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An image of the American flag.

What America is to me

I discuss what America and what being an American is to me.

The frontispiece for Thomas Hobbes' Leviathan, etched by Abraham Bosse.

Squirming with power

I discuss the United States' awkward and long relationship with power.

The album cover of My Chemical Romance's The Black Parade (2006).

My Chemical Romance's The Black Parade

We discuss My Chemical Romance's "The Black Parade" (2006).

The album cover of Fiona Apple's Fetch The Bolt Cutters.

Fiona Apple's Fetch The Bolt Cutters

We discuss Fiona Apple's Fetch The Bolt Cutters (2020) and I come around to accepting I don't love it.

Collage of several album covers: DORIS' Ultimate Love Songs Collection, Kim Gordon's The Collective, Charli XCX's Brat, Jessica Pratt's Here in the Pitch and KA's The Thief Next To Jesus.

The Best Album of 2024

We review the year 2024 in music and cover a bunch of favorite albums, too many to list. Oh, and we retrospect on the decade so far.

Book cover for Blue.Book cover for Orpheus