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	<title>Immigrant Song &#187; Kitsch</title>
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	<description>My big mouth gets me into trouble overseas. By Rachel Arieff.</description>
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		<title>More Stairway to Stardom</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 13 Dec 2011 13:26:57 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Rachel Arieff</dc:creator>
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<p>I&#8217;m deeply sorry.</p>
<p>I promised myself I wasn&#8217;t going to do this, but apparently I have no self-control whatsoever.</p>
<p>Enjoy.</p>
<p>http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8AXbpfta7Yo</p>
<p>http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SuqtubuEPAs</p>
<p>http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_ZwOau_ycWw</p>
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<p>I&#8217;m deeply sorry.</p>
<p>I promised myself I wasn&#8217;t going to do this, but apparently I have no self-control whatsoever.</p>
<p>Enjoy.</p>
<p><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8AXbpfta7Yo">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8AXbpfta7Yo</a></p>
<p><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SuqtubuEPAs">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SuqtubuEPAs</a></p>
<p><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_ZwOau_ycWw">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_ZwOau_ycWw</a></p>
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		<title>Stairway to Stardom</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 11 Dec 2011 17:32:59 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Rachel Arieff</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[America]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Kitsch]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[New York]]></category>
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<p>I have just discovered something that has made it difficult to concentrate on my work, family, and friendships. And that thing, Ladies and Gentlemen, is a New York public access TeeVee show from the early &#8217;80s called STAIRWAY TO STARDOM.</p>
<p>I am powerless to stop clicking on every episode that shows up in the side column [...]]]></description>
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<p>I have just discovered something that has made it difficult to concentrate on my work, family, and friendships. And that thing, Ladies and Gentlemen, is a New York public access TeeVee show from the early &#8217;80s called STAIRWAY TO STARDOM.</p>
<p>I am powerless to stop clicking on every episode that shows up in the side column on YouTube. As one commenter remarked, &#8220;It&#8217;s more like <em>Stairway to being made fun of years later on YouTube</em>.&#8221;</p>
<p>Here are a few of my favorite talents. Enjoy!</p>
<p><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AoyKRaGxHUQ">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AoyKRaGxHUQ</a></p>
<p><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ec_SQQpcNL4">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ec_SQQpcNL4</a></p>
<p><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3MM2hFtO4BQ">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3MM2hFtO4BQ</a></p>
<p><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I5_vnObP33g">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I5_vnObP33g</a></p>
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		<title>Post-Spanish Election Treat: Gushers!</title>
		<link>http://popular1.com/rachelarieff/2011/11/post-spanish-election-treat-gushers/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 21 Nov 2011 11:52:53 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Rachel Arieff</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Cultural Clashes]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Kitsch]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Stupid]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Tee Vee]]></category>

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<p>Not only do I not understand the concept, but I don&#8217;t understand how something like this even exists. What a wonderful world.</p>
<p>Wouldn&#8217;t it have been awesome if these dancers were on the set, &#8220;interpreting&#8221; Rajoy and Rubalcaba&#8217;s answers during the debate?</p>
<p>Enjoy your post-Spanish election treat! Hat tip to my friend Beau Bahan in Austin.</p>
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<p>Not only do I not understand the concept, but I don&#8217;t understand how something like this even exists. What a wonderful world.</p>
<p>Wouldn&#8217;t it have been awesome if these dancers were on the set, &#8220;interpreting&#8221; Rajoy and Rubalcaba&#8217;s answers during the debate?</p>
<p>Enjoy your post-Spanish election treat! Hat tip to my friend Beau Bahan in Austin.</p>
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		<title>Django Caption Contest!</title>
		<link>http://popular1.com/rachelarieff/2011/09/django-caption-contest/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 14 Sep 2011 09:49:51 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Rachel Arieff</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Barcelona]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Celebrities]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Current Events]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Kitsch]]></category>
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<p>No sé mucho de Django, pero este cartel me ha dejado impactada. Como podemos ver, su gira actual se llama &#8220;Puñaladas en el alma&#8221;, pero la extraña foto me ha provocado pensar en varios nombres alternativos. Por ejemplo, &#8220;Puñaladas en la cara.&#8221; O, &#8220;Tour I Drink the Blood of Newborn Babies&#8221;. O &#8220;Tour When I Look [...]]]></description>
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<p>No sé mucho de Django, pero este cartel me ha dejado impactada. Como podemos ver, su gira actual se llama &#8220;Puñaladas en el alma&#8221;, pero la extraña foto me ha provocado pensar en varios nombres alternativos. Por ejemplo, &#8220;Puñaladas en la cara.&#8221; O, &#8220;Tour I Drink the Blood of Newborn Babies&#8221;. O &#8220;Tour When I Look into Your Eyes I Can See Into Your Future, Including Exactly How You Will Die.&#8221;</p>
<p>Sabéis? Stuff así.</p>
<p>Cuales son vuestras sugerencias para un alt-nombre de gira?</p>
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		<title>Late Nite Music Lounge #1: Blue Velvet</title>
		<link>http://popular1.com/rachelarieff/2011/05/late-night-music-lounge-1/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 17 May 2011 01:06:01 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Rachel Arieff</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Kitsch]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Late-Nite Lounge]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Music]]></category>

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<p>The first installment of Late Night Music Lounge.</p>
<p>For next time, I&#8217;d like to play some of your requests. Send your song ideas to lounge@rachelarieff.com.</p>
<p>Enjoy the show!</p>
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<p>The first installment of <a href="http://popular1.com/rachelarieff/rachels-late-nite-music-lounge/">Late Night Music Lounge</a>.</p>
<p>For next time, I&#8217;d like to play some of your requests. Send your song ideas to lounge@rachelarieff.com.</p>
<p>Enjoy the show!</p>
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		<title>Rachel&#8217;s Late Nite Music Lounge</title>
		<link>http://popular1.com/rachelarieff/2011/05/rachels-late-nite-music-lounge/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 16 May 2011 15:17:47 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Rachel Arieff</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Kitsch]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Music]]></category>
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<p>Welcome to a new feature on this blog: RACHEL&#8217;S LATE NITE MUSIC LOUNGE. Click on the link to read more.</p>
<p>The first episode will go up tonight at 3 AM.</p>
<p>_________________________</p>
<p>Bienvenidos a una nueva sección de este blog: Rachel&#8217;s Late Nite Music Lounge. Pincha en el enlace para descubrir The Lounge y cómo funciona. El primer episodio estrenará esta noche a [...]]]></description>
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<p>Welcome to a new feature on this blog: <a href="http://popular1.com/rachelarieff/rachels-late-nite-music-lounge/">RACHEL&#8217;S LATE NITE MUSIC LOUNGE</a>. Click on the link to read more.</p>
<p>The first episode will go up tonight at 3 AM.</p>
<p>_________________________</p>
<p>Bienvenidos a una nueva sección de este blog: <a href="http://popular1.com/rachelarieff/rachels-late-nite-music-lounge/">Rachel&#8217;s Late Nite Music Lounge</a>. Pincha en el enlace para descubrir The Lounge y cómo funciona. El primer episodio estrenará esta noche a las 3h. de la madrugada.</p>
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		<title>The Rapist Painting (&amp; Other Artifacts of Luxury)</title>
		<link>http://popular1.com/rachelarieff/2011/05/the-rapist-painting-other-artifacts-of-luxury/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 05 May 2011 20:21:59 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Rachel Arieff</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Kitsch]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Travel]]></category>

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<p>A fascinating artifact from a so-called &#8220;luxury&#8221; apartment we were staying in this week. An apartment where the internet didn&#8217;t work and the door to the balcony (and the only sense of ventilation) was nailed shut from outside, forbidding any kind of ventilation.</p>
<p>All right, it&#8217;s not exactly a rapist&#8230; but &#8220;Rapist Painting&#8221; has a nice [...]]]></description>
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<p>A fascinating artifact from a so-called &#8220;luxury&#8221; apartment we were staying in this week. An apartment where the internet didn&#8217;t work and the door to the balcony (and the only sense of ventilation) was nailed shut from outside, forbidding any kind of ventilation.</p>
<p>All right, it&#8217;s not exactly a rapist&#8230; but &#8220;Rapist Painting&#8221; has a nice ring to it, doesn&#8217;t it? You&#8217;ve got to admit: it&#8217;s a good name for a band. Or an album or a single.</p>
<p>Love the guy&#8217;s hand disappearing into his pants as he ogles the big-butted blonde chick, leaving us all to wonder:</p>
<p>Is she a prostitute?</p>
<p>Is she a respectable woman?</p>
<p>Or does she inhabit the nether-world in-between, and work for Endesa?</p>
<p>Of course, if we&#8217;re the guy in the painting, the answer is: <em>What&#8217;s the difference?</em></p>
<p><img class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-4853" title="photo" src="http://popular1.com/rachelarieff/wp-content/uploads/2011/05/photo-e1304623270286.jpg" alt="" width="640" height="478" /></p>
<p>The burning question for me is: exactly how does a painting end up in a so-called <em>apartamento de alto-standing </em>in Madrid? What kind of person would think that this painting would be a nice addition to the decorative scheme? Did they think it would add a romantic touch to the place? Maybe young, upscale couples would see it and suddenly get in the mood?</p>
<p>More from the High Class Palace:</p>
<p><a rel="attachment wp-att-4866" href="http://popular1.com/rachelarieff/2011/05/the-rapist-painting-other-artifacts-of-luxury/horno/"><img class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-4866" title="horno" src="http://popular1.com/rachelarieff/wp-content/uploads/2011/05/horno-e1304625489393.jpg" alt="" width="640" height="478" /></a></p>
<p><img class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-4863" title="McQ" src="http://popular1.com/rachelarieff/wp-content/uploads/2011/05/McQ-e1304625224660.jpg" alt="" width="640" height="480" /></p>
<p>A framed poster of Steve McQueen placed next to a rustic wooden what-the-fuck on the wall told me that every asshole believes himself to be a great interior decorator. Putting that theory to the test, I decided to try my hand at it:</p>
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		<title>Back from the Dead</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 31 Mar 2011 12:27:20 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Rachel Arieff</dc:creator>
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<p>Primero, quiero pedir disculpas a todos los que han dejado comentarios en este blog que no han sido aprobados hasta ahora. Este Word Press es una cosa rara; a veces me avisa cuando llegan y a veces no. En este caso, ha pasado de avisarme completamente&#8230; probablemente en espíritu de venganza, por mi comportamiento tan [...]]]></description>
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<p>Primero, quiero pedir disculpas a todos los que han dejado comentarios en este blog que no han sido aprobados hasta ahora. Este Word Press es una cosa rara; a veces me avisa cuando llegan y a veces no. En este caso, ha pasado de avisarme completamente&#8230; probablemente en espíritu de venganza, por mi comportamiento tan pasota respecto a este blog.</p>
<p>La verdad es que he estado metida en mil movidas este último mes, y debido a mi personalidad obsesiva que no sabe hacer nada con moderación, las cosas me salen &#8220;todo o nada&#8221;. En este caso, se ha traducido a un descuido enorme respecto a email e informática. Y con los años, esta tendencia mía va a peor.</p>
<p>Supongo que hay una pastilla que me curaría de ese defecto, pero los farmaceúticos te joden la creatividad. Y tengo mis mejores ideas cuando estoy corriendo desnuda por el Caprabo(TM) de mi barrio.</p>
<p>Tengo varias cosas para enseñaros, empezando por unas fotos que saqué en una tienda por la Ronda San Antoni. Un par de artefactos de nuestra edad de consumición compulsiva, hasta las personalidades más legendarias de la cultura pop.</p>
<p>Pero primero, un breve historial: cuando tenía 12 años, el profesor de historia nos dio la tarea de preparar una tesis sobre alguien histórico. Después de mucha discusión con él &#8212; una batalla que acabé ganando simplemente por agobiarle, no por convencerle &#8212;  me permitió escribir sobre Marilyn Monroe.</p>
<p>Pero desde entonces, la pobre Marilyn ha sido quemada para mí hace ya muchos años. No fue culpa suya, porque en mi opinión, sigue siendo uno de los personajes más fascinantes y encantadores de este siglo (y pico).</p>
<p>Todo empezó con ese retrato de Warhol, en su época algo curioso y revolucionario. Quién hubiera imaginado que los retratos de Warhol se convertirían en el agobio de decoración de hogar modernita y <em>low-cost </em>durante el siglo que venía?</p>
<p>Aquí tenemos una clase de &#8220;wall art&#8221; para la casa:</p>
<p><img class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-4242" title="marilyns" src="http://popular1.com/rachelarieff/wp-content/uploads/2011/03/marilyns.jpg" alt="" width="600" height="612" /></p>
<p>Aprecio especialmente el detalle de imprimir su nombre debajo de cada retrato. Por si cupiese la duda de cómo se llama ese rostro. Por si el comprador es alguien que ha vivido en una cueva durante toda la vida.</p>
<p>Vi un cartel que hizo lo mismo con el pobre James Dean. Su famosa foto, en chaqueta de biker, estampado en carteles, biombos, papeleras&#8230;</p>
<p>Pero el golpe más bestia fue lo siguiente, de nuevo a Marilyn:</p>
<p><a rel="attachment wp-att-4243" href="http://popular1.com/rachelarieff/2011/03/back-from-the-dead/marilyn-escoba/"><img class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-4243" title="marilyn-escoba" src="http://popular1.com/rachelarieff/wp-content/uploads/2011/03/marilyn-escoba.jpg" alt="" width="600" height="804" /></a></p>
<p>Si Marilyn y James Dean hubiesen sabido que sus rostros acabarían, 50 años después de sus muertes, ornamentando papeleras y recoge-escombros, se habrían suicidado mucho antes.</p>
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<p>Oh, y esta noche: <em>Planeta Catalunya</em>! Como siempre, en el Café Teatre Llantiol de Barcelona, C/ Riereta 7, 23h. <a href="http://rachelarieff.com/planetacatalunya.html">Click aquí</a> para más info y reservas. Sólo quedan unos 4 shows hasta el summer break, y quién sabe qué nos pasará entonces. Si el planeta (universal, no catalán) seguirá existiendo o no.</p>
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		<title>Cómo cagar</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 22 Feb 2011 00:33:18 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Rachel Arieff</dc:creator>
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<p>Nunca he ido a Japón, pero videos como éste no disminuyen mi fascinación&#8230; ni tampoco los esterotipos sobre los japoneses.</p>
<p>De dónde viene tanta alegría y positividad? Sólo sería justificado si el niño tuviese un hábito de cagarse en los pantalones o en la moqueta. Pero ver a los padres tan, taaaaan entusiasmados? Qué pastillas están [...]]]></description>
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<p>Nunca he ido a Japón, pero videos como éste no disminuyen mi fascinación&#8230; ni tampoco los esterotipos sobre los japoneses.</p>
<p>De dónde viene tanta alegría y positividad? Sólo sería justificado si el niño tuviese un hábito de cagarse en los pantalones o en la moqueta. Pero ver a los padres tan, <em>taaaaan</em> entusiasmados? Qué pastillas están tomando? Porque me vendrían muy bien en estos días.</p>
<p>Mi parte favorita de este adorable video viene a las 1:36. Porque me recuerda a mi misma, cuando intento nadar en el mar.</p>
<p>Por cierto, descubrí este video porque, en un ataque de aburrimiento, Googleé <em>poop</em>. Esto es el nivel de que estamos hablando, damas y caballeros. </p>
<p>Pero fue un alivio ver que no soy la única. El comentario más popular sobre video era éste: &#8220;Thumbs up if you just typed in POOP.&#8221; </p>
<p>Me consuelo en que no sólo yo, si no toda la civilización, va hacia abajo. Have a nice day!<br />
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		<title>Madrid. De Cojones.</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 24 Feb 2010 17:21:51 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Rachel Arieff</dc:creator>
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<p>Back in Madrid for Anti-Karaoke. Love this town. This is a town with huevos. Contundente.</p>
<p>I got something else I wish I could show you, but right now I gotta start shaving my toes and curling my hair for the 3rd anniversary show of AK-Madrid. Stay tuned!</p>
<p>http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fou_mm442ns</p>
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<p>Back in Madrid for Anti-Karaoke. Love this town. This is a town with huevos. <em>Contundente.</em></p>
<p>I got something else I wish I could show you, but right now I gotta start shaving my toes and curling my hair for the 3rd anniversary show of AK-Madrid. Stay tuned!</p>
<p><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fou_mm442ns">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fou_mm442ns</a></p>
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