This post exists for one reason and one reason only: to spread awareness of the fact that Phoebe Bridgers, highly talented musician and wielder of a sword, once had a pixie cut. I know what you're thinking: surely there is no way that a pixie cut could possibly hold a candle to Phoebe's current style, … Continue reading Public Service Announcement: Phoebe Bridgers Used to Have a Pixie Cut
So the ad for this movie popped up on my Netflix homepage, and as soon as I saw the words "music journalist" in the summary, I thought: oh, boy. This oughta be good. Not as in, "This is going to be a good movie," but as in, "Is this going to be the kind of … Continue reading A Pedantic Fact Check of “Someone Great,” The New Romcom Where Gina Rodriguez Plays a Music Journalist, By a Real-Life Music Journalist
This past week, I finished reading Meaghan O'Connell's excellent book And Now We Have Everything: On Motherhood Before I Was Ready. Among the many revelations in this book: caring for a newborn, it turns out, is extremely difficult! For the first month of their life, a newborn needs to eat every two hours, which means that … Continue reading Help Your Neighbours with Their Newborn, You Loser
Music has, since the dawn of time, been a societal barometer. Indeed - were I to flaunt my credentials as a History Class Attendee, and even as an Open Wikipedia Tab Haver (5 Days Running) - I’d argue it may be the single most consistently effective tool we have for understanding the ideals and cultural … Continue reading Top 10 Medieval Musicians That Sound Just Like Weezer
It's the middle of April, and you know what that means: it's time to finally roll out our best reads of March. Enjoy! The Banality of Empathy by Namwali Serpell for The New York Review of Books One argument about the political and social efficacy of art that I hear a lot is that it … Continue reading The Ten Best Things We Read In March 2019
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