What meaning did you derive from that, beyond the literal semantic meaning of the words? Did that do anything for you? Probably not, right?
EVERYTHING EVERYWHERE ALL AT ONCE: Choosing Joy
I am antagonistic, towards political statements, towards media and pop culture, towards ad slogans and other marketing copy, towards really any text, and if you happen to like that text then you're collateral damage.
Twitter Thread Digest #5: The Stories We Tell Ourselves
I guess the inevitable result of decades of standardized curricula being forced onto bored students without any attempt to justify itself is millennials thinking they're owning their teachers by pointing out that a guy who predates the novel breaks something they think is a rule.
Twitter Thread Digest #4: Nerding Out on Music, Vol. 1
I kind of accidentally started an unofficial and already infrequent series on Twitter called #nerdingoutonmusic, which thus far I've been defining as doing a close reading of one particular moment in a song (as you'll see, the depth of that reading is...variable). Basically, sometimes when I'm listening to a song I suddenly stop and say, …
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Twitter Thread Digest #3: Education, Capitalism, The Pandemic, and Doctor Who
This and also the education system is designed to prepare you for the workforce.
Twitter Thread Digest #2: Discourse
In which I talk about the same things everyone else is talking about, and also Star Trek: Picard.
Twitter Thread Digest #1
I've been using Twitter more regularly for reasons, and while it is generally a trashfire website that is bad, I've found I really like it as a writing medium, particularly threads.
It’s Been a Rollercoaster of a Month
All this about the bathroom will be surprisingly important to the story.
Some Thoughts on Art, Suffering, and “Magnolia”
I recently found myself thinking about the debate around art and suffering, how we tend to glorify the suffering artist in a way that normalizes unhealthy behaviors and fetishizes trauma, and yet the undeniable fact that some great art has come from great personal suffering, and it's hard to imagine those works coming into being otherwise.
This Is (Probably) Why There Are so Many Songs About Rainbows and What’s on the Other Side
Ever since my co-worker got "Rainbow Connection" stuck in my head a few months ago, this question has been bugging me.
Certain of Eventual Failure 