Culture to Consume - from R. Kelly to Nabokov

Culture to Consume

Watch this: From the director of “Thank You for Smoking” and “Juno” comes “Up in the Air,” a film about a detached man (George Clooney) who professionally fires people. Like “Smoking,” everyone loves the “sexy man gives good PR to a disliked profession” equation.

Listen to this: While The Bravery and R. Kelly are slated to have releases this week, I’m going to be checking out Animal Collective’s “Fall Be Kind EP.” Otherwise, hipster newbies The Happy Hollows’ “Spells” is glitzy punk with femme vocals.

Read this: Pop culture sage Douglas Coupland’s “Generation A” tells a story of bee stings in a bee-less future. To fill a thirst for classics, check out Nabokov’s “The Original of Laura,” which his son published after the author’s ghost told him it was ok.

Eat this: We here at The Daily are fan’s of Washington Ave.’s Bun Mi. Not only are the Vietnamese sandwiches full of cilantro and mystical “special mayo,” but they also come with fries. The best of both worlds.

(Don’t) drink this: Long islands at Blarney? Just kidding. Sierra Nevada’s Celebration Ale is bitter and well, bitter.

Click this: GQ has released their “Man of the Year” issue as an iPod app. While it doesn’t have the thrill that holding a real magazine does, it does look like the future.