On lyrics
There are two kinds of people in the world: People who listen to lyrics, and people who can’t believe there are people out there who actually listen to lyrics, ugh, how banal.
Read MoreWhat I’ve been listening to: Guys whining over their acoustic guitars
I just lose patience for songs that whine about situations with easily attainable solutions.
Read Morea hard article to write.
After nine months of rejections, my writing was finally getting some attention.
Read MoreWhat I’ve been listening to: Trucker songs.
I’m writing a book about the time I was a truck driver, and sometimes I like to listen to trucking songs to get in the mood.
Read MoreWhat I’ve been listening to: Boss female vocalists of the ’80s
Fart Rebus describes lyrics that don’t make a lick of sense — “expert texpert / chocking smoker / don’t you know the joker laughs at you,” that kind of thing.
Read MoreWhat I’ve been listening to: Willie Nelson edition
I never wanted to be one of those old people who only listens to the music of their youth, so every morning I wrestle with my Spotify algorithm and try to actively seek out new music. This… is harder than it should be.
Read MoreLet’s retire Karen.
Vilifying the middle-aged woman who stands up for herself and demands that her money go to what she’s paying for isn’t Standing Up to the System — it’s blaming a person for not letting herself get ripped off. Not that blaming women for systemic problems is anything new.
Read Morelet's have a conversation about this because i'm genuinely curious.
I’m one of those people who doesn’t want to take the vaccine. Where do you think I’m coming from? What do you think I’m thinking?
Read Morebooks i read in 2020 (part 5 of 5)
READ THESE BOOKS: My Life: It’s a Long Story (Willie Nelson), The Dirty Life (Kristin Kimball), The Last Girl (Nadia Murad), Redeployment (Phil Klay), Animals in Translation (Temple Grandin).
Read Morebooks i read in 2020 (part 4 of 5)
Good reads: Coyotes (Ted Conover), Reefer Madness (Eric Schlosser), Educated (Tara Westover), Barefoot Gen (Keiji Nakazawa), Annihilation (Jeff Vandermeer), Running Into Time (Douglas Black), Assassination Vacation (Sarah Vowell), Cast Away (Charlotte McDonald-Gibson), Deep Creek (Pam Houston), Liner Notes (Jillian Marshall), The Rules Don’t Apply (Ariel Levy), Not That Kind of Girl (Lena Dunham).
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