Literary Graffiti is Wonderful

Literary graffiti, enough said. Street artists like Banksy and Kobra are driven by political statements and much like them, these graffiti pieces are powerful and eye opening. Not to mention, great quotes that simply summarize their respective novels.

Sidenote: I wish I had seen this in high school-I would’ve consulted these instead of Spark Notes! At least now I can appreciate these pieces, after reading and understanding the brilliance of Orwell and Vonnegut.

My particular favorites are “Alice in Wonderland”, “1984”, and “The Crying Lot of 49”. These are great examples of statements without words and I love anything visual like these.

See the rest here. Thank you Buzzfeed!

First Listen: Death Cab For Cutie, 'Transatlanticism (10th Anniversary Edition)'

A great article covered by NPR. In lieu of the 10th anniversary album release, NPR is streaming Death Cab For Cutie’s ‘Transatlanticism’. For many, this album is the very definition of nostalgia; reminders of first loves and heartbreaks, first kisses and disses. The whole album is beautifully mastered, beautifully written, and beautifully reminiscent of younger days. 

A personal favorite on the album is the album song 'Transatlanticism’. Ben Gibbard, King Poet and lexicographer of metaphors, explains the distancing of two people as the separation of two islands. “I need you so much closer” is repetitively sung in a soft and almost infinite request as the song concludes. 

Another favorite is the album closer, 'A Lack of Color’. With verses like "If you feel discouraged that there’s a lack of color here, please don’t worry lover, it’s really bursting at the seams, absorbing everything, spectrums A to Z“, the guys at Death Cab for Cutie seem to understand the twists and turns between human and life.

Thank you NPR for a trip down memory lane. Thank you Death Cab for Cutie for this beautiful and life changing album.