RECENT WRITING
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.
- Politics
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.
- Music
‘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.
- Politics
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.
- TV
Even little Dutch boys liked rap music in 1980
Imitation, being the sincerest form of flattery, reached its weirdest and widest extent in the early 1980's. One of the very first "rap songs", Rap-O Clap-O by Joe Bataan, was covered in Dutch by "Danny Boy".
- Music
Goodbye, Shelley Duvall.
Shelley Duvall passed away today. No more "Hello, I'm Shelley Duvalls" to be heard anymore.
- Recent Past
Mixtapes
Empire State Human
Sage comme une image
Theoretical China (理论中国)
Doughnuts & Disco
Klatsche In Die Hände
Discotto e Risotto
Scrapbook
A lot of good this tape did!
1st grade school photo
My old house in Renton
International News sweatshirt
Autumn!
Yugo, girl!
Britain is fat. VERY fat.
I am the queen of lightning!
My dad lives in a downtown hotel
Draco sitting patiently in the back seat
I think he did a little too much LDS.
Eje Central
Nobody’s perfect, Saavik.
The crossroads of Texas
Midjourney Manhattan
Olan Mills quality: a baby picture of my mother and myself
Mateo in Mexico
Black Gold
Regional Transit Connection
Sa-sketch-ewan!