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- Politics
Ballz to the Walz
Many pundits and armchair pundits like myself were sure that Josh Shapiro was going to be the vice presidential pick for the Harris campaign. I've never been more thrilled at being wrong - Tim Walz is the real deal.
- New York
Where being different is the only thing in common: NYC’s ties that bind
While New York City is mega-diverse, it’s also varied in the ways that these diverse groups have spread out and settled here. Think meta-diversity.
- Politics
Josh Shapiro: a choice that forces a reckoning of our biases
Like many who don't live in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, Josh Shapiro is a name I only know from a casual perspective. He is the obvious choice.
- Music
The musical joy of sisterhood runs in the family with The Roches.
The adjacent suburbs of New York City, that’s where the Roches came from. Not a household name by any measure, but nevertheless an interesting group of Irish American singing sisters who typify the results of the 1970's music scene.
- Politics
‘Tis the season to be jolly, Kama-la-la-la, la-la-la-la!
American politics has been a joyless pursuit for a long time now. But Kamala Harris is a potential game-changer, and her candidacy is making it feel like Christmas in July.
- TV
Dallas über alles
The lens through which many Europeans view Texas, and America in general, is from the TV show "Dallas", which was wildly popular in Germany, France, the UK, and beyond.
MIXTAPES curated musical journeys
Empire State Human
Songs about New York City from an outsider’s loving perspective.
Sage comme une image
A collection of pop music in the French language, from the late 1960’s through the 1980’s.
Theoretical China (理论中国)
West meets East when you hand a white person a synthesizer – here are all the charming examples of everything that is not Occidental.
Strawberry girls & Banana split ladies
Women around the world at work – female fronted music from the 60’s through the 80’s.
Quiet Storms & Basic Women
Coming soon.
Themes for great cities
Coming soon.
ABBA Obscura
A collection of ABBA’s more obscure releases.
The Morning After
Coming soon.
SCRAPBOOK stuff worth saving
