Hal Espen
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Hal Espen
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Formerly at The New Yorker and Outside, currently in Santa Fe, presently in Seattle and environs. Now listening to on vinyl.
Was and is now forever one of the Grateful Dead.

Rest in peace, Donna Jean Godchaux, shown here in her pre-Dead Muscle Shoals days, on Elvis’s left.
November 3, 2025 at 4:38 PM
October 28, 2025 at 10:13 PM
Santa Fe represents.
October 18, 2025 at 7:18 PM
My impression is that there are multiple variations of the SF homage frog poster — one I’ve seen says HOPE. If AI, seems way over on the relatively benign side of villainy.
October 12, 2025 at 12:10 AM
“The essence of democracy and freedom is being unpredictable... Loving your country means being with other people.”

— Timothy Snyder

#NoKings
October 11, 2025 at 10:21 PM
“the girlfriend of one of the co-founders of antifa“
October 8, 2025 at 11:50 PM
“Portland, shit.”
October 5, 2025 at 9:49 PM
“Animal health group Zoetis is using the technology to speed up medical tests for horses.”
September 23, 2025 at 3:05 PM
So, not good?
September 23, 2025 at 3:17 AM
Keep on rocking in the free world
September 15, 2025 at 4:49 PM
September 2, 2025 at 2:54 AM
The White Album for example.
August 27, 2025 at 11:18 PM
August 24, 2025 at 11:35 PM
George Will denounces the overused, omnipresent idiot word “iconic.”

www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/202...
July 30, 2025 at 7:33 PM
Super Predator
July 10, 2025 at 10:50 PM
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June 9, 2025 at 10:46 PM
I’d add that if you’re going to address the political salience of Andor, it’s essential to include the brilliant way the series repeatedly deploys the resistance fighter Karis Nemik’s galaxy-rallying manifesto.
May 21, 2025 at 3:43 PM
WARFIGHTER
April 22, 2025 at 4:11 PM
YES. I’d also add that it’s essential to anticipate and counter authoritarian tactics that have succeeded in crushing freedom movements elsewhere.

Anne Applebaum:
April 18, 2025 at 6:45 PM
from Anne Applebaum’s Autocracy Inc.
April 18, 2025 at 3:59 PM
The Pile awaits Shadow Ticket.

www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/316427...
April 9, 2025 at 2:47 PM
Well, these two seem fun.
March 30, 2025 at 2:48 PM
February 10, 2025 at 6:56 PM