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Macramé

IT IS THE LAST DAY OF THE YEAR! QUICK! DO THINGS!

As I type this, time is running out. All kinds of time are running out, as this day, by most … More

2010s, 2019, 2020, accomplishments, achievements, end of the decade, fair reporting, lists, new year new you, new years day, new years eve, Over promise and under deliver, social media, what did you think you'd get done, wicked stepmother

YOU SHOULD LISTEN TO PRIESTS EVEN THOUGH THEY’RE BREAKING UP

Last week, DC DIY concern Priests announced a hiatus. Sometimes when a band does this it’s due to specific circumstances– … More

best of 2019, best of the 10s, fanboy posts, Music scene, priests, punk rock, radiohead, relevance, seduction of kansas, sleater kinney, too much indie rock on this blog already

POWER RANKINGS: ROCK BANDS ON SAND DUNES

Why do guitar bands like to hang out on sand dunes? I can’t answer that for sure, but I do … More

abe cunningham, beach boys, blink-182, chi cheng, chino moreno, deftones, deserts, dick dale, dune, greta van fleet, hanson, jim morrison, jimmy page (creep), lovely sand dunes, mmmbop, mojave desert, orifices, palm springs, sahara desert, sand dunes, stevie nicks, sting, succulents on instagram, the rolling stones, tinariwen

STORIES WILL HAVE THEIR ENDINGS, WHETHER WE LIKE IT OR NOT

By this time next week, Game of Thrones will be over. Everyone will know what happens to Westeros. There will … More

cultural criticism, film, Game of Thrones, HBO, Marvel Cinematic Universe, peak tv, Star Wars, Storytelling, television

IS THERE A PLAN FOR THE END OF GAME OF THRONES?

The tricky thing about telling a fantasy story is that, if you can look at the story from any grounded … More

Cercei Lannister, Confederate, D.B. Weiss, David Benioff, Game of Thrones, Hackery, Lost cause, Patriarchy, Sansa Stark, Starbucks

EXCELLENCE IN CITYNESS: FIRST THURSDAY ARTWALK

It’s raining lightly but Third Avenue is still full of people walking around, some slowly, some briskly. Some with purpose, … More

art, excellence in cityness, first thursday, pioneer square, wine

GREEN BOOK’S PREMISE IS A WHITE PASTOR TALKING ABOUT RACISM

Hey, did you hear that the Oscars were on Sunday? There were awesome frocks and steamy performances and no host … More

christianity, church, green book, mahershala ali, race, racism, sorry to bother you, the cinemas, the oscars, trite approaches to institutional problems, viggo mortensen

IN PRAISE OF GOING TO SHOWS ALONE

One of the funnest experiences a music lover can have is going to a show with a group of friends. … More

all my friends are jaded, funner, funner is too a word, going alone, punk rock, Showbox, shows, social awkwardness

BEYONCÉ IS GOOD

Last night, I had the privilege and pleasure, respectively, of watching Beyoncé and Jay Z perform for something like three hours. … More

beyonce, concerts, good or bad

ARETHA FRANKLIN WAS THE GOAT

I can’t sum Aretha’s legacy up better than in Jason King’s meditation on her meaning to Black music: To honestly … More

Aretha Franklin, bowl cuts, childhood, Royalty

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