Very, very good: my new albums by Mogwai, Black Mountain and The Heartless Bastards.

Very, very bad: Starship Troopers 2.

Very, very creepy: Triumph Of The Will. Obviously, the subject matter is abhorrent. But the technical skill Leni Reifenstahl had, considering it was the mid-1930s, was stunning. I find it’s serving two purposes: 1) to remind me that the German citizens, while not Nazis, were still capable of supporting and allowing that party to fulfill its plans; 2) that governments are more than adept at sponsoring & creating propaganda to get the masses on their side, no matter how repugnant the goals.