The Cosmic Journey of Kacey Musgraves by Alex Morris I feel unkind making this admission: I am intensely excited about the next Kacey Musgraves album because it is being written from a place of heartbreak. Dazzling as her two most … Continue reading Outside Reading — Sturm und Twang edition
Live Venues In Long Line Awaiting Aid by Stacy Cowley Reporting for The New York Times, Stacy Cowley details the dire situation faced by performance venues across the nation, largely shuttered since last spring and without reasonable prospects for a … Continue reading Outside Reading —Till It’s Gone edition
An “Angry Mob” On Reddit Is Pushing Up GameStop’s Stock Price And Pissing Off A Bunch Of Wall Street Firms by Amber Jamieson I haven’t been especially attentive to this week’s flashiest business story, the assault on the norms of … Continue reading Outside Reading —The Power to Play edition
What Will Be The Impact Of Olivia Rodrigo’s “Drivers License” And Its Historically Massive Debut? by Chris DeVille Given that I’m aging into decrepitude at an admirable pace, I suppose it’s entirely appropriate that I have only the barest knowledge … Continue reading Outside Reading — Driver’s Education edition
‘Stop the Steal’ Didn’t Start With Trump by Jamelle Bouie As Jamelle Bouie forcefully, smartly argues in this editorial, published by The New York Times, there’s nothing new about the Republican rhetoric that led directly to lawless storming of the … Continue reading Outside Reading — See Who They Are edition
Black Voters Understood What the Stakes Were by Clint Smith In part because of the damage wrought by the pliant disciples of the psychopathic blowhard who has commanded too much of our collective intellectual, emotional, and spiritual energy the last … Continue reading Outside Reading — The Road Leads Back to You edition
Every Saturday, this space is given over to extol the writing of others. Since we’re still at a time of yearly retrospection, it seems proper to call attention to some of the best articles of 2020. These are the essays … Continue reading Outside Reading — Six from 2020
Does “Wonder Woman 1984” Hide Its Hero’s True Superpowers? by Jill Lepore To evaluate the new Wonder Woman movie, The New Yorker turns to staff writer Jill Lepore, who wrote an entire book on the amazing Amazon and her creators. … Continue reading Outside Reading — Fantastically Powered Princess edition
Texas Wedding Photographers Have Seen Some $#!+ by Emily McCullar Writing for Texas Monthly, Emily McCullar details the dilemma faced by wedding photographers in the state she covers, which presumably mirrors the experiences of similar professionals across the country. McCullar … Continue reading Outside Reading — Photo Negative edition
No One Expects Civility From Republicans by Michelle Goldberg Writing for The New York Times, Michelle Goldberg astutely details the abominable double standard that leads to aghast cluck-clucking any time someone says something unkind about Republicans and shrugging excuses when … Continue reading Outside Reading — A Thousand Thumb-Suckers About Civility edition
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