The latest B-side from my book SUCH GREAT HEIGHTS is about Yo La Tengo, that semi-viral concert review from a college journalist, and the vast gulf between this band's version of "indie" and the one the common 2025 understanding of the term

Every wonder how the federal courts (the lower courts of the Supreme Court) work in Texas and affect Texans? Here's a great explainer. www.texastribune.org/2025/02/26/t... via @texastribune.org

any one piece fans on here

i went to a Chicago Public Library branch that I had never been to before and happened across these very cool Archival Grab and Go Kits with an invitation to archive your stories

Finalizing the film center calendar for February:

My favorite cryptid is probably Dick Wolf

It occurred to me at dinner this evening that Half Baked is officially a period piece.

Idea: if we’re supposed to be so dependent on online services and experiences (so tech corporations can profit off of our usage/data, maybe we shouldn’t have to pay for internet access?

Maybe all our technological interconnectivity should be free?

decided to start a home server for all my media

I love when nerds fight.
Recently learned about this mathematician named Shinichi Mochizuki who maintains he’s solved one of math’s “unsolvable” problems, despite some folks (2 German mathematicians in particular) saying he’s full of shit.
Tell me, is there a harder picture of a mathematician?

seems I brought the cold weather with me. you’re welcome

Visited a friend in Syracuse these last few days. First time in upstate New York. Prob not the last.