My name is John Hendel and I’m a 22-year-old writer and journalist currently living and working in mid-Missouri. Twitter Facebook E-mail Last FM White NoiseTumblr (3.0; @johnhendel)http://johnhendel.tumblr.com/Elbow—“Grounds for Divorce” Tons of new music...<embed type="application/x-shockwave-flash" src="http://johnhendel.tumblr.com/swf/audio_player.swf?audio_file=http://www.tumblr.com/audio_file/138184496/tAQUGY8nKpok1j3ygux3T86e&color=FFFFFF" height="27" width="207" quality="best"></embed><br/><br/><p>Elbow—“Grounds for Divorce”</p> <p>Tons of new music acquired in the past 24 hours: old Cat Power (including her original version of “Metal Heart,” which I prefer, I think), new Elbow, that praised Kings of Leon album from ‘08, the new Decembrists (seen it all live but hadn’t owned most till now), a lot of Handsome Furs, Lily Allen, Lykke Li, and some awesome stuff from Jason Lytle, the former frontman behind Grandaddy, who released his debut solo album about a month ago.</p>http://johnhendel.tumblr.com/post/138184496http://johnhendel.tumblr.com/post/138184496Thu, 09 Jul 2009 00:00:00 -0500My life has become a series of ticking clocks, all set to ring in the next 7 to 11 days or...My life has become a series of ticking clocks, all set to ring in the next 7 to 11 days or...http://johnhendel.tumblr.com/post/137471768http://johnhendel.tumblr.com/post/137471768Tue, 07 Jul 2009 21:59:55 -0500"Just because your certified , doesn’t mean your qualified"“Just because your certified , doesn’t mean your qualified” - THE_REAL_SHAQ on...http://johnhendel.tumblr.com/post/136731018http://johnhendel.tumblr.com/post/136731018Mon, 06 Jul 2009 19:32:59 -0500Away We Go? ...no It was my sister’s 18th birthday earlier this weekend and today we caught the new Sam...http://johnhendel.tumblr.com/post/136239519http://johnhendel.tumblr.com/post/136239519Mon, 06 Jul 2009 00:40:00 -0500"Watch your thoughts; they become words. Watch your words; they become actions. Watch your actions;..."“Watch your thoughts; they become words. Watch your words; they become actions. Watch your...http://johnhendel.tumblr.com/post/136219324http://johnhendel.tumblr.com/post/136219324Mon, 06 Jul 2009 00:00:00 -0500Albert Camus and the Pleasures of Literary Obsession <a href="http://nymag.com/arts/books/features/57735/">Albert Camus and the Pleasures of Literary Obsession </a>http://johnhendel.tumblr.com/post/135471292http://johnhendel.tumblr.com/post/135471292Sat, 04 Jul 2009 14:50:20 -0500The Stephin Merritt Standard - The New York TimesThe Stephin Merritt Standard - The New York Times: Here’s a great New York Times Magazine...http://johnhendel.tumblr.com/post/134582440http://johnhendel.tumblr.com/post/134582440Thu, 02 Jul 2009 23:56:00 -0500DON'T GET THAT COLLEGE DEGREE! - New York PostDON'T GET THAT COLLEGE DEGREE! - New York Post: Valid thoughts, mostly.http://johnhendel.tumblr.com/post/134292492http://johnhendel.tumblr.com/post/134292492Thu, 02 Jul 2009 13:40:12 -0500Why is reality TV so unfriendly?<object width="400" height="336"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/w536Alnon24&rel=0&egm=0&showinfo=0&fs=1"></param><param name="wmode" value="transparent"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/w536Alnon24&rel=0&egm=0&showinfo=0&fs=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" width="400" height="336" allowFullScreen="true" wmode="transparent"></embed></object><br/><br/>Why is reality TV so unfriendly?http://johnhendel.tumblr.com/post/134249589http://johnhendel.tumblr.com/post/134249589Thu, 02 Jul 2009 12:12:18 -0500I’ve begun watching Arrested Development again and I...<object width="400" height="336"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/tO1k2Y3o-iM&rel=0&egm=0&showinfo=0&fs=1"></param><param name="wmode" value="transparent"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/tO1k2Y3o-iM&rel=0&egm=0&showinfo=0&fs=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" width="400" height="336" allowFullScreen="true" wmode="transparent"></embed></object><br/><br/>I’ve begun watching <i>Arrested Development </i>again and I can’t stop myself.http://johnhendel.tumblr.com/post/133263897http://johnhendel.tumblr.com/post/133263897Tue, 30 Jun 2009 21:10:57 -0500Rural South Koreans’ Global Links Grow, Nourished by a Satellite Crop Rural South Koreans’ Global Links Grow, Nourished by a Satellite Crop : He felt deeply hurt when his...http://johnhendel.tumblr.com/post/132907793http://johnhendel.tumblr.com/post/132907793Tue, 30 Jun 2009 08:30:18 -0500Free time: gone Things that occupy my life now: Experimenting on people every day and for the foreseeable next...http://johnhendel.tumblr.com/post/132311664http://johnhendel.tumblr.com/post/132311664Mon, 29 Jun 2009 10:00:00 -0500Gogol Bordello—“Wonderlust King”  As my...<embed type="application/x-shockwave-flash" src="http://johnhendel.tumblr.com/swf/audio_player.swf?audio_file=http://www.tumblr.com/audio_file/130756892/tAQUGY8nKp6smhopwBhg0M5L&color=FFFFFF" height="27" width="207" quality="best"></embed><br/><br/><p>Gogol Bordello—“Wonderlust King” </p> <p>As my restlessness has increased in the last 3 months and my departure date from America grows closer, I play this song a lot. I need to acquire more Gogol Bordello, I think. My sister’s seeing them live in like a month, which seems like it’d be incredible. </p>http://johnhendel.tumblr.com/post/130756892http://johnhendel.tumblr.com/post/130756892Fri, 26 Jun 2009 13:40:34 -0500Don't let anyone fool youGrad school is a scary, barren land, especially when research recruitment becomes an issue. It WILL...http://johnhendel.tumblr.com/post/130747958http://johnhendel.tumblr.com/post/130747958Fri, 26 Jun 2009 13:21:00 -0500I went for a long run just now…but there are still a lot of questions clouding up my mind for some reason. http://johnhendel.tumblr.com/post/129628809http://johnhendel.tumblr.com/post/129628809Wed, 24 Jun 2009 18:26:43 -0500Old Boy Trailer (via blocodumdum) I’m probably watching...<object width="400" height="336"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/YLn1y9v6yno&rel=0&egm=0&showinfo=0&fs=1"></param><param name="wmode" value="transparent"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/YLn1y9v6yno&rel=0&egm=0&showinfo=0&fs=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" width="400" height="336" allowFullScreen="true" wmode="transparent"></embed></object><br/><br/><p>Old Boy Trailer (via <a href="http://youtube.com/user/blocodumdum">blocodumdum</a>)</p> <p>I’m probably watching this film later tonight, the first of the 7 Korean films I added to my Netflix queue. Looks so chipper. </p>http://johnhendel.tumblr.com/post/129628463http://johnhendel.tumblr.com/post/129628463Wed, 24 Jun 2009 18:25:36 -0500Malcolm McLaren—“About Her”<embed type="application/x-shockwave-flash" src="http://johnhendel.tumblr.com/swf/audio_player.swf?audio_file=http://www.tumblr.com/audio_file/128975262/tAQUGY8nKp2qja93yDbR1Z9y&color=FFFFFF" height="27" width="207" quality="best"></embed><br/><br/>Malcolm McLaren—“About Her”http://johnhendel.tumblr.com/post/128975262http://johnhendel.tumblr.com/post/128975262Tue, 23 Jun 2009 17:31:00 -0500I’ve been embarking on a scary number of side projects lately. I think for the best? Between...I’ve been embarking on a scary number of side projects lately. I think for the best? Between...http://johnhendel.tumblr.com/post/128965708http://johnhendel.tumblr.com/post/128965708Tue, 23 Jun 2009 17:10:30 -0500"Western people show exclamation even over trifles…In Western culture, they start a..."“Western people show exclamation even over trifles…In Western culture, they start a...http://johnhendel.tumblr.com/post/128145118http://johnhendel.tumblr.com/post/128145118Mon, 22 Jun 2009 10:31:16 -0500Get a Life, Holden Caulfield <a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2009/06/21/weekinreview/21schuessler.html?_r=1&hpw">Get a Life, Holden Caulfield </a>http://johnhendel.tumblr.com/post/127598184http://johnhendel.tumblr.com/post/127598184Sun, 21 Jun 2009 11:48:56 -0500