Been working up this combination of instruments. New music I wrote >>

Literally, nothing to see here.

What a helpful chart from The New York Times on the recent pattern from the monthly jobs report.

An update from Trump: “I’m not ripping it down. I’ll be using the steel." Still sounds like he's destroying it.

Remembering all the times pundits dismissed the idea he'd ever try this... Trump: “The Republicans should say, ‘We want to take over.’ We should take over the voting, the voting in at least many — 15 places. The Republicans ought to nationalize the voting.”

WHAT?! "Although no specifics are given, it seems that the Kennedy Center would be demolished much like the White House East Wing and something new built in its place."

Meanwhile, over on my YouTube. (thanks!)

I'm trying to force myself to imagine what life can feel like when we rebuild. So I wrote this piece—

perfectly normal everything's fine

everyone you see arrested in this video is a U.S. citizen

music i wrote over the last week

This is not a hallmark of a functioning democracy. Just the opposite.

This decision will be looked at through a political lens, and that's warranted. But it's clearly also about a financial tipping point. If the Washington National Opera can't risk performing at the Kennedy Center, then who can?

music i wrote— "Jupiter" I make these videos to give a sense of what a song might "look like" on film.

music i wrote— "I Knew You"

Music I wrote for the minimalists out there—"Don't Fight the Apple"

The headline writers aren't doing this piece any favors. The solution isn't about "beautified" anything.

This actually sums me up pretty well.

Today is one of the most important giving days of the year. In that spirit, the Next City board has put up $6,000 to match your donations this Giving Tuesday. One-time gifts are doubled, and monthly gifts are matched for an entire year. Meanwhile, we’re on the verge of an important year....

When asked about the sexual assault of women, his response was to bully a woman. This Bloomberg journalist began asking about Epstein—"if there’s nothing incriminating in the files..."

Folks sometimes ask me what my husband does, and here's a great article about his work. He's Nathan, quoted near the end.

I feel like research on our little industry is getting smarter and smarter. Nonprofit newsrooms (like ours at @nextcity.org) should check out this report from @lionpubs.bsky.social. It does a truly insightful job of identifying key indicators of growth and sustainability.

This album is stunningly beautiful. So grateful to have it—and just realized the music was performed last night, a mere hour and a half away from where I live, and I didn't know!

If you wondered like me how this story would end…

We're nonprofit at @nextcity.org, and now's the giving season (we sure hope).

um "Job cuts for October totaled 153,074, a 183% surge from September and 175% higher than the same month a year ago.”

Grateful to read such clarity in a news story about climate.

My mom follows me on SoundCloud. She seems to like it. Join her: on.soundcloud.com/L9LI2OqOckgl...

Amid the chaos, I’m often asked about our role as a journalism organization focused on solutions. So I wrote this letter to readers about my biggest hope for @nextcity.org in 2026. The idea is that, solidarity itself is a long-term solution. Our coverage can prove it's possible.

Glad to see a follow-up on this story.

This article’s treatment of a “third term” is abhorrent. Oh journalism, what happened to you? We used to fight.

Check out the list of companies that paid to have the White House's East Wing demolished.

Not a single mention here of people who purposely mispronounced Kamala Harris' name—so, you can be sure this article has no idea what it's talking about.

A little experiment—something about Frédéric Chopin's B section of "Raindrop" for piano always sounded epic, so I created this orchestral arrangement to experience that scale.

Clair de Lune is now No. 3, moving up the list of my most-played pieces. That's a success for me.

For the first time, I wrote the music for a short film, "Redlining." And I'm proud to share the pieces with you here now.

I wrote the score for an upcoming short film. And the trailer just came out, which uses this arrangement of Clair de Lune I created.

Look up the history of the "Lavender Scare" in the 1950s and 1960s. This week, a queer FBI agent was fired for having a rainbow flag on their desk. To be clear, the flag wasn't on display now. It was on their desk last year, before Trump was even inaugurated.

What's next in this series? (Wrong answers only.)

I'm writing music for an upcoming short film—which, yeah, is pretty cool. I'm learning that sometimes you have to write a piece to get it out of your system, even though you know it won't ultimately fit in the film. That was the case with this piano piece. Instead, I get to share it with you here.

I've been hoping someone would write this story. It's a roundup of alllll the wars Trump claims he ended. Surprise, he didn't.

Doesn't this move support exactly the point Jimmy Kimmel was making?

We are in so much trouble.

Who would've thought? 2 followers away.

Let's say Cracker Barrel just thought its logo was outdated. And the marketing team inadvertently removes imagery important to certain white people, who are outraged over "heritage." So, Cracker Barrel reverts to the old logo. Except that now, due to the debate, we know racists love the symbol.

Trump accuses so many people of "mortgage fraud" that, historically, someone should probably check if he's done it himself.

Disgusting. They're blatant these days, on all fronts.

Everything builds on everything else.

What if we did a Marvel or DC movie where the super hero battles a zombie invasion? Because I might be into that level of chaos. Which super hero?

Feeling pretty cool. We've charted. A plug— Hi, I'm your host. Subscribe to the Next City podcast on Apple, Spotify, or Goodpods!