Blogs
Some notes on privilege
Jul 13, 2019Liberals shout about it, conservatives sneer at it -- but what is privilege?
My first instrument: the Casio VL-Tone (VL-1)
Apr 13, 2019Although this tiny instrument doesn't look like much, it entertained me for hours.
Revenge
Nov 14, 2018Content warning: sexual assault. After Jen is assaulted and left for dead she pulls herself together, then takes her attackers apart.
Mandy: Method All Up In My Madness
Nov 14, 2018A new revenge movie staring Nic Cage leans heavily on slow motion, red lens filters, and not much else.
Island of Death
Nov 12, 2018This movie would be a great travel promotion for a sleepy Greek island if it wasn't for all the blood.
Joe Bob Briggs’s “The Last Drive-In”
Nov 10, 2018The single best reason to subscribe to the horror-movie streaming service Shudder is Joe Bob Briggs’s movie marathon.
Louis Prima: The Wildest!
Oct 19, 2018I know Lois Armstrong, Mel Tormé, Dizzy Gillespie — somehow I missed hearing about Louis Prima.
Representation
Aug 18, 2018Cis white men are losing their grip on the representation of themselves and others in our media.
Let’s chat about abolishing ICE
Jul 8, 2018Conservatives keep telling us to tone it down; we should take that as an invitation to turn it up.
Peacekeeper
Jun 21, 2018Some thoughts on maintaining our civility when everything around us is an outrage.
My favorite headphones
May 18, 2018Hearing loss changes how I evaluate headphones. My current favorite is a happy accident.
Keep On Keeping On: Playlist
May 12, 2018Including Kon Kan, Herbaliser, Ronnie Hudson, Venetian Snares
Kon Kan: I beg your pardon
May 6, 2018When I think about music, I think about it in two periods. There’s before Kon Kan, and then there’s after Kon Kan.
Advertising abandoned ethics and it's destroying our country.
Feb 25, 2018Ad networks, niche targeting, and cost-per-click combine to polarize a nation.
Find Another Way
Feb 16, 2018A response to the argument that gun control is futile because killers will just get the guns illegally or use some other weapon.