Sunday Music: "Thoughts And Prayers" By Drive-By Truckers

a song about a topic that matters when nothing you can do about it seems to matter

Playing With Networking (Weekly Recap 3/28/2025)

Analog rebellions, artistic truth-speaking, time's filter... let's connect some dots from this week's notes

Taste Requires Empathy

a plea for more virtuous critical takes

Narcissus, Brat, And A Reminder That It’s The Art That Will Save Us

Myths, Music, and... Mid-ness!

What A $5 Shake Can Teach You About Coaching

Podcast Of The Week: Merve Emre’s New Criticism Podcast Might Be My New Favorite Thing

Podcast Of The Week: Brendan Frazier’s 100th Episode

Why A Personal Archive Is NOT A Notebook, A Personal Journal, Or A Second Brain

Creating Art Is Like Catching Lightnin’ Bugs (Ben Folds)

Empathy Isn’t Agreement, It’s Understanding

I Got A *NEW* Job!

The Empathy Gap