Wilfrid Posted January 25 Share Posted January 25 My favorite version of Paolo Conte's best known song. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wilfrid Posted January 25 Share Posted January 25 4 minutes ago, Sneakeater said: How am I in a position to make unqualified assertions about "the best pop songs"? I think one only has to know a bit about Anglo-American pop since 1956 to be able to say that "Call Me Maybe," while appealing, is not "one of the greatest pop songs of all time." 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Orik Posted January 25 Share Posted January 25 I'm pretty sure ethnocentric coverage is not a major factor in Pitchfork's decline. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
backyardchef Posted January 25 Share Posted January 25 2 hours ago, Sneakeater said: But seriously, you can't say "greatest pop songs of all time" without some kind of qualifier. Unless you're deeply familiar with all Asian, African, Latin American, and indeed all European pop music. (Flagging @mongo in case he's around.) So, your fight is really with Pitchfork's choice of words. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
backyardchef Posted January 25 Share Posted January 25 I wonder if Sietsema wrote that Carly Rae Jepsen endorsement. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sneakeater Posted January 25 Author Share Posted January 25 9 minutes ago, backyardchef said: So, your fight is really with Pitchfork's choice of words. No no no. I'm not fighting Pitchfork at all. I'm fighting people here who posted lists of "greatest pop songs" all of which happened to come from the U.S. and Britain without qualifying that they meant "greatest Anglo-American pop songs". Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wilfrid Posted January 25 Share Posted January 25 But you're ignoring the context which is the reference to Carly Rae, a reference that can be challenged without straying outside the Anglo-American or indeed just American space. To put it another way, if you started to list American pop songs that would be generally accepted as superior to "Call Me Maybe," you'd die before you finished. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GerryOlds2TheReturnofGerry Posted February 7 Share Posted February 7 This gets progressively less weird as you scroll down, but it starts off with some head-scratchers. https://ny.eater.com/maps/where-to-eat-guide-valentines-day-nyc Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wilfrid Posted February 8 Share Posted February 8 I try to cut Eater some slack but “a just right finale to a holiday meal” tells me this is paid media, not editorial. Embarrassing. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sneakeater Posted February 8 Author Share Posted February 8 +1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sneakeater Posted February 8 Author Share Posted February 8 Or +1000000000 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
small h Posted February 8 Share Posted February 8 I thought the only people who went to Bella Blu were your friend's parents who live in Chatham. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
small h Posted February 8 Share Posted February 8 (And me, if said friend's parents are picking up the tab.) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anthony Bonner Posted February 8 Share Posted February 8 8 hours ago, small h said: I thought the only people who went to Bella Blu were your friend's parents who live in Chatham. That reminds me I need to figure out where to eat before that ballet tonight. N.b. I just live Chatham adjacent. Those people are monsters. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anthony Bonner Posted February 8 Share Posted February 8 9 hours ago, Wilfrid said: I try to cut Eater some slack but “a just right finale to a holiday meal” tells me this is paid media, not editorial. Embarrassing. Even by their low standards this screamed advertorial Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
backyardchef Posted February 8 Share Posted February 8 Pay for play at Eater!? Whoda thunk it..... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Orik Posted February 8 Share Posted February 8 4 hours ago, Anthony Bonner said: Even by their low standards this screamed advertorial Would it be better if this turned out to be a genuine list? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sneakeater Posted February 8 Author Share Posted February 8 (edited) It couldn’t. It just couldn’t. Edited February 8 by Sneakeater Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wilfrid Posted February 9 Share Posted February 9 10 hours ago, Orik said: Would it be better if this turned out to be a genuine list? Is dumb better than corrupt? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sneakeater Posted February 9 Author Share Posted February 9 It wouldn’t even be dumb. It would be random. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
backyardchef Posted February 9 Share Posted February 9 11 hours ago, Wilfrid said: Is dumb better than corrupt? Why can't it be both? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sneakeater Posted February 13 Author Share Posted February 13 On 12/7/2023 at 1:44 PM, Wilfrid said: Like: Oh, that's one cuisine? Weird that it has two names. I always wondered why the food at K-Paul's and Antoine's was so similar. :heavy-sarcasm: He's baaaaaaacccccckkkkkkk: https://ny.eater.com/2024/2/13/24070659/file-gumbo-bar-tribeca-new-orleans-cajun-creole-review Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
backyardchef Posted February 13 Share Posted February 13 19 minutes ago, Sneakeater said: He's baaaaaaacccccckkkkkkk: https://ny.eater.com/2024/2/13/24070659/file-gumbo-bar-tribeca-new-orleans-cajun-creole-review He has arisen Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sneakeater Posted February 13 Author Share Posted February 13 I guess it's getting near that time. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GerryOlds2TheReturnofGerry Posted February 14 Share Posted February 14 I'm a Lowerline fan, but that does look pretty good -- and I like that they have gumbo z'herbes. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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