maybe it's just me

An entry!

I know I promised something coherent here but I'm not sure how much sense it make. Regardless, a week or two ago I was complaining to Mary that I was sick of people saying that such & such thing (tv shows mostly) was their "guilty pleasure" as if by watching it ironically, they can participate in & be above mass culture at the same time. I'm not saying that people can't appreciate them for camp or kitsch aspects (which I'm at a loss to accurately define) but...I don't know what really. I'm just bothered. And so I've been reading No Logo & Naomi Klein is talking about branding & teens & somebody's (I can't seem to find the paragraph) theory of the "in-between", enjoying something & being apart from it at the same time. She goes on to explain that a stance like that is close to impossible & um, I think I'm lost, are you?

Here are some things:

For those of you who enjoy reading Gothamist, the publishers have a beta running for a Chicago version called, er, Chicagoist.

You can watch a TV on the Radio video at the new temporary Touch & Go site.

17 year cicadas on the way. It doesn't seem like so long ago that I was getting freaked out by one on the way home from Little League practice.

And to reiterate: the above commentary makes not much sense & I know it. I'm sorry.