BLESS

Go tell it on the mountain. I HAVE FOUND IT!! "IT" would be a collection of gleeful ditties that, in the midst of a particularly gory personal breakdown, has come along and to tell me that it's time to come back to life. Burn the pictures, move, throw away all of his clothes, buy a new TV and throw a record on. The last time I was sure I was not long for this world--late 2005--Lil' Kim's "The Naked Truth" flew down from on high and gave me hope for a brighter future. Lady Gaga's "The Fame" is my hope for 2008. "The Fame" is saccharin yet tough, with a touch of sweet, self-deprecating neofeminism that warms my cold, black heart. See "Boys, Boys, Boys", because making fun of hipster twits is always fun (and using them is even funnier):