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My name is John Hendel and I'm a 23-year-old writer and journalist currently living and working in St. Louis.

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Oct
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1987 dating video…

This is phenomenal.

Sep
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19th
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If anyone tells you that it is morbid or neurotic and you listen to them — then you will lose your soul — for in that book is your soul.
Sep
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14th
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We should be forever cured of our romanticism were we willing, in order to think of the one we love, to try to be the person we shall be once we no longer love them.
— Marcel Proust, Sodom and Gomorrah
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thebronzemedal:

Literary Map of San Francisco
via Strange Maps

I need to see some California.

thebronzemedal:

Literary Map of San Francisco

via Strange Maps

I need to see some California.

Sep
9th
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A million things to say, some extraordinary, welled up in him, choked his throat; daily they died.
— Bernard Malamud, The Assistant
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West Wing - Why are we changing maps? (via uncyjugs)

A combination of thesis and momentary unemployment has caused me to return to The West Wing.

Sep
7th
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The Raincoats—“57 Ways to End It All”

(Gaining a newfound appreciation for this band lately)

Sep
6th
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shoegazer aesthetics.

bunnynico:

“Throughout the course of history, numerous works of art have stood at the forefront of their respective genres. British indie band My Bloody Valentine’s Loveless is one such work. Their unique sound on the album defined a sub-genre of indie rock known as shoegaze. This thesis is the first major academic study of My Bloody Valentine and their decisive presentation of shoegazer aesthetics: Loveless…The essential objective of this thesis is to justify My Bloody Valentine as one of the most important bands in music history.”

A Master’s Thesis on My Bloody Valentine’s Loveless

I think this would have been a bit more persuasive:  ”Throughout the course of history, numerous records have stood at the forefront of the makeout record genre. British indie band My Bloody Valentine’s Loveless is one such work.”

Haha, yes