Quick thoughts on the NBA gambling indictments

This morning, in a political stunt meant to distract the sports-watching world from Egor Dëmin going 4 of 6 from deep in his NBA debut, Kash Patel’s FBI…

Oct 23 • 

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My Own Barclays Center Fascist Humiliation Ritual

The 2025-26 Never Hungover Brooklyn Nets season preview; or, how and whether to keep loving a team that hates your guts

Oct 9 • 

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Thanked The Sensei Again Award

A blog about One Battle After Another

Oct 2 • 

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September 2025

You Should Not Listen to Young Thug's Jail Calls

And collected musings

Sep 17 • 

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End of summer roundup

A call to abolish quote tweets, a theory on trend pieces, cats, movies...

Sep 1 • 

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June 2025

Fellas on Screen

On Friendship, Eephus, Vulcanizadora

Jun 19 • 

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May 2025

Toward a Unified Theory of Uncool

Considering the NBA's swag crisis, Zyn, and the West Village Girls

May 25 • 

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Do You Have Tequila, and/or Xanax?

A quick appreciation of Amalia Ulman's Magic Farm, my favorite movie of the year so far

May 21 • 

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Smug Conspiracism

Concerning The Shrouds, The Rehearsal, and Wolves-Lakers

May 2 • 

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April 2025

Smoke Shop America

Thinking about Skrillex, Baby Invasion, and Galaxy Gas

Apr 23 • 

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March 2025

MUSIC and the Eternal 2017

Some loosely collected thoughts on Playboi Carti's MUSIC

Mar 18 • 

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February 2025

Who The Hell Want Me?

Against the sports quote graphic industrial complex

Feb 13 • 

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