“To see something like that, to discover that the world you thought you’d lived in was a lie, a thin shell of respectable rationality over a roiling core of madness?” […]
Ekphrasis: Punks Edition
“The desperate, innate desire to create and perform had been exploited rather than supported. It was like taking a basic human need, like wanting to love and be loved, and […]
#26 FILMREC- THE CONJURING
There is only one good movie in “The Conjuring Universe” and it is the first one. This blog is actually less of a recommendation to watch The Conjuring (2013) and […]
Friday Links: Functioning Public Transit Edition
“This is not the bus that was foretold to us by the great prophet. This is not the bus to Chicago. This is just a temptation sent by evil doers. […]
10 or 13 Anthologies Worth Reading Cover To Cover
“There are allegedly two stories to tell: a stranger comes to town, or a person goes on a trip…This was an idea I paid to hear.” – Ben Marcus, The […]
#25 FILMREC-WITCHBOARD
This recommendation is actually a two-fer, as this is a remake of an 80s film of the same name. Much like the other remakes I’ve recommended (and will recommend in […]
Friday Links: Good Books By Good Friends Edition
“If I’d been the one to give his eulogy, write his obituary, I’d have said that.” – Chloe N. Clark, “In The Dark, They Say You Can’t See What’s Coming […]
Albums I Should’ve Listened To Already: ‘Everything Falls Apart’ by Hüsker Dü
“let’s not listen to the things that they say / everything can fall apart / let’s think about our actions before we do them / everything will fall apart” – […]
Friday Links: Anarchism For The Environment Edition
“Billions of people around the world are already responsible for conserving biodiversity, building on the efforts of their ancestors to live harmoniously with the environments they inhabited.” – Ashley Dawson, […]
Ekphrasis: Nature and Abstraction Edition
“Beyond these applications for communities and nations, [music]’s also a cosmic telegraph that links us to a world beyond ourselves, to an invisible real of spirits, gods, and maybe even […]