Outside Reading — Compassion edition
I Was Raped by My Father. An Abortion Saved My Life. by Michele Goodwin During this week’s Supreme Court arguments about draconian laws that were obviously constructed to allow a partisan judicial branch to overturn fifty-year-old settled law, there was … Continue reading Outside Reading — Compassion edition
Beers I Have Known — Half Acre Beer Company Burl
This series of posts is dedicated to the many, many six packs, pony kegs and pints that have sauntered into my life at one point or another. Sometimes I’m quite glad I live in reasonable proximity to the city of … Continue reading Beers I Have Known — Half Acre Beer Company Burl
The Art of the Sell — Elvis Presley for London Calling
These posts celebrate the movie trailers, movie posters, commercials, print ads, and other promotional material that stand as their own works of art. Because the Clash were nicking design elements from Elvis Presley’s 1956 self-titled album for their 1979 double-album … Continue reading The Art of the Sell — Elvis Presley for London Calling
Outside Reading — Tremendously Beautiful, Tremendously Useful, or Tremendously Absurd edition
Give Your Loved One an Oyster I.O.U.: A Food-Themed Holiday Gift Guide by Helen Rosner As we rush headlong into the slice of the calendar years reserved for the most virulent consumerism, there is one only gift guide worth the … Continue reading Outside Reading — Tremendously Beautiful, Tremendously Useful, or Tremendously Absurd edition
Happy Thanksgiffing
Happy Thanksgiving to those who celebrate the day! Continue reading Happy Thanksgiffing
My Misspent Youth — Hawkeye by Matt Fraction and David Aja
I read a lot of comic books as a kid. This series of posts is about the comics I read, and, occasionally, the comics that I should have read. I can’t really speak to Hawkeye’s place and stature in comic … Continue reading My Misspent Youth — Hawkeye by Matt Fraction and David Aja
Now Playing — King Richard
My first instinct is that the framing of the new film King Richard is off in a way that’s all too common. In telling the tale of two incredible female athletes — one of whom can make a legitimate claim … Continue reading Now Playing — King Richard
Now Playing — Tick, Tick… Boom!
I have little doubt that Lin-Manuel Miranda relates mightily to the agonizing tale of creation related in Tick, Tick… Boom! Sure, Miranda is now an entertainment world titan with a trio of Tonys, a Pulitzer Prize, and wider name recognition … Continue reading Now Playing — Tick, Tick… Boom!
College Countdown: CMJ Top 1000, 1979 – 1989 — #272 to #270
272. Thomas Dolby, The Flat Earth (1984) When he made his first recordings, Thomas Dolby took great pride in his fairly isolated tinkering with computer equipment to click towards his finished product. In interviewers, he referred to himself as an … Continue reading College Countdown: CMJ Top 1000, 1979 – 1989 — #272 to #270
Outside Reading — Dereliction of Duty edition
The Trump Administration Created Its Own Reality on the Pandemic and Failed the Country by Charles P. Pierce Over seven hundred and fifty thousand dead in the United States from COVID-19, at a minimum. This enormous number was preventable. Instead, … Continue reading Outside Reading — Dereliction of Duty edition
Coffee for Two 