SOUNDTRACK: LIGHTS-“February Air” (2006).
Lights is a Canadian singer who is managed by Jian Ghomeshi. She is a young cute pop singer and this was her second hit (I think–Wikipedia says it was used in an Old Navy ad). I admit that I’d never heard of her before seeing her on Jian’s page.
I think of everything that Jian touches to be unique and always interesting. And although this is certainly poppy and catchy, it’s only mildly interesting and is kind of indistinguishable from a lot of other poppy catchy songs (the middle section stands out a bit, admittedly).
She’s received a number of accolades (best new artist at the 2009 Junos), so good for her (and Jian). But I think I’ll be passing on her discs.
[READ: January 10, 2001] “Minnows”
This very short story (two pages) is dark and quite twisted. Both in content and in structure.
The story opens with a woman seeing her daughter at the door. We quickly learn that the daughter is not happy, but when the visit turns violent it’s unclear whether the older woman is crazy or hallucinating or if the violence is really happening.
Then we get some background story about their relationship. Which sets things straight (sort of). (more…)
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