- Politics & MediaSep 24, 2016, 08:05AM
Bill de Blasio and Progressives Want Terrorism Normalized
The new agenda is to accept terrorism like rush hour traffic.
- Pop CultureSep 24, 2016, 08:00AM
My Theory Is the Same
A 2014 Chicago magazine interview with author Rick Perlstein vs. a 2002 Rolling Stone interview with rapper Eminem.
- WritingSep 23, 2016, 10:59AM
I’m a Writer, Honey
Rooster becomes possessed by a new hobby.
- Politics & MediaSep 23, 2016, 10:52AM
Glenn Reynolds Hates Free Speech
Don't pretend speech doesn't matter.
- WritingSep 23, 2016, 10:44AM
Progress in YA Fiction
Books like Kody Keplinger's Run offer non-heteronormative characters.
- Moving PicturesSep 23, 2016, 10:17AM
Beautiful Madness
On Author: The JT Leroy Story and The Beatles: Eight Days a Week - The Touring Years.
- Politics & MediaSep 22, 2016, 11:25AM
This Election Isn't Fun
Even if the pundits are like pigs in slop.
- Politics & MediaSep 22, 2016, 11:14AM
Dem Response to Terrorism Shows Why Trump Can Win
Pretending terrorism isn't important turns voters off.
- MusicSep 22, 2016, 10:56AM
Against Sentience
52 Weeks of Elizabeth Veldon, Week 38: “nazi ghost robot control centre” (9/18/16).
- Politics & MediaSep 21, 2016, 10:46AM
America Is Weary and Waiting to Die
The Trump campaign is Russian Roulette for a scared and confused nation.
- WritingSep 21, 2016, 10:36AM
Plunder Bolts: John Randel’s Street Grid Markers
Surveying Manhattan expansion.
- Pop CultureSep 21, 2016, 10:21AM
Brad Pitt Gets High a Lot
But maybe not too much.
- WritingSep 23, 2016, 06:58AM
Hell to Pay
Cheap hoodoo doesn’t work without exacting a price.
- WritingSep 23, 2016, 06:57AM
Diary of a Bushwick Buyout #2
Meathead super pays a visit to the apartment.
- WritingSep 22, 2016, 06:57AM
Profiling for Terrorists
A traveler's tale.
- Moving PicturesSep 22, 2016, 06:55AM
The Lovable Patriarch
The American President: worse than Pretty Woman.
- MusicSep 21, 2016, 06:57AM
Me Versus the Boston Pops
This pseud wants to make something clear.
- WritingSep 21, 2016, 06:55AM
Paleocon Diary (#31)
Why doesn’t Rod Dreher take pride in Soviet achievements?
- WritingSep 20, 2016, 06:58AM
Diary of a Bushwick Buyout #1
A call from the building super after a 311 complaint.
- Politics & MediaSep 20, 2016, 06:56AM
Trump Doesn’t Play By Media Rules
If it’s not scripted, political establishment is confused.
- Politics & MediaSep 19, 2016, 07:23AM
Later School Start Still Roiling Maryland Politics
Gov. Larry Hogan stakes position as king of the hill.
- MusicSep 23, 2016, 12:34PM
Dirty Projectors - "Keep Your Name" Official Video
Co-directed by David Longstreth and Elon Rutberg. This is their first new song since 2012's About to Die EP. More at the band's official website. Via Stereogum.
- Pop CultureSep 21, 2016, 02:58PM
The Jerry Orbach Memorial Car
LA-based artist Brandon Bird is looking to turn an old sedan into a respectable tribute to late actor Jerry Orbach. Why? Why not. Get more details on Kickstarter. Via Chip Zdarsky.
- Pop CultureSep 21, 2016, 02:16PM
That Time Ray Charles Beat Willie Nelson in Chess
Twice. More from Great Big Story. Via Metafilter.
- Pop CultureSep 20, 2016, 02:52PM
"The Most Violent Week in America"
Partick Martinez's Pee-Chee folders honor victims of police violence, from Eric Garner to Daniel Harris. KCET has an interview and more. Via Metafilter.
- MusicSep 19, 2016, 11:12AM
Gurr - "Walnuts" Official Video
In My Head is out Oct. 14 on Duchess Box Records. Check out the album's first single "Moby Dick." More on Facebook and Bandcamp. Via Stereogum.
- WritingSep 15, 2016, 06:50AM
Pictures of You (#56)
Family history in translation.
- Pop CultureSep 14, 2016, 03:03PM
BluesBrothersTV
Improv comic and Funny or Die writer Keith Saltojanes just "acted out" an entire spec script for Dan Aykroyd's new animated Blues Brothers TV show on Twitter. Check it out here (scroll to the bottom first). Via The AV Club.
- MusicSep 12, 2016, 11:42AM
Lower Dens - "Real Thing" Official Video
Directed by Cody Critcheloe. Co-written with Arthur Bates, with help from producer Ariel Rechtshaid. NPR has more. Lower Dens is currently at work on a new album. Via Stereogum.
- WritingSep 08, 2016, 06:29AM
Pictures of You (#55)
My sole pair of loafers, purchased in 1992, gathers dust.
