Jody Rosen

A naturalized American born in Kampala to a Ugandan father & an Indian mother ticked the boxes for African-Americn & Asian on a college application. Imagine that. In short this is a non-story & I say w/all the love & affection in the world that I can't imagine how the hell it got greenlit for pub

Extraordinary interview in which an author—taking advantage of a 20-minute-long segment on a high profile platform to whet appetites for his forthcoming polemic—proves incapable of articulating the book’s thesis or saying anything comprehensible. Word goulash

For years I’ve been terrified of Sunset Park’s Lutheran Halal Cafe & there’s been zero Post coverage. Silence is deafening

Speaking of "retconning": this is a weird ahistorical shtick. Doolittle was reviewed in Rolling Stone & Spin, whose combined circulation in '89 was ≈ 1.5 million. It was widely reviewed in the alt weekly press; its songs were in heavy rotation on MTV & on college & alt rock radio. Like, what gives?

Just hearing the news. Can’t process. Rest in Peace to a mighty musical force

I know we're not supposed to talk about Woody Allen, but ANNIE HALL is one of the supreme American movies & Diane Keaton's wild charisma is 90% of the reason why. And btw her performance of "Seems Like Old Times" is pure magic—up there with the greatest musical scenes in cinema, zero doubt

Every now & then a song corresponds so precisely to your personal tastes 'n' predilections that it feels like you dreamt it into existence. E.g. when the credits read "Skillibeng ft. Vybz Kartel & Françoise Hardy."

Two Wheels Good: The History and Mystery of the Bicycle, p. 11

Best Marginalia 2025: "MICRO"

Once again we're reminded that mainstream journalism's ignorance, incuriosity, & casual vilification of the activist left is professional malpractice. The press is simply ill-equipped to understand what it means when the president sends in troops to "fight Antifa."

Sick scooter bruh

Stephen Miller define communism challenge