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Movie Night: Mickey17
I havenβt read Mickey7, the novel by Edward Ashton that inspired Bong Joon-hoβs Mickey 17, mostly because I havenβt purchased a new work of fiction since last year, and most of the ones I do buy are gifts for my husband. But I donβt feel starved of material. The film, on its own, is dense β read more
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Listening Party: Born in the U.S.A., Bruce Springsteen
Over the past few days, Iβve been making notes while listening to Bruce Springsteenβs Born in the U.S.A. Iβve probably listened to the album about three times now, each spin revealing something new. Originally released in 1984 during Ronald Reaganβs presidency, the album came out at a time when America was wrapped in patriotic fervor β read more
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And The Adjacent Possible tour, Love Death x Robots, & a stroll
Often, my days are unremarkable, consisting of gentle repetitions: coffee brewed in the same chipped mug, a screen flickering through hours of work, the small consolations of reading in the afternoon light. I do not say this with complaintβordinariness is, in many ways, a structure for interiority, the silent spine of daily life. But then, β read more
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On the Society of the Spectacle by Guy Debord
First, I feel compelled to admitβthough not confess, because that would imply atonement Iβm not yet ready to enactβthat I have been struggling to read. Not just to read as one opens a book and follows its trail, but to remain within that realm long enough for thought to deepen and echo. This is not β read more
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Listening Party: The Family Jewels by Marina and the Diamonds
I remember confusing Marina and the Diamonds with Marina AbramoviΔ. An easy mistake to make if you’re twenty, half-jaded, and just beginning to think that pop music might be smarter than you’d been led to believe. I thought Lady Gaga was referencing her with the artifice, the glamour, the grandiosity. But it wasn’t her. It β read more
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