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Music

Looks Like We’re Doing the Authenticity Thing Again

June 10, 2021June 8, 2021by BrennanLeave a Comment on Looks Like We’re Doing the Authenticity Thing Again
Looks Like We’re Doing the Authenticity Thing Again

A few days ago, Max Collins---or, as he might put it, the Eve 6 guy---posted a Twitter thread claiming that the band fun. was "hands down the worst band" of the last decade. And, sure, whatever, he doesn't like Nate Ruess's voice and he's seemingly jealous of Jack Antonoff's success as a producer. If you [...]

Writing

There Is No Good Time to Review Something (Or So My Brain Thinks)

July 9, 2020July 7, 2020by Brennan2 Comments on There Is No Good Time to Review Something (Or So My Brain Thinks)
There Is No Good Time to Review Something (Or So My Brain Thinks)

As I write this I've just finished reading Volume Three of the incredible Saga series of comics by Brian K. Vaughn and Fiona Staples. From the opening page of Volume One, I've been completely enthralled with Saga and yet I haven't so much as considered writing about the series or, if I did, what I [...]

Books

A Quiet End: Emily St. John Mandel’s Station Eleven

January 29, 2019April 16, 2020by Brennan2 Comments on A Quiet End: Emily St. John Mandel’s Station Eleven
A Quiet End: Emily St. John Mandel’s Station Eleven

An Air Gradia jetliner rolls slowly down the tarmac at a crowded airport, past the teeming gates and packed terminals. It weaves a careful path to the farthest reach of the concrete, to the most isolated location possible, before it comes to a stop. Its doors never open. Of the many indelible images of Emily [...]

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