I feel so lucky to be alive, and in the stage of life that I am currently in, while Hanif is building such a profound body of work. www.gq.com/story/jay-z-...

I know in this day and age it’s a weird thing to get hung up on but I’m really uncomfortable with how many recent NPR Tiny Desk submissions seem to blatantly ignore the inclusion of a desk of some kind

I classify atonal/noisy music as “bleeps and blorps” (electronic), “squeeps and squonks” (free jazz), and skreeks and skronks” (guitars), though the categories are porous. For example, Merzbow is skreeks, even though there aren’t guitars.

Sometimes the vaping dad who has questionable vibes is critical to the playground ecosystem. Because tonight that dad yelled at a group of teens that were driving motorcycles through the middle of a playground filled with toddlers and preschool kids. Who knows, he might just be an American hero

Developing soft skills: “I did recently make a sourdough starter, so I will be gifting loaves of bread and various baked treats, if hired”

Well I made it through quarantine without sinking into the millennial coping mechanism that is “making sourdough”. But something about these Unprecedented Times™️ and the sourdough came calling… Day 3 and I’ve got some bubble activity on my starter!

Ayyyyyyy

To be fair though, the charcuterie is always worth it

A holiday charcuterie board is always the best idea you’ve ever had until you hit the checkout line

I’m sure I have 2-5 more dissertation related crash outs in me before this whole thing is said and done, but I put all my chapters together today and I really, really think the most recent deadline I set for myself might actually stick 🥲

This year for Family Thanksgiving Feast #2 I decided to ball out with some garnishes

Regarding concerts you should consider attending: Aly & Aj fucking rules

Deleting everything I’ve completed for my dissertation thus far to become a Reality D. Blipcrotch scholar

Dad-ssertating 😤🫡🫡

I’m no hero. I just finally cancelled my Spotify years after I said I would. Perhaps I don’t deserve applause but I’ll accept it

I guess I'm a Belieber again. Which, in truth, is the only recession indicator I need.

No, I am not any less infatuated by Bad Bunny and DeBÍ TiRAR MáS FOToS. And I will take any opportunity I can to write about it spectrumculture.com/2025/07/06/b...

Tried to scan through a few comments and quotes and I feel like people seem to be forgetting that retirement isn’t gonna exist for millennials and gen z… so this framing of “time away from work” makes a lot of sense???

Took an opportunity with this piece to remember one of our greatest Tweeters and a leading voice of Black Twitter, DragonflyJonez. Gone but not forgotten (not dead he just refuses to jump into a “new” App) spectrumculture.com/2025/06/16/r...

I saw yet another thing yesterday where people were arguing about who is and isn't allowed to go to a brewery and I have a very loud, 2-5 minute hot take about this topic that seems to come across my social media every few months. Someone give me a podcast mic

Any chance people on here know about folks writing about the superfan or direct-to-fan platforms (EVEN, FanCircles, Vault, etc.)? Been going through the usual pop music spaces, but curious if anything is out there in the academic world.

Made a pretty phenomenal focaccia yesterday with my 2 year old.

A tough night for me to remember Shai Gilgeous-Alexander is on the Thunder making me a lifelong OKC fan as of 3 hours ago

When a whole bunch of bad shit is happening all at once, it's not a matter of A plots and B plots. This isn't a TV show. A whole bunch of really bad shit, all of which is important, is happening at the same time. That is our disastrous reality.

Just paired a Philly cheesesteak with coffee for breakfast. AMA

I got to see Kendrick “bing-bop-boom” live last night.

Jon Bellion is bringing Italians and Marriage back this summer

Thankfully, I have a place where I can write about Rico Nasty and how she may have made my favorite album this year. spectrumculture.com/2025/05/26/r...

The bar is literally on the floor for properly managing a streaming service, but somehow I feel like Netflix once again made one of the smartest moves by making deals with Ms. Rachel and Sesame Street… Which is a deeply infuriating development

Trying to stop myself from texting everyone I know about this new Rico Nasty by posting about it here… but let’s be honest, I’ll probably still text them. It’s so good

I started brainstorming a strategy at 3am this morning. Trying to decide if I just start with a quick jab or, because it’s God (an eternal, all knowing being), maybe I throw some pocket sand to limit vision

Show us your writing process in a gif

I wrote some stuff about how Jensen McRae is really, really good at making you feel really, really sad. spectrumculture.com/2025/05/11/j...

I’d rather not experience eternal damnation or whatever, but I think I have to fight God because why would you invent baby/toddler sleep regression???

Chicagoans are not serious people.

Cackling imagining the day of giving emails Villanova alums are about to get… “We POPE you’ll be as generous as our most holy graduate.“

“chicago pope” is one of the shows jack donaghy greenlit when he was tanking nbc

The pope is from Chicago. Malort is the blood of Christ now.

I know tacos weren’t on that man’s mind in that moment but it still applies

I don’t think I’ve ever properly spent time in Atlanta but I’ve concluded that André Benjamin was absolutely correct - the south got somethin to say

This last album review means a lot to me because I had the opportunity to write about the power of Nigerian popular music and I could reflect on some impactful moments from my recent visit to Lagos. spectrumculture.com/2025/04/29/f...

Anyone have good resources on musicking as spiritual experience? Not necessarily religious but as disembodied process of communication/connection

Finally started a training plan for a half marathon today, I’m about to get a haircut, and I made a hummus/veggie wrap for lunch today. Goddamn imma say it: new year, new me (please ignore that it’s the end of April)

Infuriated by Instagrams invasive advertising showing me the sickest classical music shirts I’ve ever seen

Infuriated by Instagrams invasive advertising showing me the sickest classical music shirts I’ve ever seen

I know we should all be concerned with how they’re trying to monopolize the grocery industry. But y’all can’t tell me Kroger isn’t the best to ever do it

I imagine one day I’ll have the time and money to go back to Elske in Chicago and have the tasting menu again. But it definitely won’t be any time soon and, by design, it’ll be a completely different experience. Still magical, I’m sure… but different