Heavy Rotation – Page 6 – There are still faint glimmers of civilization left in this barbaric slaughterhouse that was once known as humanity.

Sam Kriss Is A Vital New Writer

“How To Believe In Astrology,” the hit job on Alice Sparkly Kat’s Postcolonial Astrology, is magnificent.

This Is The Most Underrated Record Of The Last 20 Years

“Do what you gotta do/ and don’t misunderstand me”

My Favorite Song By…

Miles Davis: “It Never Entered My Mind” The Beatles: “The Long and Winding Road” Oasis: “Slide Away” The Rolling Stones: “Emotional Rescue” Nirvana: “Something In The Way” U2: “Ultra Violet (Light My Way)” The Clash: “Straight To Hell” Tom Petty: “Walls (Circus)” R.E.M.: “At My Most Beautiful” The Cure: “All Cats Are Grey” Simon &Continue reading “My Favorite Song By…”

A Matter Of Taste Vol. II

A sequel to A Matter of Taste. Perfectly suited to entertaining, cooking, decorating, unwinding, and eveninging, but with an autumnal mood.

Worse Than Profanity

We would be better off without the word “toxic.”

Heavy Rotation: Agnes Obel

The best LateNightTales compilation since Air’s 2006 mix.

Gibbs In Mojave

Tomorrow, we are waking at five to get on the road early. Driving from the Lemoore Naval Air Station through the Mojave Desert, Las Vegas, and hopefully making it to the Grand Canyon by early evening. I made a playlist for the occasion. As usual, this one is marked collaborative, so feel free to addContinue reading “Gibbs In Mojave”

Every Time

Tom: We’ve made remarkable cultural progress over the last fifty years. Harry: Really? What about rising suicide rates? And do you know how many Americans are on antidepressants? Tom: We’ve probably always been this depressed. It just wasn’t reported or diagnosed before. Every time.

Podcast Guest

In the last several months, I have been the guest on several podcast, two of which have only become available lately. On this episode of The Path to the Academy, I was interviewed by Dr. Gary Jenkins on the subject of classical education. On this episode of The Mind of the Early Church, I discussedContinue reading “Podcast Guest”

For Hot Weather

Might be overstating the case, but Promises is what Miles Davis’s In A Silent Way would be if it more listenable. Presently my favorite record of 2021.