November 2023

It seems to me that the most interesting aspect of the QAnon phenomenon is the extreme mass hysteria, and that therefore the most urgent question, by far, is “How are this many people this stupid?” This docuseries does not ask that question. What it does ask, over and over again, is “Who is Q?” And among the Trump era’s endless parade of grifters, opportunists, and self-satisfied keyboard warriors, I simply do not give a shit… See more →

Despite the fatalism and the hardboiled dialogue, Brute Force is more of a melodrama than the noir I expected, which wouldn’t necessarily be a problem if it were better written. I’m onboard with the film’s dim view of American prisons prioritizing punishment over rehabilitation, which I gather was an uncommon criticism for 1947, but its habit of nakedly editorializing via the monologues of its prison doctor—sometimes looking directly into the camera—make it feel like a… See more →

Hey Boston, I’m here all weekend at @bostonartbookfair selling affordable art for nerds and non-nerds. Let me see your faces!

Hey, Boston friends! I’ll be in town this weekend for the Boston Art Book Fair (@bostonartbookfair), foisting all issues of my algorithmic art zine, Plus Equals, on the local cognoscenti. Come by, say hi!

Incredibly funny until it decides not to be.

GLENN AND THE DANZIGS

I’ve wanted for so long to get a band together to do a Misfits cover show on Halloween, and finally made it happen last night with Glenn and the Danzigs, who terrorized the townspeople of Irvington, NY. I was completely floored by this town’s Halloween game. Ghouls in every form. Big thanks to them for having us and to my bandmates for having me! 💀🎃💀