Rachel Cholst

Rachel Cholst

Happy Fifth Birthday!

Today marks the official fifth anniversary of this blog’s first post. I began this blog shortly into my grad school career, which means this blog has accompanied me throughout adulthood. Through excitement, heartbreak, tragedy, pride, and failure, I’ve had this…

The Tumbling Wheels — The No Counts

I learned of the Tumbling Wheels through my pal in music and fellow Redwall enthusiast Gabe di Chiara (of Ninebullets and Ajax Diner Book Club superstardom.) The Tumbling Wheels embody all of the good stuff about the “new” New Orleans…

Gui Gui Sui Sui — Wu Xing

I’ve taken this blog with me all around the world, so to speak. I think probably one of the coolest things to happen since I’ve been working on it was meeting Dann Gaymer (nee, Gui Gui Sui Sui nee Gui…

Xenia Rubinos — Black Terry Cat

Emma Goldman, one of my many favorite revolutionary queer Jewesses, famously wrote “If I can’t dance, I don’t want to be a part of your revolution.” Goldman was referring to overly serious men who felt their sense of humor —…