Image is the cover of Midori Takada’s album Through the Looking Glass

 
On Patreon

I wrote about the 103rd and 104th best albums of all time and cultural appropriation. (albums by Johnny Dyani and Midori Takada.
 
Utilitarians Everywhere

At the LA Times I wrote about the uselessness of the “convince your Trump-supporting relatives” at Thanksgiving pieces.

For Bandcamp I did a list of South African jazz.

For Splice Today I wrote about

—new noise releases by Richard Ramirez, Pharmakon, and Igorrr.

—racism in His Girl Friday.

—Al Franken, who should resign.

A long piece on the evolution of apocalypse at Document Journal. (not online, but you can see my name on the masthead.)
 
 
 

 
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I was interviewed for the AMC documentary on Wonder Woman. I was only on briefly, and I kind of look horrible, and the documentary isn’t that good…but I’m on TV, fwiw.

On Patreon

I wrote about the 104th best album of all time; a four duet single by Kay Starr and Tennessee Ernie Ford.
 
Utilitarians Everywhere

In my first piece for the Washington Post I wrote about Flash, the first Jewish superhero.

At NBC, I wrote about how the JLA turns Wonder Woman into a sidekick and I wish they wouldn’t.

At Thinkprogress I wrote about how Republicans and maybe Democrats can get more women into office.

At A Beautiful Perspective I wrote a short profile of lebanese singer Yasmine Hamdan.

At the Chronicle of Higher Education I wrote about the pros and cons of live-tweeting conferences.

At Splice Today I wrote about

—how whiteness leads to gun violence.

—Taming of the Shrew as a nasty screwball comedy.

At the Chicago Reader I wrote about Cold Specks’ amazing new album.

At Bandcamp I wrote about the new album by jazz/R&B vocalist Sarah Elizabeth Charles.

 
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My book on fascism in film is available for preorder! Find out why you shouldn’t kill baby hitler! Identify Nazis so you can punch them in the snoot! and more! much more! (You can see the table of contents here

Or! join my patron at $3/month and you can download the book right now!

On Patron

A list of the 15 greatest albums ever.

I started a book on the 105 greatest albums of all time. 105 is Sato Koji’s My Guitar Can Sing.
 
Utilitarians Everywhere

On the confused anti-imperialism of Thor: Ragnarok.

At Bandcamp I reviewed an amazing French/Congolese New Wave collaboration by Zazou Bikaye.

At Splice Today I wrote about Thor: Ragnarok and how Chris Hemsworth is our new Cary Grant.

At the Chicago Reader I reviewed hip hop lounge funk producer Mndsgn.’s latest.