One Cent Record Clubs and Predatory Discovery
What’s the value of music when your life is falling apart? How did that “ten…
Em Dashes and Witch Hunts With New Literary Inquisitors
It’s 2025, and I find myself caught in an ironic 21st-century witch hunt. Only this…
Love My Way: The Psychedelic Furs and the Marimba That Woke Me Up
What if one song could tell you it was okay to exist exactly as you…
When Free Speech Fought Back in 1985
Are we safe if a comedian does not have free speech? Were we safe when…
Pee Wee Herman: Lessons From a Manchild
By Rachael Price Nowadays, one does not usually understand the term “manchild” to be a…
Chrissie Hynde Taught Me How to Listen
What do a Midwestern punk queen from Ohio and a Beauty Queen from Chicagoland have…
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The More You Know And Schoolhouse Rock
What do PSA’s from our childhood and changing things you need change have to do with each other? Do Patti Smith, speeding muscle cars and heart attacks have a role in change? How do we get through this? Whatever this is. Let’s start with a story. Storytime and the Heart Attack It is a Summer…
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Prepare to be Assimilated! Resistance is Futile!
What does my grandmother, Star Trek, a deleted X post by Eric Trump and resistance have to do with each other? On May 8th of 1989 Star Trek the Next Generation aired the episode “Q-Who”. In this episode we were introduced to the cybernetic humanoid race known as the Borg. They wanted every race they…
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Here’s a Quarter! Call Someone Who Cares! Now!
The other day a young person I’ve known for years died tragically in a car accident. My child’s friends called this young person Ghost. That is how Ghost is listed in my phone. My last text with Ghost was more than a month ago. There will never be another with this delightful young adult taken…