Daniel Plaut
plautdaniel.bsky.social
Daniel Plaut
@plautdaniel.bsky.social
Proud DC resident and global education researcher. Lover of good food, music, and film.
One of the few spots that is great at literally any time of the day.
October 8, 2025 at 1:49 AM
It’s the curation for me. Over 25 years from when they started and they know exactly how to bring in OGs (Busta and 3000 used perfectly) and exactly how to make the most of new generation (Paak, Kendrick). Q-tip is like the Scorsese of hip hop.
September 13, 2025 at 8:54 PM
Right, but have those problems been run through ChatGPT Pro instead of the free version?!
August 5, 2025 at 3:16 PM
I still listen to that score and the score from The Hours pretty frequently! So good.

I actually need a rewatch of Mishima too, I think I caught it right at my most impressionable film nerd college era which might have swayed how much I loved it.
May 31, 2025 at 12:24 PM
Not Dana, but have you seen Mishima yet? One of my top 5
May 31, 2025 at 12:11 AM
Even in my own generation, in high school punk bands came together in compilations against Bush. fatwreck.com/products/roc...

Who is jamming against fascism right now?
Rock Against Bush Vol. 1
FAT675 - April 20, 200426 bands that all think Bush Jr. is a boob. Believe me, there were A LOT more bands that wanted to be on this comp! A CD with tons of unreleased songs and a bonus DVD that’s pac...
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May 12, 2025 at 2:24 AM
This country has such a great tradition of music as oppression, Woody Guthrie, Marvin Gaye, Nina Simone, Max Roach, Rage Against the Machine, endless examples.

Where is everyone right now? Seriously, am I missing it?
May 12, 2025 at 2:24 AM
Probably my favorite restaurant in DC
May 9, 2025 at 2:05 AM
Honestly, I think it has a lot to do with many in tech self-conceptualizing as those “changing the world”. It’s an extension of ego.
March 22, 2025 at 12:01 AM