strictly roots.
Two new articles in this week’s paper: Baby Dee (a show I’m especially stoked on) and Shtreiml. And as always, a little blog action as well over at FFW>>. This week marks my one-year anniversary at the paper. Hooray for that! One year writing about music, and only a few semi-major rifts with friends. I’ve [...]
I started this Goodreads thing, which generally makes me feel guilty about not reading, and thus encourages me to read some. Here’s a quick overview of what I’ve been reading and plan to be reading:
The Last Thing He Wanted (Joan Didion) – just finished. Many of you know I’m a big fan of Didion’s non-fiction. [...]
Last night, jaunted about with Brian, went to D’s for a fantastical veggie dog with like cheese and cole slaw and stuff on it, then went to see In Bruges, the new Martin McDonagh joint. I love McDonagh dialogue and have yet to grow tired of it. In Bruges is pretty standard McDonagh stuff — [...]
From Jeff Vail’s A Theory of Power:
The problem remains that production must remain compatible with the human host — a host genetically optimized for a late-Pleistocene, hunter-gatherer existence. Intensified specialization of production results in a highly stratified workforce, often demanding mind-numbingly routine individual functions, and requires a level of human interaction and organization that seems [...]
Over at the other blog (clicky on that spot to the right that says “FFW>>”), I just posted about Nicole Reynolds; I might’ve mentioned her briefly before in this space, but she’s worth mentioning again because she’s really good and has a show tomorrow night and apparently works on a sheep farm in New Bethlehem [...]
Two quick things:
1. In my car just this evening I saw two great vanity license plates:
VANARKY
(On a Saturn hatchback, strangely enough) and
PEART
(a big Rush fan?)
2. I’ve glanced several times in the past few days into a notebook on which I recorded two of my favorite pieces of graffiti. I wish I had had a camera, [...]
According to the Post-Gazette website, Robert Ferrell was sentenced today to 12 months probation and a $500 fine for sending Steve Kurtz some bacteria in the mail. Longtime readers know the story already; if you’re not familiar, do read up. Dr. Ferrell, who’s not in the best health, pled guilty last fall to mail fraud; [...]
First order of business: City Paper blogs are finally up and running. FFW>> is the music blog that The Jentz and I share; first post is more newsy than anything, but expect witty rejoinders and unsolicited criticism in the near future.
Online as of yesterday is my Good Night, States article; eat it up! Also here’s [...]
Whoops, sorry. I disappeared for like two weeks there. I was busy having dreams about tiny things dying, and reading and stuff. Sometimes I go through periods in which I can’t express myself in a lucid manner. That was one of those. Now I’m getting back in the game. Here are some bullet notes to [...]