Category: Music
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Weightless
When I was younger, I used to be consumed by resentment over any perceived misunderstanding or false impression of me. Part of it was the very natural irritation that anyone might feel from being “misperceived,” as it were. Looking back, though, I think a lot of it was also about the obligations or expectations that…
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5 things, 1 of n
1. There are too many posts in my drafts. 2. Alysa Liu’s joyful Olympic figure skating performances have been the highlight of my week. Actually, the friendship and joy radiating from all the Olympic women’s figure skating competitors, but especially the US contingent, were welcome glimmers in the past few days. It’s so wonderful to…
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Coda
2023 felt like the longest year. Or, more accurately, it felt like speedrunning through several decades in one go. Loath as I am to reference Taylor Swift, of all people, it’s a little fitting that one of the prevailing pop culture moments of the year stands on the concept of eras. Specifically, what sticks out…
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Starting over
This is a little over a week late. In my defence, I’ve been to the mountains and then to the sea, where reliable internet connections were hard to come by. Not that I tried very hard to get this posted in time. These annual soundtrack posts have always been an excuse to ruminate a bit…
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Pandemic playlist, part two
The second year of the pandemic has dissolved so many of the certainties and constants that structure everyday life. Hours and days bleed into each other; half the time, I’m hard-pressed to remember what month it is, let alone what the point of my various daily endeavors are. In the middle of this boundless, inchoate…
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