Here is a list of every movie I watched in 2022, in the order in which I watched them. Some movies I watched more than once. Looking forward to watching more movies in 2023. JAN — MARCH 2022: Fast Times at Ridgemont High [1982, Heckerling] Birdy [1984, Parker] The Tender…

These are my 48 favorite albums in 2020, in order. Where applicable, I’ve included links to what I wrote about the album. I know “These albums kept me sane” is a dumb cliché, but given what 2020 was like… these albums kept me sane. Empty Country — Empty Country Waxahatchee…

Today would have been Bill Withers’ 82nd birthday. I wrote this piece in early April, the weekend after he died, but never got it published. So I’m publishing it today. Bill Withers, the recently departed ’70s soul legend who pioneered a gentle fusion of folk and soul with inescapable staples…

These are my 43 favorite albums of 2019, in order. Where applicable, I’ve included links to what I wrote about the album. Sharon Van Etten — Remind Me Tomorrow Big Thief — U.F.O.F. PUP — Morbid Stuff Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds — Ghosteen Big Thief — Two Hands …

This is a list of every movie I watched in 2019, in the order in which I watched them. If a movie appears on this list twice, that means I watched it twice in 2019. If a movie does not appear on this list, that means I did not watch…

JAN — MARCH Star Wars: The Force Awakens [’15, Abrams] Romy and Michele’s High School Reunion [’97, Mirkin] United 93 [’06, Greengrass] Star Wars Episode IV: A New Hope [’77, Lucas] Unfriended [’15, Gabriadze] The Revenant [’15, Iñárritu] Labyrinth [’86, Henson] Spotlight [’15, McCarthy] Intolerable Cruelty [’03, Coen and Coen] …

In early January, I got laid off and found out my book proposal had been accepted on the same day. I immediately threw myself into freelancing full-time, which I had never done before. It was invigorating. I’ve been freelancing now for six months. Here’s everything I’ve written. …

These are my thirty-two favorite albums of 2016. I strongly endorse all thirty-two of them. I first made this list on January 13, 2017. Since then, I have tweaked the order very slightly and made two additions. David Bowie — Blackstar (my review) Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds —…

These are my thirty-three favorite albums of 2018. I strongly endorse all thirty-three of them. Yo La Tengo — There’s a Riot Going On (my profile) U.S. Girls — In a Poem Unlimited (blurb) Wye Oak — The Louder I Call, The Faster It Runs (blurb) Adrianne Lenker — abysskiss…