Caleb

I don’t care how many people post it on my timeline, I ain’t giving that op-ed a click

🚨BREAKING: Judiciary Democrats’ report details mounting evidence linking Trump to Epstein’s criminal activities and DOJ’s cover-up; specific accounts involving 11 women provide more evidence of potential sex crimes. democrats-judiciary.house.gov/media-center...

WHEW. Digger last week, You Can See Everything over the weekend, The Devils tonight. Long live The Movies.

giving each trick or treater a full scoop of beans

Until 2008, I didn’t have internet in my apartment. So I’d check email and social media at work, then go home and simply not check again until the next day, unless I was at the library or took my laptop to a coffee shop. That world feels impossibly far away now.

Hadn’t read any John le Carré in years, so I picked up his first two novels. Not as good as some of his bigger and better-known titles, but both still solid entertainments in their own right.

My mother-in-law got this plus a check in the mail yesterday. On the one hand, it’s grotesque bribery. On the other hand, it’s one healthcare, America. How much could it cost — $90?

Favorite film in haiku: Three little people Their problems a hill of beans In this crazy world

You Can See Everything more than lives up to the hype. Went to see it with a friend, and we talked about it afterward for hours. Sit in the front row if you can!

Scrolling through online discussions of heterosexual marriage sometimes makes me feel like Homer Simpson saying "I sleep in a big bed with my wife." "I like my husband. He's a good person and kind to me."

Maybe I’m just being too sincere/naive/goodygoody here, but I definitely don’t treat my friends like this

Helpful piece to contextualize the new JBL Red Lily release. Really into it #jazzsky

I went down to New Orleans to profile Twisted Teens Come for the answers to those pervasive questions online (How do you write three addicting albums in one year? Who even are they and where did they come from?) and stay for the stories of lifelong trainhoppers pitchfork.com/story/twiste...

Can’t wait to read this one! “A collection of original essays by artists, label owners, and booking agents … on how Midwestern culture and landscape shaped their music and scenes.”

Hey, the place where I buy groceries, the place where I do my banking, and the place that makes the Covid vaccine I’m getting next week 🫠

I had never even heard of this band until today. Listening now and having a blast.

spufford hive rise up

What a handsome boy

“Stop whining” is definitely the kind of thing you say when it’s going well for you

Scrolling my out-of-control and still growing list of favorite 2026 albums and concluding that Music Is Good

Kickstarter for the album + tour still has 12 hours left!

I know that abusive, shitty parents can take a multitude of forms, but goddamn, Amy Acton’s mother is straight out of central casting

Watched Digger last night, slept on it, moved from ambivalent to mildly positive but not going to jump on the “masterpiece” bandwagon. Reading that it lost $245m for the studio makes me feel like I’m still in the theater watching another final twist.

A brilliant follow-up to Jesus and John Wayne, and an especially essential read for men. I was brought up in and shaped by the evangelical subculture, but @kkdumez.bsky.social opened my eyes to so much that I missed about how women experienced that same world.

Hey friends, @treblezine.bsky.social could use your help! It's a challenge to run an independent music website in general but in THIS economy... forget about it. Donate $5, and I'll send you our 500-ish song Best of the 21st Century Playlists! ko-fi.com/treblezine

The great Jenny Scheinman is playing a free show in Columbus next month! Of course it would be the one weekend I’ll be traveling out of the area and unable to go.

OK, it’s a movement and not a song, but:

I sure do love Hiss Golden Messenger. And I could easily see opener Sam Amidon becoming a new favorite.

The small-town theater I grew up attending regularly made a miraculous comeback a few years ago but needs help securing its future after an unexpected recent calamity. Here's a link to the fundraiser and I'll tell you a little bit about the place in the thread below.

My picks would include: Allman Brothers — At Fillmore East Bill Evans — Sunday at the Village Vanguard Johnny Cash — At Folsom Prison Plimsouls — One Night in America

I love changing my email preferences to “one per week” and then getting four more emails over the next 24 hours. That’ll teach me not to select “unsubscribe from all”!

BIG YAWN

This place gets it. Nobody should have to eat their vegetables on a Friday.

First night of John Scofield’s Electrospective tour with Larry Goldings on keys, Oteil Burbridge on bass, and Adam Deitch on drums. Spectacular! Two hours sped by like no time at all.

I’m like a bird, I’ll only fly away

Would

First night of John Scofield’s Electrospective tour with Larry Goldings on keys, Oteil Burbridge on bass, and Adam Deitch on drums. Spectacular! Two hours sped by like no time at all.

Oh no, I must clutch my pearls, the harried young mom called in sick at her job a few more times than her boss liked. I don’t know if Mike Turner is actually in danger of losing this year, but when his cronies are hurling hilarious shit like this against the wall, ya gotta wonder.

Holy shit, this was a stunning read. @amysuiterclarke.bsky.social’s writing had me writhing in suspense. And in painful recognition, too — she absolutely nails how it feels to be shaped by a repressive belief system … and how the experience can loom over your soul long after you’ve broken free.

Oh cool, the great Miko Marks has a Kickstarter for her new record. I loved her Feel Like Going Home album from a few years back.

I’m ok. Make no mistake: this is an attempt to target political enemies and weaponize federal law enforcement. For ten years, Trump has targeted me with baseless lies and smear campaigns. This is just the latest escalation in his campaign of political intimidation. I will not be silenced.

Whew. The ending left a sour taste, but Natsuo Kirino’s Out is one memorably bleak, brutal, and gripping crime novel.

Perfect fall day for an Ohio Renaissance Festival visit

Couldn’t resist taking this 1900-page behemoth home from Half Price Books