I had heard Uncle Al was bringing the band out on the road to play the material from the 12" Singles/With Sympathy era, but I didn't realize that meant we were going to get a fully reworked release of the most iconic tracks. That's right - Ministry: The Squirrely Years Revisited is out and it's pretty damn good.
"Mark leads a team of office workers whose memories have been surgically divided between their work and personal lives. When a mysterious colleague appears outside of work, it begins a journey to discover the truth about their jobs."
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I could tell you about the movie with Jenny Ortega and Paul Rudd that I went to see last night, or I can keep it clean and talk about how, despite my lifelong disdain for Ben "The Black Hole of Comedy" Stiller, my sister recently talked me into watching Severence on Apple TV and I absolutely love it.
Now, Stiller didn't create this, but he directed the first three episodes, and they were stellar! I mean, credit where it's due, folks.
Created by Dan Erickson, IMDB sums the show up thusly:
"Mark leads a team of office workers whose memories have been surgically divided between their work and personal lives. When a mysterious colleague appears outside of work, it begins a journey to discover the truth about their jobs."
This show is DARK. The lives of each character are divided as their "Innie" and "Outie." The Innie's lives exist solely at the office, and while most of them cope by convincing themselves they are doing something great, one character is desperate to get out and cannot. She makes several resignation requests to her Outtie, but each falls on deaf ears, leading to an increasingly malevolent response.
Can't recommend this one enough.
I was on the fence about this one, but my good friend Jesus sent me a copy a year or two ago, and with the movie coming out, I knew we'd cover it on The Horror Vision, so I figured a comparison between the film and source material would be in order. ~80 pages in, and I can say this is a very readable book. Not much has happened yet, but I'm enjoying it for sure.
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Late last week, I finished John Dies At the End, and I'm happy to report it was absolutely fantastic. Such a fun read that has a pretty unique tone. Dave, the Narrator, has a particularly snarky approach to the world, and the titular John splits the difference between stupidity and heroism perfectly.
Next up: Adam Cesare's Clown in a Cornfield.
Playlist:
Shellac - Excellent Italian Greyhound
Pink Floyd - Piper At the Gates of Dawn
Tool - Ænima
Ike Reilly - Poison the Hit Parade
Ozzy Osbourne - No More Tears
Skid Row - Eponymous
Skid Row - Slave to the Grind
• Two of Swords
• Ace of Swords
Mastering Will to stand or severe unproductive partnerships. Hmmm... I hate when I receive 'work advice' from the cards, but it's on point.
