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Sometimes a novel is so good, I picture the film in my head. And every great film needs a great soundtrack So now I make playlists for books. Feel free to post yours here! "So Yesterday" by Scott Westerfeld explores the blurred lines between art and commerce as its heroes, a "cool hunter" and an "innovator," roam NYC searching for a kidnapped marketing executive ...and the holy grail of athletic shoes.

...aaaaand I just finalized my Sucker playlist. Half punk. Half pop. With a VERY pointed transition. Could be two playlists. It's not (UPDATE: Switched out the photo in 2018. Because Photobucket sucks now. In case anyone ever runs across this page again.)

No. Way. Has it been two years already.

It's a human issue and a societal issue. Targeting individuals for criticism for "appropriation" often misses the point. I don't blame AB for her anger, but she needs to find a healthier outlet for expressing it IMO.

Would it be tacky to say I hope she'd include "Knocked Up"? Cause it totally needs a re-release

Nice sound! Reminds me of PC Music. That's a compliment

Nah, Divorce will be an homage to punk-inspired j-pop, and we'll get it sometime around 2038.

I just heard "il j'adore" in the last chorus. Wtf... is that even Italian, or French? Help please

For me, the Honeymoon cover is disappointing but nonetheless meaningful. She's the starlet holding us at a distance. The photos in which she's wearing sunglasses make it seem like she could be happy. But then in the center spread (and the UO cover) you get to see the real story on her face. And it hearkens back to Ultraviolence.

I'll just post the edited version... (artwork by Coney Island King)

Dare I post Honeyviolence: The Clusterfuck Edition? (Just my personal favorites. )

Okay. What about gold vs. cold?

I agree that Lana did (in the Ride video) appropriate the culture regardless of intent. Her intent is relevant for determining how the problem should be addressed. In the case of "Art Deco," her intended meaning of "you're so ghetto" (both "ghetto" and "you're") is relevant both for determining whether there is a problem, and also if so, how the problem should be addressed.

I just figured out who you are LOVE the name

I grew up being encouraged to be "color-blind," so I understand the impulse to treat everyone the same. By itself, though, this approach is unsatisfactory for someone who wants to appreciate diversity. The reasons for war are complex. For some, assimilation = erasure =/= integration. I agree that intent should count for something. That's why I support a dialogic (cooperative) model of communication. In a speaker-centric model, all that is important is what Lana meant. In a hearer-centric model, all that matters is how people will take it. IMO, both the second and third models are problematic

All right guys, bear with me, but I'm hearing something different in the chorus. I see "Art Deco" not as contrasting with something like "Art Nouveau," but rather with something like "Neon Gold" ...something like "yellow." (Thus, "art deco" would be positive.) I'm seeing the theme all over the chorus. This is what I hear: Club queen on the downtown scene Prowling around at night You're not mean you're just born to be seen Born to be wild A little party never hurt no one That's why it's alright You want in but you just can't win So you hang in the lights You're so Art Deco Out on the floor Shining like gunmetal Gold and unsure Baby you're so ghetto You're looking to score When they all say yellow You try to ignore them Cause you want more (why?) You want more (why?) You want more (why?) Cause you want more Young thing on the downtown scene Rolling around at night You've got things that've yet to be seen Like your rapper's delight A little party never hurt no one That's why it's alright You want in but you just can't win So you stay in the lights You're so Art Deco Out on the floor Shining like gunmetal Cold and unsure Baby you're so ghetto You're looking to score And they all say hello You try to ignore them Cause you want more (why?) You want more (why?) You want more (why?) Cause you want more A little party never hurt no one So you stay out late A little party never hurt no one That's what your friends say You put your life out on the line You're crazy all the time Put your life out on the line You're crazy all the time You're so Art Deco Out on the floor Shining like gunmetal Gold and unsure Baby you're so ghetto You're looking to score When they all say yellow You try to ignore them Cause you want more (why?) You want more (why?) You want more (why?) Cause you want more A little party never hurt no one Not you and me A little party never hurt no one We were born to be free I mean, it's in a nightclub (Neon Gold club nights) ...? Yes? No? Maybe?

I understand. You didn't say that. But I didn't hear anyone saying all white people are racist either. IMO insisting on treating everyone the same OR insisting on treating everyone differently are both problematic. We need to listen to each other more, and ask how each other wants to be treated.

Lizzy Grant. Lana Del Rey fans. Countless young women today (and that's just the cis perspective). Really, the possibilities are endless. Systematic racism includes the privilege that many (not all white people, and not all of whom are white) enjoy passively. While having privilege is arguably not a problem in and of itself, the things that some people do to hold onto privilege are beyond problematic.

Maybe "questionable" is a better description when (otherwise) reasonable people may disagree about whether it is problematic?

I love reading these stories about how Lana has given people courage to be themselves. <3 Her music has helped me do the same. Watching how she shocks, provokes, and enrages people without ever meaning to ...it reminds me of my own life on a much smaller scale. I think a lot of people live this way. The world thinks it doesn't need us because we don't "fit," and I used to be convinced it was true. But now I believe the world needs us to not fit. It needs us to question the status quo. In small life-changing ways, or huge world-altering ones.

Lana has helped me find a new dream. Fuck with the system

AKA (till the end of time) > BTD > UV with bonus tracks > Honeymoon > UV without bonus tracks > Paradise

Track order makes all the difference to me. I feel like I can finally appreciate the title track now.

I heard "Blue ribbons or not" originally, but now I do hear "Blue Ribbons on ice."