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Writer, musician, artist. Editor at @preludemag, a journal of poetry and criticism. English PhD at Grad Center-CUNY.

Brooklyn, NY
Joined September 2008
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"Self-Portrait 6-20-25"
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“Strange Overtones” (2026) 30” by 30” acrylic on panel
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“Jacques Lacan”
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“Hölderlin”
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I wrote an essay on Alenka Zupančič’s Disavowal and its implications for the contemporary political moment (said implications are manifold): cyberobservations.substack.c…
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My guest is Adolph Reed Jr, a Professor Emeritus of Political Science at the University of Pennsylvania and a Distinguished Visiting Professor of Politics at Mount Holyoke College. We discuss the rise of neoliberal race politics in America.
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My most favourite John Ashbery poem and perhaps my most favourite poem in the English language ever
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Aftermath of Challenger disaster
What is the oldest political news story you can remember? For me it's Joe Biden being selected as Obama's VP.
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Put the first part of my two parter on The Uncanny up at my substack, just in time for Halloween (this was NOT intentional): cyberobservations.substack.c…
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Phil Elverum with Mirah tonight…best show of the year and best Phil show in 20+ years of seeing him.
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After 141 apocalyptic episodes, our podcast is finally tackling sports, namely the Manchester City crisis and the broader issue of sports-washing: pod.link/1729431156/episode/…
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We did a pod about Antinioni’s divisive 60s classic, Zabriskie Point, following up on last week’s episode on Baudrillard and deserts: pod.link/1729431156/episode/…
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Off the top these 9 books occurred to me as being those that had most influenced me;
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"I Could Never Take the Place of Your Man"
best Prince song but you can’t say purple rain, kiss, when doves cry, diamonds and pearls, the beautiful ones or adore…..
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Could not resist the siren song of posting top 9 personal album grid
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I wrote a review of Anton Jäger’s Hyperpolitics: cyberobservations.substack.c…
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