Arts/pop writer, author of CULTURE CRASH: The Killing of the Creative Class (Yale UP), ex-LA Times/ Salon scribe, writing book w the mighty Richard Thompson
Los Angeles, CA
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Here's the announcement by my British publisher, @FaberSocial, re Beeswing, the book I'm writing with Richard Thompson; our US publisher is Algonquin Books of Chapel Hill. fabersocial.co.uk/2018/02/21…
Absolutely great news
ooh can't wait to watch this variety.com/2019/tv/news/mic…
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Drumming is so often associated with men—at least judging by the polls and lists in music magazines—but as soon as you dig deeper into the history and pre-history, you repeatedly encounter women as originators and exponents of powerful drumming traditions.
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Congratulations to the Washington Post for a stunning story, years in the making -- and deepest condolences to those whose lives were damaged by this war and the smokescreen around it
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Normally don't get too worked up about this stuff, but for various reasons incl my Maryland youth am becoming Ravens fan -- they played beautifully this weekend -- fingers crossed
Baltimore is big favorite to win Super Bowl, according to stats savvy Nate Silver website,--a 35 per cent chance. Behind them: San Fran, 18 per cent, New Orleans 12 per cent, then KC and New England at 9 per cent each. #NateTheGreat
Despicable... You get the worst of sexism and the nastiest of the anti-press stereotypes, all in the same image
oh great, yet another movie portraying a female journalist as sleeping with sources for tips.
variety.com/2019/film/news/c… via @variety
Really good
"If your mother says she loves you, check it out." —most popular maxim about accuracy among American journalists.
"A balanced treatment of an unbalanced phenomenon distorts reality." —my suggested replacement. (via @NormOrnstein and Thomas Mann)
Thinking about tattering of local journalism across US. "The next 10 to 15 years will be halcyon days for local corruption," @AoDespair told the US Senate a decade ago. "It's going to be a great time to be a corrupt politician."
Frightening to read this
The Texas Medicaid application is 16 times longer than the 1040 tax form. Any mistake can lead to benefits being delayed or denied. Coverage ends two months after birth. And women in Texas are dying as a result. vox.com/science-and-health/2…
Congrats to Cathy Opie -- one of the first artists whose work I got into on moving to LA, a good source and good soul -- just appointed to Resnick chair by UCLA
regenprojects.com/artists/ca…
This is a smart piece; don't know how to read impact of impeachment -- nobody does -- but Cassidy well-reasoned here
newyorker.com/news/our-colum…
Steely Dan remains the most complicated indicator of musical identities, between generations, pop vs jazz folks, and other categories... Kidding, sort of
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"The deli was a place for New York Jews to articulate a newfound but potent sense of secular, rather than religious, Jewish identity."—professor and author Ted Merwin zps.la/2rUsSBr
Happy birthday to Ben Watt -- here is a great one of his w Bernard Butler youtube.com/watch?v=3Ok_QDPt…
Knocked out with all the birthday love today. Thank you. And knocked out with reception to latest single too. This just arrived → youtube.com/watch?v=R67mI5HT…
One of best books I've read in the last decade --
This is right on the money. The deeper issue here is that trust is prior to knowledge. In practical sense we "know" things because they come from trusted sources.
Chapter 4 of my first book is all about this
amazon.com/Twilight-Elites-A…