Brian Carlo

Needs Z Axis: Pop Vs. Hipster

New York Magazine’s Approval Matrix always does a fairly smart job of putting “taste” in perspective without being a self-aware mess like a VH1 show. An old friend of mine from high school, Liz, apparently works for the magazine now, so I wonder if she’s behind some of this?

Anyhow, it’s not every day you find shoutouts to two blogs you frequent (videogum and indexed) and references to Kimbo Slice (best quality is his beard), My Morning Jacket (jury’s still out) and the dome of Jeff Van Gundy on a scatterplot.

Best thing about this week’s version, though, was tipping me off to the new Werner Herzog.