Chris Pruitt

Chris Pruitt is the son of a creosote bush and the desert wind, but he now lives in Los Angeles, CA. Despite his best efforts to ruin his employability by earning a degree in English, he currently works in the operating room at a hospital in Santa Monica. His turn-ons include books, red wine, and raucous garage rock. Follow him on twitter @pruittca

The Curious Case of The Weeknd

The Curious Case of The Weeknd

By Chris Pruitt on May 8, 2012

A Cinco de Mayo celebration and a couple of reasons that you ought to care

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Pumped up Nihilists: How irony infiltrated the mainstream, or Foster the People wrote a bad song and they should feel bad about it

Pumped up Nihilists: How irony infiltrated the mainstream, or Foster the People wrote a bad song and they should feel bad about it

By Chris Pruitt on April 6, 2012

A year-and-a-half retrospective in five parts.

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