Archive - Slouching Towards McDonaldland

Old, Weird America

Jude: Doesn't really matter, you know, what kind of nasty names people invent for the music.

Jul 14 •

Something Worse

It would have been a storybook ending: a Pacers title on the anniversary of the day the Pacers drafted Reggie Miller.

Jul 4 •

June 2025

Hang On To Your Ego

Remembering Brian Wilson

Jun 20 •

The Underdogs’ Underdog

I wrote this late last night after watching a Undefeated: The Roger Brown Story and feeling inspired by a piece written by my friend, Nick, who was a…

Jun 5 •

May 2025

Rainbow Connections

Today marks the 35th anniversary of the passing of Jim Henson.

May 17 •

April 2025

George Was Always My Favorite

My first year of Beatles fandom was filled with milestones.

Apr 24 •

September 2024

I wouldn't say that I was raised on romance. Let's not get stuck in the past.

Sep 18, 2024 •

My soft spot for Westerns developed at an early age.

Sep 4, 2024 •

August 2024

The Years of Magical Thinking

Joan Didion’s similarly named book inspired the title of this newsletter.

Aug 25, 2024 •

Heavenly Pop Hit

When someone of note dies, there’s a tendency for people to be effusive in their praise.

Aug 15, 2024 •

July 2024

In 49 Other States

What came first, the basketball or the misery?

Jul 24, 2024 •

Italianamerican

I wrote a piece on The Vulgar Boatmen for I Enjoy Music, a great new blog that covers a wide range of music and features writing from contributors from…

Jul 12, 2024 •

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