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MY NEIGHBORHOOD IS PRETTIER WITHOUT THE VIADUCT

It was both cold and extremely bright, the way Northwest Autumns are as they slowly transition into full winter. I’d…

alaskan way viaduct, earthquakes, new seattle, nimbys, nostalgia never meant much to me, old seattle, olympic mountains, pioneer square, stereolab, Transit Stan, viaduct, views, waterfront

MEETING PEOPLE ISN’T EASY

I’ve moved to a new town, San Diego, in the last six months. I haven’t made (m)any friends yet.  I’ve…

blink-182, creed, drive like jehu, joy division, Mötley Crüe, paul rudd, pinback, radiohead, ratt, stone temple pilots, the police

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…

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

TAKE ME OUT: STRAY OBSERVATIONS FROM MY FIRST MARINERS GAME IN TWO YEARS

Last night, in shorts, a band T and graphicked trucker cap (the closest I have to a baseball hat) I…

graham wrote a sports, ipas, los angeles angels, losing, outkast, Seattle Mariners, stadiums, the national anthem

GIANNIS AND THE BUCKS WERE THE NEW NBA DYNASTY, UNTIL THEY WEREN’T

Giannis Antetokounmpo of the Milwaukee Bucks is a remarkable basketball player. He has the unusual chance to become the best…

Donald Trump, Giannis Antetokounmpo, hillary clinton, Kawhi Leonard, LeBron James, Los Angeles Lakers, Milwaukee Bucks, Toronto Raptors

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…

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…

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

THE THREE FATIGUES OF JOE BIDEN’S RUN

A couple of weeks ago, Joe Biden announced his candidacy for the Democratic Nomination for President of the United States…

2020, Democrats, Donald Trump, joe biden, joe biden 2020, Nostalgia, nostalgia never meant much to me, primaries, Republicans, so many politicians, social fatigue, technology fatigue, three fatigues

BUD, PAL, SWEETIE: WHAT YOU GET CALLED THAT’S NOT YOUR NAME

At the end of the night, one bar patron is in the restroom, and the other is gathering her things.…

bud, name memory, nicknames, pal, service industry ettiquette, sweetie

POWER RANKINGS: 5 ROBOTS THAT CALL MY PHONE

My phone rings a lot. It’s not because I’m popular, or because the few people who communicate with me do…

Bartell's, cruises, health care, home ownership, phone ettiquette, phones, robots, technology fatigue

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