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On Lawrence Osborne's “Beautiful Animals”
Aug 22 • 
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The Virtues of the Rearguard
Notes on taste
Aug 8 • 
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May 2025

Grocerycore
Grocery store music
May 31 • 
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April 2025

The Question of the Commonplace
When plainness is the point
Apr 17 • 
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March 2025

Stories, Spells, and Tattletales
Part One of an Accidental Series on the Word “Poshlost”
Mar 21 • 
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Let Us Now Praise Famous Hens
On Luke 13:31-35
Mar 8 • 
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January 2025

Colson Whitehead, The Apocalypse, & My Son
Or: January, For Some Reason
Jan 27 • 
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December 2024

Tourbillions of Rage
Rough Notes on Auden’s “For the Time Being”
Dec 23, 2024 • 
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Not Another Top ’24 Music Post
Another top ’24 music post
Dec 13, 2024 • 
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Lullaby For My Dog (Short)
Never really worked
Dec 4, 2024 • 
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November 2024

Music I Missed
Looking back on music I missed (or neglected) from '22-23
Nov 27, 2024 • 
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October 2024

AI is the Ultimate Hold-My-Beer Event, et al.
A brief but definitely definitive word on AI
Oct 25, 2024 • 
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