I just realized that I fell in love with a girl who looked Alanis Morrisette around the same time that the video for “Hands Clean” video debuted. It seems crazy to write it so plainly, because if you know me it becomes painfully clear about whom I’m writing. And I’m left wondering if I can […]
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Hey friends, Jackie and I just wrapped up our annual Easter tradition: watching the 1973 film version of Jesus Christ Superstar. I’ve written about this movie a number of times because it is a foundational text for me. To steal a line from Las Culturistas, it’s the culture that made me say culture is for […]
Hey James, “The rules are clear in a Fascist society, you feel like you are part of something important, the stakes feel both extremely high and unreal.” [emphasis mine] You wrote this in your last note. It – the feeling of being part of something important – along with the desire to have that feeling […]
Hey James, In your note, you wrote about returning to memories of your childhood. I have been doing the same thing for the past few months. Pulling out the Nintendo 64, I’ve been playing games that our parents bought for us 20 years ago: completing missions in Goldeneye, racing levels I hadn’t seen before in […]