Tonight, I saw Broken Flowers. It stars Bill “Sitting, Dejected” Murray as Ben Stiller’s character in The Royal Tennenbaums. I mean, not really as Ben Stiller’s character in TRT, but he wears the warmups a lot. You might remember Bill Murray, because he is the same guy in Sofia Coppola’s masterpiece Lost [...]

My Colleague Rosie »

Long-time readers might remember that I once said I would start infrequently posting links to other blogs that I find interesting, worthwhile, or neither. This installment is someone named Rosie O’Donnell, who has begun blogging. I have a few suggestions for her:
Poetry is better suited for an eljay than a real, live blog. [...]

“Porous” Means Awesome »

Total Politicalness! »

This young Campus Crusader for Christ is also the president of the College Republican National Committee! Paul Gourley takes his extra-special communion–the kind offered only to people whose political party encourages them to take off as much time from college to elect Republicans as possible!
You also might remember this crusader from his famous (and [...]

Puritan Vis. — TKO! »

The imperious William Bowers, whose blog I have been secretly reading since he linked here a while back, posts a decent list of songfiles almost daily — if you don’t mind a few too many mashups (OMG! PITCHFORK IS SO COOL!).
But that’s not why I mention him. Instead, I mention him because he [...]

The R-Line Rox My Worldview »

Fetishize this commodity. And then text your credit card number in the next 24 hours… Only $38 per shirt! Thanks, Ryan Seacrest!
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  • Chase MartynChase Martyn observes and analyzes politics from Des Moines, IA, capital of 2008's first caucus state. He is also Managing Editor of the Iowa Independent.
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