Our culture is totally fucked! On the other hand, music, books, movies, and ethnic food are pretty good.
Iโm a writer, musician, music educator, and blowhard.
Iโm terrified by Americaโs fascism trend and disgusted that my party is now a Trump cult. My time inside the system and in the probe of the January 6 attack has left me with just an ember of hope. Making it grow requires the hard truth. Can we handle it?
I write about politics, gender, history, popular culture, and mass mediaโwhat moves me, what delights me, what irritates me, and what worries meโfrom movies and cable tv to mainstream news publications and broadcasts to commercials and ads.
Essays about literature, politics, culture and writing delivered 1-3 times per week. Beware: I belong to no tribe. I think for myself so you don't have to. You may disagree with me, but you'll respect me.