I tend to relate to most of Yilmaz's work, but his "Stuck" miniseries really struck home with me.
Year in Review 2019: Music
I mean, obviously I like this album (less obvious is how I missed it but whatever). It would be pretty much impossible for me not to.
Year in Review 2019: Books
Borges meets Kafka via 1980's China.
I Don’t Like Hemingway But He Did Write About Farts in a Poem So There’s That
As did Brautigan (of course)
Decapitating Phillip
I almost used the word “vicissitude” / almost correctly the other day.
Some More On Argumentative Discourse
You are not the only person in your movement / political party / other political/politicized group.
The Golem of Prague, Oklahoma
The golem was אמת and מוות.
Those Who Live in Belvedere
No child wants to run / a prison when they grow up / but someone has to
Mr. Jones Likes Cookies
Abby stood on the sidewalk in front of Mr. Jones's house, clutching a clipboard and pencil. She had been standing there for probably forever.
Year in Review 2018: Movies
I can understand people writing this off as another tortured-genius-white-guy biopic (and honestly they have a point), but for what it’s worth it’s the funniest movie I've ever cried at the end of.
Certain of Eventual Failure 