Mar 31, 2021I completely understand you.211Zane RantinaHi Zane. Thank you for being vulnerable and sharing your experience and feelings here.Hi Zane. Thank you for being vulnerable and sharing your experience and feelings here. I am sooooooo sorry for your loss of sweet Garfield. The two of you had (and still have) a deep connection that is an incredible gift, and of course you are grieving. I know you wish…1 min read1 min read
Published in WiM on Med·Aug 12, 2019Punk Rock for SissiesMetamodernism and the Return of Affect in Early 21st Century American Indie Rock — This is a text version of a talk I gave at the 2019 AHRC Metamodernism Conference, at Radboud University in Nijmegen, Netherlands. Some people who were not at the conference have asked me if there was a way they could see or hear the talk, so I’ve made this text…Metamodernism13 min readMetamodernism13 min read
Published in WiM on Med·Apr 17, 2018After Postmodernism: Eleven Metamodern Methods in the ArtsBefore the name existed, I had been waiting for metamodernism. For several years I had been observing and contemplating a certain shift in culture — something that was rather hard to pinpoint but yet was unmistakably new. Something seemed to have changed in the new millennium that made it cool…Postmodernism17 min readPostmodernism17 min read
Jun 6, 2017I’m Sadder About My Cat Dying than I Am About Humans I’ve Lost (and why that makes sense)My cat Penelope died. She was almost 21 years old, and she lived a good life. She had slowed down in the last few years a bit, but was still surprisingly spry and healthy. …Pets6 min readPets6 min read
Mar 10, 2016Irony, David Bowie, My Dead Friend, and MeTwo people who have been influential in my life died this January. First David Bowie, whom, of course, I never met, and then my friend Evan whom I played in bands with when we were both younger. David Bowie surprised his fans with his departure, having been battling cancer for…David Bowie6 min readDavid Bowie6 min read
Feb 26, 2016Let’s Stop Being Stereotypes (and Start Talking to Each Other)On my local public radio station in Seattle, I heard a debate between two women about a homeless encampment. One was supportive of the homeless people and concerned about how they are being treated. …Politics3 min readPolitics3 min read
