The Dismantled State Takes on a Pandemic by Alex Parnee Writing for The New Republic, Alex Parnee addresses the clumsy ineptitude of the U.S. executive branch at this moment and correctly points out it is the logical outcome of around … Continue reading Outside Reading — Closed edition
Now that Margo Price has moved on from Third Man Records, it’s evidently time for her to make some music that sounds like it would have been snugly at home on Jack White’s Nashville-based label. For the lead single from … Continue reading This Week’s Model — Margo Price, “Twinkle Twinkle”
#45 — Shutter Island (Martin Scorsese, 2010) Martin Scorsese didn’t owe us any more high art. That was clear. By the time the calendar flipped over to the twenty-tens, Scorsese had already amassed forty years of astonishing accomplishment, and he … Continue reading Top Fifty Films of the 10s — Number Forty-Five
The swirl of today has prevented me from stringing together pithy words (or words that aspire to pithiness, anyway). Maybe more than that, piping off on some odd slice of pop culture feels a little off to me. So I … Continue reading Programming Note
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. Many times, I have found myself lured into decadent decisions by a beer … Continue reading Beers I Have Known — Octopi Brewing Barrel-Aged S’mores Stout
#49 — Sidney Poitier as Tommy Tyler in Edge of the City (Martin Ritt, 1957) Sidney Poitier became an icon so quickly that it was all too easy to lose sight of him as an actor. When he claimed an Oscar … Continue reading Greatish Performances #49
552. Various Artists, Lonely is an Eyesore (1987) The 4AD record label launched in 1980, and quickly developed a reputation for haunting, esoteric pop music, the ethereal quality of the various acts’ creative enhanced by the striking cover art provided … Continue reading College Countdown: CMJ Top 1000, 1979 – 1989 — #552 to #549
America Punished Elizabeth Warren for Her Competence by Megan Garber Given the harsh realities of the political landscape, Elizabeth Warren’s withdrawal from the presidential race was the right choice and the right time. But it still stings, and Megan Garber, … Continue reading Outside Reading — You’re Better Than All These Fuckers edition
Burn it all down, Chicks. Burn it. All. Down. Continue reading This Week’s Model — Dixie Chicks, “Gaslighter”
These posts are about the songs that just barely failed to cross the key line of chart success, entering the Billboard Top 40. Every song featured in this series peaked at number 41. There were many clearly identifiable results of … Continue reading Top 40 Smash Near Misses — “Wide Open Spaces”
Coffee for Two 