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2009

June 105
May 123
April 121
March 122
February 103
January 134

2008

December 128
November 117
October 147
September 139
August 127
July 115
June 91
May 88
April 62
March 42
February
January
“Mr. Big not only buys her a penthouse apartment (“I got...”
— Oh, Anthony.
May 31st
“It is possible that, in the end, “Lost” will turn out to be...”
— True that. The season finale...
May 29th
President Bush delivered the commencement yesterday at the...
May 29th
Now we're getting somewhere
May 29th

Over/under

cakeordeath: Overrated:Softball chantsIroningCalling your boss “dude” (oops)Alphabetized CD...
May 29th

Crumbling this week’s New Yorker

To demonstrate that I am not entirely about “the death of journalism,” as my more pernicious critics...
May 29th
Listen Listen
Hello summer.
May 28th
Warch Watch
You know that old Travis song, “Why Does It Always Rain on Me?” Well, Cut Copy took the...
May 28th
“Please transfer for your connecting flight to San...”
— The Onion sets out to write...
May 28th
Sazerac Attack: Your favorite new tumblelog
May 28th

The Want Ads

With Kiehl posting all these death-of-journalism items recently, I thought I would talk briefly...
May 28th
“For nearly 12 years, I’ve been paid real American...”
— Peter Carlson, in his final...
May 27th
Pete: How many cases did those kids take to Preakness?
Me: 240 30-packs
Pete: Thanks! Im telling that story.
Me: It was light beer, though.
Pete: Well yeah
May 26th
Warch Watch
The most ridiculous movie trailer of the year, and possibly of all time. Nicole Kidman finds a...
May 26th

'Everybody knew they didn't have enough...

The New York Times gives five columns and the top half of its front page today to a heartbreaking...
May 26th
“Explain in agora why the Pantheonist position of ‘Love...”
— Among the 12 labors of Gay...
May 24th
David Sedaris on his new book
May 23rd
“A couple of weeks later we got a letter on Vermont...”
— From a wonderful oral history...
May 23rd
Warch Watch
Via my friend Kevin at So Much Silence, the video for Band of Horses’ gorgeous “No...
May 23rd

Casey is probably deleting me from his...

mollyknight: But I’m going to see Liz Phair perform Exile in Guyville acoustic, from beginning to...
May 23rd
“My pursuit of Jose began in January when I called him in...”
— Pat Jordan, writing about his...
May 22nd
Tackling homophobia head-on at Morehouse
May 22nd
Videogum tries out the Sex and the City movie’s latest...
May 21st
Celebrity make-outs: Carol Brady and Judge Judy. (via)...
May 21st
MP3s of Radiohead's Dallas show
May 21st
“Warren G sounds pretty wimpy on this track.”
— Death Cab’s  Ben Gibbard...
May 21st
New Podcase: Let's Talk About Sex
May 21st

Top Ten Bands With the Most Dedicated,...

According to Chuck Klosterman. 10. Morrissey  9. Guided By Voices  8. Iron Maiden  7. Jimmy...
May 21st

Ted

These words were poignant when Sen. Edward Kennedy spoke them at the Democratic National Convention...
May 20th
Hear the Hold Steady's new single
May 20th
Death Cab for Cutie blogging today at...
May 20th
(via)
May 20th
I want a new Netflix set-top box.
May 20th
Liz Phair is officially out of ideas
May 20th
So much for that vacation to Gambia we were...
May 20th

The takeaway from 1 hour with a personal...

1. You can drown in the green eyes of a Hawaiian Mexican American. 2. I am 6 pounds of body fat...
May 20th
Mr. Sulu to gay marry
May 19th
Warch Watch
The adorable Owen Pallett explains where indie rock bands go wrong (“Drummers ruin...
May 19th
“The only asset we have now is the big microphone, and he...”
— Rep. Tom Davis, on President...
May 18th
Listen Listen
“You Were Too Old For Me,” by PAS-CAL, is an intricate, effervescent bit of springtime...
May 18th
“He built it. But the truth is, they never really came.”
— Geraldine Baum, writing the...
May 18th

Interesting Tidbits From A Long-Ass...

Crumbling The Escape Artists, a nicely thoughtful profile of the band.  “Making The Bends in...
May 18th
“Who doesn’t want to wear a cape to prom?”
— Christian Siriano, in...
May 17th
Warch Watch
A two-sided version of the Bill O’Reilly flip-out, with the producer’s commentary...
May 17th
I remember when Olympic athletes actually had...
May 17th
Warch Watch
Frightened Rabbit, my favorite new band of the year so far, sings their soaring “Heads Roll...
May 17th
Disney screenwriters, you may start your...
May 16th
“Since the CA Supremes let you dirty queers marry, I hear...”
— My friend Steve M., a...
May 16th
Warch Watch
News from an alternate reality: CNN anchor fails reading comprehension test, announces to the world...
May 16th
“In contrast to earlier times, our state now recognizes that...”
— Chief Justice Ronald M. George...
May 15th
Clap your hands slowly and say yeah
May 15th
Talk nerdy to me. (buy)
May 15th
“If you wanna live in the ZIP, you gotta live by the code.”
— The (ridiculous) tagline for...
May 15th
Warch Watch
cakeordeath: Take a pause, man!
May 15th
It can defeat poison ivy, freshen up laundry, kill insects...
May 14th
If you missed that effed-up Radiohead concert...
May 14th
“All the men that like me are gay. It’s true. I have a really...”
— Victoria Beckham, who may or...
May 14th
The worst Radiohead concert ever
May 13th
Barbie's dubious environmentalism
May 13th
“The root cause of my procrastination, in technical terms, is...”
— Seth Stevenson in Slate,...
May 13th
“But the facts are that one of the biggest reasons former...”
— Eric Deggans, television and...
May 13th
Wake me up when November ends
May 11th
Cereal Mascot Reunion. Cheer up, Frankenberry!
May 9th
Smart essay on the contest to remix...
May 9th
Warch Watch
A parody of The Hills that’s hilarious even if you don’t watch The Hills. (via)
May 9th
“It seems sometimes like nobody knows how to have a good time...”
— Fall Out Boy’s Pete...
May 9th
“On April 29, 2008 our boy Rex Vanderwoodsen set the...
May 9th
Things I Did Last Night.com
May 9th
Kermit the Frog sings "Needle in the Hay"
May 8th
“Our country is in danger: not just from foreign enemies; but...”
— Robert F. Kennedy, 40 years...
May 8th
Andrew Sullivan isn’t the only guy with a window.
May 8th
“If your awards show has nominated I Now Pronounce You Chuck...”
— Videogum, on the MTV Movie...
May 7th
Economic stimulus check burned for warmth
May 7th
Warch Watch
Meet Fleet Foxes, who might be one of your favorite new bands of the year. They managed to outshine...
May 7th
Your bad news for the day
May 7th
Your good news for the day
May 6th
“Here’s a question: When The Times sends someone to PF...”
— Ezra Klein, leading a chorus...
May 5th
Build your own Iron Man suit.
May 5th
“Both Condoleezza Rice and Robert Gates have pushed to shut...”
— Nicholas Kristof, writing the...
May 5th
Warch Watch
Solidifying Crumbler’s position as Vampire Weekend’s No. 1 fan site, here are the boys...
May 5th
“So is somebody going to die?”
— Michael Patrick King, director...
May 4th
Listen Listen
Fleetwood Mac/Gwen Stefani, “Everywhere (Paul Devro blend)” (via)
May 2nd
“He sounds as bad off as a rubber-nosed woodpecker in a...”
— Bob Dylan, on soul musician...
May 2nd
Warch Watch
You know what Crumbler needs? Embedded Guitar Hero III. It’s freaking hard … even on...
May 2nd

Track List for "Stay Positive," the Hold...

01 “Constructive Summer” 02 “Sequestered in Memphis” 03 “One for the...
May 2nd