Dominic Umile
@dominicumile.com
Writer (Not recently: LA Times, Hyperallergic, WCP, Chicago Reader, The Comics Journal). Editor. SEO person. Brooklyn, NY.
I hate board games.
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I hate board games.
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Dominic Umile
@dominicumile.com
· Apr 30
A Post-Apocalyptic Graphic Novel by a "Disappeared" Argentinian Writer
It’s as if Oesterheld was telegraphing in The Eternaut the horrors that would befall him at the hands of his own repellent government.
hyperallergic.com
An adaptation of The Eternaut debuts today on Netflix—it's based on a late 1950s-era science fiction comic scripted by visionary Argentine writer Héctor Oesterheld. I wrote about The Eternaut in 2016 for @hyperallergic.com. The new series looks promising hyperallergic.com/269426/a-pos...
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What actually was the difference?
November 13, 2025 at 11:26 AM
What actually was the difference?
Lee Morgan's City Lights—as well as his seemingly underrated (?) Sixth Sense LP—is getting the Tone Poet treatment. The early 2000s-era Scorpio reissue we have, a $10 record at the time, is apparently a grail of sorts to at least one Discogs user 🙃 jazzandcoffee.substack.com/p/so-many-to...
November 13, 2025 at 11:34 AM
Lee Morgan's City Lights—as well as his seemingly underrated (?) Sixth Sense LP—is getting the Tone Poet treatment. The early 2000s-era Scorpio reissue we have, a $10 record at the time, is apparently a grail of sorts to at least one Discogs user 🙃 jazzandcoffee.substack.com/p/so-many-to...
All of this is truly disgusting. Truly disgusting men getting rich and amassing power and powerful friends and doing truly disgusting things. So awful
November 13, 2025 at 1:50 AM
All of this is truly disgusting. Truly disgusting men getting rich and amassing power and powerful friends and doing truly disgusting things. So awful
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This isn’t even the stuff they’re trying to actually stop from getting out.
November 12, 2025 at 10:59 PM
This isn’t even the stuff they’re trying to actually stop from getting out.
Rhino is reissuing deluxe editions of six mono Atlantic-era John Coltrane LPs, 180g, cut from the original analog mono master tapes by Kevin Gray. I deeply love these damn records. Peep those fancy French covers www.rhino.com/article/rhin... #jazz
Rhino Hi-Fi Celebrates John Coltrane's Centennial | 6LP Mono Box Set Spans 1960-1964 Atlantic Albums, Out Nov 28 | Rhino
www.rhino.com
November 12, 2025 at 11:41 PM
Rhino is reissuing deluxe editions of six mono Atlantic-era John Coltrane LPs, 180g, cut from the original analog mono master tapes by Kevin Gray. I deeply love these damn records. Peep those fancy French covers www.rhino.com/article/rhin... #jazz
Sixty years ago, in October of 1965, eight EC horror comics based on Ray Bradbury stories were collected and republished in a paperback book called The Autumn People www.dominicumile.com/blog/ray-bra... #books #comics
Ray Bradbury's The Autumn People and its EC horror comics — Dominic Umile
Eight EC horror comics based on Ray Bradbury stories were shoehorned into a paperback in 1965
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November 12, 2025 at 11:28 PM
Sixty years ago, in October of 1965, eight EC horror comics based on Ray Bradbury stories were collected and republished in a paperback book called The Autumn People www.dominicumile.com/blog/ray-bra... #books #comics
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a massive loss for Indian history and culture. I grew up on these books, as did countless others in the diaspora; you can basically view Amar Chitra Katha as D'Aulaires for ancient Hindu mythology. such a loss www.bbc.com/news/article...
Amar Chitra Katha: Iconic Indian comic publisher loses precious drawings in fire
For millions of Indians, Amar Chitra Katha has been a gateway to stories about religion, mythology and history.
www.bbc.com
November 12, 2025 at 4:59 PM
a massive loss for Indian history and culture. I grew up on these books, as did countless others in the diaspora; you can basically view Amar Chitra Katha as D'Aulaires for ancient Hindu mythology. such a loss www.bbc.com/news/article...
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HBO Max added 30 classic crime films in Nov — from proto-noirs like THE PUBLIC ENEMY (1931) to essentials like OUT OF THE PAST (1947).
Including their Criterion titles, they now have nearly 100 pre-1960 noirs.
There’s even a dedicated #Noirvember section. (New adds in alt text.) #FilmSky #FilmNoir
Including their Criterion titles, they now have nearly 100 pre-1960 noirs.
There’s even a dedicated #Noirvember section. (New adds in alt text.) #FilmSky #FilmNoir
November 12, 2025 at 2:20 AM
HBO Max added 30 classic crime films in Nov — from proto-noirs like THE PUBLIC ENEMY (1931) to essentials like OUT OF THE PAST (1947).
Including their Criterion titles, they now have nearly 100 pre-1960 noirs.
There’s even a dedicated #Noirvember section. (New adds in alt text.) #FilmSky #FilmNoir
Including their Criterion titles, they now have nearly 100 pre-1960 noirs.
There’s even a dedicated #Noirvember section. (New adds in alt text.) #FilmSky #FilmNoir
Love the phrase "antifa member," as if there are yearly fees paid by check, with people meeting up once yearly at conventions, flashing laminated membership cards and clamoring for coveted antifa memorabilia
November 12, 2025 at 12:16 AM
Love the phrase "antifa member," as if there are yearly fees paid by check, with people meeting up once yearly at conventions, flashing laminated membership cards and clamoring for coveted antifa memorabilia
Complicated relationship w/ Big L—endlessly fierce wordsmith, punchline king, documentarian of street life viciousness that makes today's wannabe rappers look like total frauds. But indefensible sentiment sometimes as w/ lots of '90s stuff and the homophobia is prominent on this uneven project
wrote about the grostesqueries of the posthumous album for @pitchfork.com
Big L: Harlem’s Finest: Return of the King
Read Dash Lewis’ review of the album.
pitchfork.com
November 11, 2025 at 10:02 PM
Complicated relationship w/ Big L—endlessly fierce wordsmith, punchline king, documentarian of street life viciousness that makes today's wannabe rappers look like total frauds. But indefensible sentiment sometimes as w/ lots of '90s stuff and the homophobia is prominent on this uneven project
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Interesting convo with a friend who owns a hip NYC record shop about a sudden renewed interest in CDs, which were a negligible part of his business till recently.
November 10, 2025 at 7:44 PM
Interesting convo with a friend who owns a hip NYC record shop about a sudden renewed interest in CDs, which were a negligible part of his business till recently.
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just learned that there's a secret unfinished subway station under our neighborhood. ephemeralnewyork.wordpress.com/2025/11/10/i...
Inside the eerie, unfinished 1930s subway station under a South Williamsburg street
New York is physically two cities. One is at street level, a grid of mostly brick and steel. The other is underground, a subterranean world of tunnels and tubes—not all of which can be accessed. On…
ephemeralnewyork.wordpress.com
November 10, 2025 at 2:18 PM
just learned that there's a secret unfinished subway station under our neighborhood. ephemeralnewyork.wordpress.com/2025/11/10/i...
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felt like i double-and-triple-taked at prices more than usual this year! just casually flipping by $700 sun ra LPs.
November 9, 2025 at 12:16 AM
felt like i double-and-triple-taked at prices more than usual this year! just casually flipping by $700 sun ra LPs.
Touched lots of very expensive records at @wfmu.bsky.social’s reliably wild record fair. Brought home some that weren’t expensive! (LPs, not 45s, but both formats are in abundance!)
November 8, 2025 at 9:09 PM
Touched lots of very expensive records at @wfmu.bsky.social’s reliably wild record fair. Brought home some that weren’t expensive! (LPs, not 45s, but both formats are in abundance!)
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Not a single one of these goals that Elon Musk has to hit in order to get his pay — totally unprecedented largesse — is pegged to a clear humanitarian or environmental goal. www.cnbc.com/2025/11/06/t...
Tesla says shareholders approve Musk's $1 trillion pay plan with over 75% voting in favor
Tesla shareholders approved CEO Elon Musk's historic pay package at the company's annual shareholders meeting in Austin, Texas.
www.cnbc.com
November 8, 2025 at 7:03 PM
Not a single one of these goals that Elon Musk has to hit in order to get his pay — totally unprecedented largesse — is pegged to a clear humanitarian or environmental goal. www.cnbc.com/2025/11/06/t...
Catch Large Pro (and Carozilla) behind the decks tomorrow night, 11/8, at Port Sa’id on King Street in NYC
i juswannachill - large professor open.spotify.com/track/3ipzZg...
I Juswanna Chill
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November 8, 2025 at 2:48 AM
Catch Large Pro (and Carozilla) behind the decks tomorrow night, 11/8, at Port Sa’id on King Street in NYC
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The WFMU Record Fair, which takes place once a year, is a truly spectacular event.
The WFMU Record Fair runs all weekend, Nov. 8 and 9, at the Metropolitan Pavilion in Manhattan! Hundreds of record dealers, live music, films, and more!
November 7, 2025 at 4:28 PM
The WFMU Record Fair, which takes place once a year, is a truly spectacular event.
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Singer-songwriter Steve Gunn tells us how he started over before his beautiful new album, ‘Daylight Daylight.’ “It felt a lot more personal, more intimate… I just want to try to be an honest artist and let it come naturally.”
Interview ↓
Interview ↓
How Steve Gunn Started Over and Made a Breathtakingly Beautiful Album
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November 5, 2025 at 5:00 PM
Singer-songwriter Steve Gunn tells us how he started over before his beautiful new album, ‘Daylight Daylight.’ “It felt a lot more personal, more intimate… I just want to try to be an honest artist and let it come naturally.”
Interview ↓
Interview ↓
Read @nitishpahwa.com at @slate.com on what Trump doesn't—and couldn't—understand about Tuesday's election results: our preventable food crisis and the "cruelly forced mass hunger" at the center of the government shutdown slate.com/business/202...
Trump Is Missing One Massive Reason for Tuesday’s Election Results
The president still doesn’t appear to understand a likely reason for Tuesday’s results: the unnecessary, cruelly forced mass hunger unique to the shutdown.
slate.com
November 7, 2025 at 3:39 PM
Read @nitishpahwa.com at @slate.com on what Trump doesn't—and couldn't—understand about Tuesday's election results: our preventable food crisis and the "cruelly forced mass hunger" at the center of the government shutdown slate.com/business/202...
Had no idea this was finally getting a reissue jazzdispensary.com/news/catalys...
REISSUED TODAY: 'Perception' by Catalyst
Jazz-funk and fusion release from the Philly quintet who shared members with the likes of Weather Report, MFSB, and Santana.
www.normanrecords.com/records/2114...
Jazz-funk and fusion release from the Philly quintet who shared members with the likes of Weather Report, MFSB, and Santana.
www.normanrecords.com/records/2114...
November 7, 2025 at 12:19 PM
Had no idea this was finally getting a reissue jazzdispensary.com/news/catalys...
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Went to the Wayne Thiebaud exhibition today and, inevitably, it was absolutely delicious.
Cup of Coffee, 1961
Cup of Coffee, 1961
November 6, 2025 at 11:17 PM
Went to the Wayne Thiebaud exhibition today and, inevitably, it was absolutely delicious.
Cup of Coffee, 1961
Cup of Coffee, 1961
Just jumping on here to say that I would sooner swallow a handful of paperclips than spend another forty seconds on LinkedIn
November 6, 2025 at 11:30 PM
Just jumping on here to say that I would sooner swallow a handful of paperclips than spend another forty seconds on LinkedIn
Just saw Lisa MacKinney's book 'Dressed in Black: The Shangri-Las and Their Recorded Legacy' in person at a nearby shop and it looks great www.versechorus.com/dressed-in-b...
November 6, 2025 at 10:54 PM
Just saw Lisa MacKinney's book 'Dressed in Black: The Shangri-Las and Their Recorded Legacy' in person at a nearby shop and it looks great www.versechorus.com/dressed-in-b...
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wrote about the SNAP crisis and why, in spite of today's court decision ordering the government fully fund food stamps this month, we're going to see a lot of needless, cruel starving and suffering for a while yet slate.com/business/202...
Trump Is Missing One Massive Reason for Tuesday’s Election Results
The president still doesn’t appear to understand a likely reason for Tuesday’s results: the unnecessary, cruelly forced mass hunger unique to the shutdown.
slate.com
November 6, 2025 at 10:43 PM
wrote about the SNAP crisis and why, in spite of today's court decision ordering the government fully fund food stamps this month, we're going to see a lot of needless, cruel starving and suffering for a while yet slate.com/business/202...
Love you Union Pool ny.eater.com/dining-out-i...
Hook-Up Bar Union Pool Celebrates Its 25th Anniversary
The spot remains a Brooklyn living room that never lost its soul
ny.eater.com
November 6, 2025 at 4:28 PM
Love you Union Pool ny.eater.com/dining-out-i...