September 2025 ⁂ Shift happens
I’m Chad Comello and this is Chadabout, a monthly update about what I've been writing and reading.
Hey all,
I think about this exchange from The Man in the High Castle all the time. In these dark times, when fascists roam the streets looking for people to oppress, don’t let them win. Be a steward of the things that matter and that they oppose: Art. Beauty. Hope. Truth. Freedom. That’s the real American way.
On to the links!
✍️ My recent posts
My top 10 concert moments - Specific songs that have stuck in my consciousness from nearly 20 years of concertgoing.
Shift Happens - A review/appreciation of Marcin Winchary’s magnificent two-volume book on the history of keyboards.
Head stop - New term just dropped from my six year old.
Media of the moment - The Naked Gun, Weapons, and other things I’ve seen and read lately.
🔗 From the interwebs
The Ringer’s Brian Raftery dropped yet another great podcast miniseries, this one on Hollywood in the 2000s.
A designer posted so hard about design flaws in the HBO logo that he ended up interviewing its original designer about it.
A fascinating breakdown of movie poster colors.
Photo: The two year old watching the six year old’s soccer practice and wishing he could join the big kids.