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…
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…
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 —…
A few months ago, I read an impassioned plea on No Depression reminding us to buy Bill Mallonee’s music. I joked that in the five months between reading this review of Lands & Peoples and my getting around to writing…
One of my immediate reactions when I heard news of the election was that Trump is going to send my students (those who have enlisted and who are yet to) off to war and get them killed. Becky Warren’s War…