Allen Warren
@allenwarren.bsky.social
Fiction, music, and lots of D&D / plucky Pittsburgh transplant / find me near the crick or at the record store / writing at allenwarren.me/blog
Klaus Mann's Mephisto may not be the perfect book for the moment, but its parallels with the U.S. today are worth studying: allenwarren.substack.com/p/mephisto-r...
'Mephisto' Won't Save Us, But It May Keep the Antifascist Fire Burning
Klaus Mann's account of the fall of the Weimar Republic is too self-assured, but its parallels with contemporary U.S. politics are hard to ignore.
allenwarren.substack.com
July 24, 2025 at 10:39 PM
Klaus Mann's Mephisto may not be the perfect book for the moment, but its parallels with the U.S. today are worth studying: allenwarren.substack.com/p/mephisto-r...
Recommend: KPop Demon Hunters. Stunning animation, a fun take on the hero's journey, and songs that all slap.
July 10, 2025 at 1:38 AM
Recommend: KPop Demon Hunters. Stunning animation, a fun take on the hero's journey, and songs that all slap.
Have we had a song of the summer yet? Last year it was so clearly a competition between "360" and "Hot to Go" -- and I don't see anything approaching that so far in 2025. Am I missing something?
July 7, 2025 at 1:57 PM
Have we had a song of the summer yet? Last year it was so clearly a competition between "360" and "Hot to Go" -- and I don't see anything approaching that so far in 2025. Am I missing something?
What would acting chalant look like? As opposed to nonchalant
June 20, 2025 at 2:27 PM
What would acting chalant look like? As opposed to nonchalant
In 2020, a poli sci prof of mine was explaining to the class how who’s president has little effect on our daily lives. He asked if anyone’s life had been directly impacted by any of Trump’s policies. No one raised their hand.
I don’t think that would be the case today
apnews.com/article/inte...
I don’t think that would be the case today
apnews.com/article/inte...
Secretary of State Marco Rubio says the US will begin revoking the visas of Chinese students
Secretary of State Marco Rubio says the U.S. will begin revoking the visas of some Chinese students, “including those with connections to the Chinese Communist Party or studying in critical fields.”
apnews.com
May 29, 2025 at 1:28 AM
In 2020, a poli sci prof of mine was explaining to the class how who’s president has little effect on our daily lives. He asked if anyone’s life had been directly impacted by any of Trump’s policies. No one raised their hand.
I don’t think that would be the case today
apnews.com/article/inte...
I don’t think that would be the case today
apnews.com/article/inte...
For years, I've enjoyed writing music I'd imagine in video games. Now, I've gotten a chance to try just that!
I recently entered the Indie Game Music Contest, and you can vote for my entry to win the popularity poll! Check this link out for more: www.youtube.com/watch?v=7gF6...
I recently entered the Indie Game Music Contest, and you can vote for my entry to win the popularity poll! Check this link out for more: www.youtube.com/watch?v=7gF6...
Indie Game Music Contest: TetherGeist (O & Co. Games) — Allen Warren
YouTube video by Allen Warren
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May 7, 2025 at 2:51 PM
For years, I've enjoyed writing music I'd imagine in video games. Now, I've gotten a chance to try just that!
I recently entered the Indie Game Music Contest, and you can vote for my entry to win the popularity poll! Check this link out for more: www.youtube.com/watch?v=7gF6...
I recently entered the Indie Game Music Contest, and you can vote for my entry to win the popularity poll! Check this link out for more: www.youtube.com/watch?v=7gF6...
America needs fun names for congressional districts like Canada has for federal ridings. Who wouldn’t want to represent someplace called Notre-Dame-de-Grâce-Westmount or Nanaimo-Ladysmith?
April 28, 2025 at 11:02 PM
America needs fun names for congressional districts like Canada has for federal ridings. Who wouldn’t want to represent someplace called Notre-Dame-de-Grâce-Westmount or Nanaimo-Ladysmith?
More on the Duolingo Chinese update: you can now see a score for your learning progress, which was something I complained about being missing from this course in my blog post
April 27, 2025 at 9:23 PM
More on the Duolingo Chinese update: you can now see a score for your learning progress, which was something I complained about being missing from this course in my blog post
I met Duo the owl earlier this month, and he told me you need to do your Chinese lesson.
April 25, 2025 at 9:34 PM
I met Duo the owl earlier this month, and he told me you need to do your Chinese lesson.
Is it /good/ we spent four years building 12 housing units in Pittsburgh? This a rate of building we're /proud/ of?
www.wesa.fm/development-...
www.wesa.fm/development-...
Officials celebrate new affordable housing in the Hill District
Officials broke ground Tuesday on Herron Village Apartments, a development whose three buildings will house 12 affordable units and commercial space.
www.wesa.fm
April 16, 2025 at 3:36 PM
Is it /good/ we spent four years building 12 housing units in Pittsburgh? This a rate of building we're /proud/ of?
www.wesa.fm/development-...
www.wesa.fm/development-...
The Nintendo Music app just published the soundtrack from the OG Legend of Zelda. Check out the Famicom’s version of the title track — the Famicom had additional audio voices, meaning that version of the song is a fuller version of the one North American fans are used to
April 16, 2025 at 3:11 AM
The Nintendo Music app just published the soundtrack from the OG Legend of Zelda. Check out the Famicom’s version of the title track — the Famicom had additional audio voices, meaning that version of the song is a fuller version of the one North American fans are used to
Reposted by Allen Warren
I had been doubtful that we were going to have a "this is the crisis moment" with Trump, as opposed to "everything about this is a destructive catastrophe."
But the Abrego Garcia case is the crisis moment.
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But the Abrego Garcia case is the crisis moment.
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April 14, 2025 at 4:41 PM
I had been doubtful that we were going to have a "this is the crisis moment" with Trump, as opposed to "everything about this is a destructive catastrophe."
But the Abrego Garcia case is the crisis moment.
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But the Abrego Garcia case is the crisis moment.
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Reposted by Allen Warren
@gelliottmorris.com's chart of the week shows us that more Americans consider Signal-Gate a serious problem than considered Hillary's emails a serious problem.
March 28, 2025 at 3:59 PM
@gelliottmorris.com's chart of the week shows us that more Americans consider Signal-Gate a serious problem than considered Hillary's emails a serious problem.
And they were so worried about her emails.
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth disclosed war plans in a group chat that included the editor in chief of The Atlantic two hours before U.S. troops launched attacks against the Houthi militia in Yemen, the White House said. It was an extraordinary breach of U.S. national security intelligence.
Hegseth Disclosed Secret War Plans in a Group Chat
The conversation among the defense secretary and other national security officials on a commercial messaging app mistakenly included the editor in chief of The Atlantic, Jeffrey Goldberg.
nyti.ms
March 24, 2025 at 8:52 PM
And they were so worried about her emails.
March 24, 2025 at 2:59 AM
High-key surprised Jewels Sparkles didn’t call out Arrietty for stealing her jokes at any point during that episode… do I have respect for Jewels now? #dragrace
March 8, 2025 at 3:32 AM
High-key surprised Jewels Sparkles didn’t call out Arrietty for stealing her jokes at any point during that episode… do I have respect for Jewels now? #dragrace
March 7, 2025 at 1:44 PM
Is “prower” the male version of “prowess?”
March 7, 2025 at 2:00 AM
Is “prower” the male version of “prowess?”
So it seems like the White House will be declaring English the national language of the United States. This is an unsurprising but still seismic move — less for the actual, day-to-day administrative effects but more for the culture-war jingoism it represents (🧵👇)
apnews.com/article/trum...
apnews.com/article/trum...
Trump to sign order Friday designating English as the official language of the US
President Donald Trump is expected to sign an executive order on Friday designating English as the official language of the United States.
apnews.com
February 28, 2025 at 6:23 PM
So it seems like the White House will be declaring English the national language of the United States. This is an unsurprising but still seismic move — less for the actual, day-to-day administrative effects but more for the culture-war jingoism it represents (🧵👇)
apnews.com/article/trum...
apnews.com/article/trum...
What motivates you these days?
February 27, 2025 at 5:06 AM
What motivates you these days?
Loved @phippsconservatory.bsky.social's orchid and bonsai exhibit
(Also inspired by Donna Haraway's "Symbiogenesis, Sympoiesis, and Art Science Activisms")
(Also inspired by Donna Haraway's "Symbiogenesis, Sympoiesis, and Art Science Activisms")
February 22, 2025 at 5:44 PM
Loved @phippsconservatory.bsky.social's orchid and bonsai exhibit
(Also inspired by Donna Haraway's "Symbiogenesis, Sympoiesis, and Art Science Activisms")
(Also inspired by Donna Haraway's "Symbiogenesis, Sympoiesis, and Art Science Activisms")
I got a lot of flashbacks to my own time in the newsroom while watching Tim Fehlbaum's "September 5," which came out at the end of last year.
“September 5”: Understanding tragedy from a journalist’s perspective
The hostage situation during the 1972 Munich Olympics is examined in real time from the point of view of the American sports team there to cover the Games in this new thriller.
allenwarren.me
February 20, 2025 at 5:22 PM
I got a lot of flashbacks to my own time in the newsroom while watching Tim Fehlbaum's "September 5," which came out at the end of last year.