PinnedA Month In HellI don’t remember the bandage being uncomfortable on the plane to Florida. I only remember stuffing myself into the middle seat and…Dec 4, 20183Dec 4, 20183
Let’s Start An Anonymous ClubI’ve been trying to write this piece for four months. The initial idea was to capture the moment we’re in, back when that moment felt…Jul 9, 2020Jul 9, 2020
I Know He’s Here, But He Doesn’t LaughHow do you make God laugh? Make a plan.Mar 16, 2020Mar 16, 2020
Here Are The Movies I Saw In 2019This year’s list differs considerably from that of 2016 and 2017 and 2018 in that 2019 was the first year studios actually sent me…Dec 31, 2019Dec 31, 2019
10 Years Of “As Tall As Cliffs”The band was called Margot & the Nuclear So and So’s. At the time of the song’s release, there were apparently eight musicians in the band…Jan 9, 2019Jan 9, 2019
Here Are The Movies I Saw In 2018I think this is all of them, anyway. No way to be sure. And here’s the order in which I preferred them, like I did in 2016 and 2017. I…Dec 31, 2018Dec 31, 2018
Jeff Rosenstock, Hop Along, The Sidekicks And All My Favorite Music Of 2018The criteria for this list is simple: The music had to knock me on my ass. Guitars tend to do that the quickest, so most of the below…Dec 20, 2018Dec 20, 2018
All 30 Songs On The Beatles’ White Album, RankedLet me say up front that The White Album (officially known as The Beatles and released this week 50 years ago) is my favorite Beatles…Nov 13, 2018Nov 13, 2018
Take This Joy Wherever You GoWhen The Tragically Hip’s Gord Downie died in October 2017, my former editor Simon Vozick-Levinson memorialized him in The New York Times…Sep 28, 2018Sep 28, 2018
Dizzy Up The Girl Sounded The Dying Breath Of Goo Goo Dolls’ Replacements InfluenceRight now, my turntable would give any audiophile a heart attack. Not only is it one of those vinyl-to-MP3 setups, but without a proper…Sep 22, 20183Sep 22, 20183
