Reviews
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2023 In Books: “City On Fire” by Dan Winslow
This is the first of a trilogy, a fact I stupidly didn’t cotton to before I finished this not-short book in one goddamned night and wanted to immediately start on the second book. Which doesn’t come out until April. Much less the third/concluding volume 😦 Anywho, my idiocy aside… this series is basically Winslow retelling… Continue reading
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Man, Fuck The Barenaked Ladies
I dream of writing a takedown this good: Stereogum Guy Eviscerates “One Week” by The Barenaked Ladies The core truth of this piece, which gets at why the late 90’s sucked so goddamned bad for band-based music, is this gem: Then the fucking bowling-shirt guys showed up and ruined the party for everyone. It’s a… Continue reading
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Things I Like: Kindle Paperwhite, 5th Gen
I read a lot. Like, a lot a lot. And I try basically every app or device that comes out that purports to make reading easier. Most of them are lying. For a few years now, I’ve been reading mostly on a combo of the Kindle App on my iPad and a 2nd Gen Kindle… Continue reading
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