Author Archives: olneyce

Suna – radicalfashionBallet – radicalfashion There’s something vaguely discomforting here. I reach for words and come up just short. It’s the feeling you get when a streetlight goes out just as you step underneath it. Or when you open the … Continue reading →

Newsweek has published two articles on the question of the general zeitgeist of the American public. The first, from Jon Meacham, is a meandering tour through his own consciousness which (he feels confident) is a perfectly acceptable stand-in for the … Continue reading →

Power and Glory – Phil OchsThe Gay Marriage Song – Addie Brownlee There comes a point when we need to take a long, hard look at what sort of world we want to live in. Do we believe in a … Continue reading →

Ballad of a Lonely Construction Worker – Cuff the Duke I can’t be the only one who finds this piece from the Wall Street Journal editorial pages to be a telling example of just how far the country has shifted … Continue reading →

Celebration Guns – Stars Alright, I made it up to Berkeley, got some Zachary’s pizza (first non-vegan food in weeks and OMG was it good), and wanted to point out my favorite post-debate quote of the night. Via First Read, … Continue reading →

Usually if you’re going to liveblog something, you announce it beforehand. But whatever. I’m watching it, and there’s no reason not to include some commentary. So here goes. Final thoughts – Meh. Too scattershot in the end to really say … Continue reading →

I’ve enjoyed The Raveonettes in the past, but it’s always been a casual thing. I obviously love bands who work off the Phil Spector wall of sound template, which The Raveonettes do quite well. But they always seemed just a … Continue reading →

Okay, someone help me out here. Surely there’s a way of interpreting this story from yesterday in a way that doesn’t reflect horribly on the McCain campaign. I just can’t figure out what it is. So a minister serving as … Continue reading →

2006 was the year for the 60s inspired girl group sound, not to mention for a profusion of awesome twee-pop. It’s a big part of what made it one of my favorite all-time years for music. Sadly, I haven’t found … Continue reading →

Subterranean Homesick Blues – Bob Dylan Have you noticed that every article, blog post, or televised rant you hear on the subject of Bill Ayers is structured the following way: Opening: Obama is tied to anti-American, bomb-throwing, radical terrorist who … Continue reading →