Fetch me my ear defenders: A short Nine Inch Nails concert review
NIN performing “Piggy” on the b-stage. Photo by me. I’ve been a fan of Nine Inch Nails (usually abbreviated as NIN within the fandom) for most of my life,...
An interview with Jesse Sykes
Image credit: Phil Wandscher I first became aware of Jesse Sykes and the Sweet Hereafter’s work in 2005, when I saw the band open for Bright Eyes in...
Stuff I’m listening to, February 2026 edition
HOLY FUCK, it’s been two years since I’ve done one of these playlists? What the hell. I am super grumpy right now because the weather where I live has been...
The best and worst of 2025
This has been a weird year! I am glad it’s almost over. I am tired. I was not especially prolific on the writing front this year, and the length of my best-...
An interview with Kristen Lopez
Hi; yes, it’s been a while. You know when you commit to doing something once a month, but then LIFE GETS IN THE WAY??? That happened to me recently!...
Sushi reviews his favorite spots around our neighborhood
Yes, this is a piece that I wrote in-character as my dog, Sushi. Some good (albeit unrelated) news: I was a guest on comedian Laura Lyons’ amazing podcast...
The worst AI Gavin Newsom fanart
Here’s what would happen if someone shoved Mitt Romney and Walton Goggins into one of the teleportation machines from The Fly. My state’s current governor,...
Roasting the worst tech billionaire haircuts
In 2018, Drew Magary wrote a hilarious piece for GQ about bad conservative hair. Since then, I’ve often wondered if anyone was going to write about bad tech...
My bad movie cannon (UPDATED for 2025)
Yes, I finally saw it. No, it is not worth watching. Image via Reddit. Terrible movies are pretty much their own subculture at this point. From podcasts to...
Unpopular opinion: I hate cutesy, “comedic” true crime podcasts
“Stay sexy and don’t get murdered!” This is the slogan of My Favorite Murder, one of the true crime podcast world’s most popular shows. I have to ask:...
Some disorganized thoughts on Lady Gaga’s new album Mayhem
Two things before I get into my thoughts on Mayhem: I had an essay published in Welcome to Hell World recently. It’s on HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy,...
On believing people when they show you who they are the first time
Me during the last 15 years whenever someone talked about how Neil Gaiman or Amanda Palmer was “one of the good ones.” NOTE: The following essay discusses...
Things I enjoyed in 2024
Photo credit: Sarah Zemunski Like many people seeking an escape/distraction of some sort from…well, everything, I consumed WAY TOO MUCH pop culture and other...
Feminism Fails #1: Sheryl Sandberg’s Lean In (2013) has aged like chicken broth left out in the sun
Thank you to Andi for suggesting this one. Welcome to a new series, Feminism Fails; every few months, I’ll examine a high-profile feminism fail in popular...
Roasting canes from FashionableCanes.com
I have a short newsletter installment for you today. Please check out my recent essay on Gillian Welch, published in Welcome to Hell World. I would like this...
Appreciating life at the Museum of Death
A version of this piece was published at Global Comment in 2018. Content note: this piece contains discussions of gore, mass suicide, and other things that...
An interview with Diamanda Galás
Photo credit: Bobby Talamine Diamanda Galás has long been one of my favorite musicians. While her music is difficult to categorize, it fits under the...
I was normal three Yorkies ago
Winston, me, and Frank in 2006 Content note: This essay discusses pet death and veterinary euthanasia. My family’s first Yorkshire Terrier, Frank, joined our...
From the Archives: Working Out Some Issues
A version of this piece was originally published in the print edition of Bitch (RIP) in 2014. I am reprinting it here since the "inspirational memes...
An interview with Mattilda Bernstein Sycamore
Photo credit: Dorothy Edwards Mattilda Bernstein Sycamore is one of my favorite writers/activists/people, and has been for a long time. I first encountered...