A Tale of Two Frontrunners: The Similarities of the 1993 and the 2021 Boston Mayoral Election
The shadow of 1993 hangs over 2021’s Boston Mayoral Election. For Michelle Wu, she seems to be welcome to this comparison
Monthly Archive: October 2021
Dune: What I’d Wanted For Almost 35 Years, Finally Here
Now the film is here. And as someone who has been waiting for this a long time, I can say … Dune delivers.
Stop The Shock Therapy: The FDA, The Law, And The Last Institution Using ESDs
The use of ESDs at the will of a third party on individuals with impaired cognitive comes across as barbaric and inhumane
We Need To Talk About The Dave Chappelle Netflix Thing, Like We Did The Last Dave Chappelle Thing
I watched Dave Chappelle for myself and…yeah…we probably need a place to talk about it here the way we had a place to talk about the last one
Rachel Maddow Anti-SLAPPs One America News Network: Read It For Yourself
Not only did OAN’s parent company lose their defamation lawsuit against Rachael Maddow, but now has an anti-SLAPP ruling and compensation added on
The Fairytale of Wolves in Family Values Clothing
Wolves are wolves, and their “family values” do not translate to their prey. Touting those family values are a poor excuse to give up our freedoms
Sunday Morning! “Jacket Weather” by Mike DeCapite
“Jacket Weather” by Mike DeCapite is an elegiac meditation on love and aging in New York with two lovers who could talk all night.
All The Feelz: Photo Of The Year Winner
A photo of a man who lost a leg in a bombing holding his son who was born without legs has won the Siena International Photo Awards top prize.
Why Rolling Stone’s List of Greatest Songs Ever Doesn’t Suck
When Rolling Stone came out with its 500 Greatest Songs of All Time, the first reaction of shock was replaced a gut feel that…well…
Saturday Morning Gaming: Diablo II’s shortcomings (and some defenses of them)
Some of Diablo II’s problems involve the fact that it’s a 2021 graphical update of a game made in the year 2000 and some of them are limitations that you see in games in the current year.
Albums That Changed Everything versus Albums That You Can Still Listen To
Pitchfork has recently gone back and changed a handful of reviews of old albums where they deem the reviews need updating.
Derailed: Performative Nihilism and Critical Infrastructure Attacks On The Railroads
There have been too many accidental rail disasters for there to be any justification in cosplaying anarchist creating deliberate ones
Weekend Plans Post: The Smearing of Autumn
The Smearing of Autumn: The transition from “okay, Summer is over” to “okay, Fall is actually here”
Remains of Brian Laundrie Found and Identified
The odds of getting the truth in the Gabby Petito murder just went to nearly zero, as the remains of Brian Laundrie were found and identified.
Thursday Throughput: Substitute Teacher Jocelyn Bell Burnell Edition
Rather than subjecting you to my semi-coherent inaudible ramblings, here’s a substitute teacher: Dame Jocelyn Bell Burnell on her discovery of Pulsars
