The cat is happy and maybe so am I, at least briefly.
Here’s what I published this week.
Politics
Lindsey Graham’s blue tsunami finally arrived. (Public Notice)
Stevens and Fetterman are motivated by Zionism, not mental illness. (EIH)
A discussion with Stephen Robinson about Haley Stevens’ heel turn. (PlayTyperGuy)
Democracy is a kitchen table issue in 2026. (EIH)
Cultural criticism
Camp Miasma and gender trouble inherent in the slasher. (EIH)
The Eyes of Laura Mars and the wrong gaze. (Splice Today)
Being Heumann is a nice change from bad disability rep. (Chicago Reader)
Exhumed drive death metal through your skull. (Chicago Reader)
The painfully powerful cringe of The Heartbreak Kid. (EIH)
The Freewheelin’ Bob Dylan is just okay. (EIH)
Poetry
Whitman tribute. (dadakuku)
Song Without Myself
I cbrat, and ing,
And what I au ou ha au,
or vr ato bonging to a good bong to ou.The first stanza of Walt Whitman’s “Song of Myself” with the letters m,y,s,e,l,f removed.
From the archive
in honor of Blexas:
Track of the week
A celebratory ode
