mtadkins

I would not have seen “I need to hear Amelia Meath singing Mazzy Star” in my crystal ball a few months ago, but man, 2026 has been a year so far….

“…I believe, and have believed for years, what is brewing in this country is an American fascist movement rooted half in grievance and half in Jesus and enabled by tech oligarchs and an inundation of propaganda from many sources…It is shameless and proud. Culturally, the combination of blatant racist fear mongering and the anti-woke movement […]

“You think your pain and your heartbreak are unprecedented in the history of the world… but then you read.” — James Baldwin

Caroline Polachek, live at the Musée de l’Orangerie, with her cover of ‘True Love Waits’ [Radiohead, obvs]

Of course, ‘memory’ is one of the most fascinating elements of life for us… allowing us to grow via perspective but also providing the pitfalls of attachment & nostalgia. This month both of my sons have birthdays, so I’m constantly reminded of the various ‘Augusts’ of my life. Yesterday, while having some feels, I picked […]