For the record, these are just my opinions.
Patriotism gets handed to you whole and object-free, as if asking what it refers to would be embarrassing for everyone involved. I love this country. I'm not proud of it — and those two things were never in conflict.
August 6, 2026
Thirty years in, Deftones trades catharsis for reflection and emerges with a body of work that feels less like a statement and more like a séance — deliberately elusive, and deeply felt.
August 30, 2025
When comedians ask better questions than traditional journalists, what does that say about the state of the press? Satire may be the unlikely cure for a broken media landscape.
April 30, 2025
Music criticism hasn't died — it's mutated. From typewriter totalitarianism to TikTok reactions, here's how we got here and what it means for the way we listen.
April 22, 2025
The English art-rock group's third studio album may have some skeletons in its closet — but they're joined by something tender and breathing: presence, warmth, and a willingness to stay soft.
April 15, 2025
From Tyler the Creator's best album yet to a Cure comeback nobody expected to work this well — my picks for the best records of 2024.
December 10, 2024
I'm not a Swiftie. But I listened through her entire discography front to back so you don't have to — and I have opinions.
September 2, 2024