On the list of ridiculous things humans have come up with, shoes made of wood… Read the postWeek 667: “Tides of Washington Bridge” by Clogs
We’ve arrived at this blog’s 666th week. This got me thinking: of all the numbers,… Read the postWeek 666: “Friend of the Devil” by The Grateful Dead (Mumford & Sons cover)
Christmas is a bit of a nostalgia trap. We decorate the same way we do… Read the postWeek 658: “A Child’s Christmas in Wales” by Al Lewis
John Waters, a quirky cult filmmaker famous for movies like Pink Flamingos and Hairspray, and… Read the postWeek 648: “Over the Ocean” by Here We Go Magic
Here’s a weird fact about me that will probably make you think I’m totally strange:… Read the postWeek 646: “Yarrow” by Celestial North
On my first day of high school, we were given a tour of the building… Read the postWeek 639: “Laoidh na h-Oidhche” by Kim Carnie
If you had to put the following things in order from oldest to most recent… Read the postWeek 638: “Midnight” by Paper Planes
A movie that I don’t think got enough attention was Ben Stiller’s 2013 adaptation of… Read the postWeek 630: “Without You” by Junip
In the Swiss city of Winterthur, a residential tower is under construction that will, when… Read the postWeek 629: “Everywhere But Up” by Bryan Rahija
The most beautiful but also most heartbreaking part of parenting has to do with control.… Read the postWeek 627: “Mother” by Overcoats
Lizzy McAlpine was meant to be our featured artist last week, but her enthusiastic endorsement… Read the postWeek 624: “To the Mountains” by Lizzy McAlpine
The story of Terry Fox – the 22-year-old cancer survivor and amputee who set out… Read the postWeek 620: “Lost in the Light” by Bahamas
For a white dude who was alive in the 80s, I have a very difficult… Read the postWeek 618: “Foxglove” by Bruce Cockburn
The right thing to say always comes to mind when it’s too late. My big… Read the postWeek 609: “Keep Going” by This Is the Kit
Sometimes you’ve just gotta hunker down. Feeling tired of the world and all the people… Read the postWeek 605: “Hundred Acres” by S.Carey
Blick Bassy’s home country of Cameroon is an interesting place. For starters, it has a… Read the postWeek 599: “Tell Me” by Blick Bassy
If you were under the impression that manufactured pop groups were an invention of the… Read the postWeek 598: “Don’t Think Twice, It’s Alright” by bob Dylan (Peter, Paul, and Mary cover)
On a Saturday morning in the 90s, while most other pre-teens were playing sports or… Read the postWeek 597: “The Valley” by Ethan Gruska
Some songwriters can craft a perfect micro-story in the form of a three-minute song, as… Read the postWeek 596: “Martha Sways” by Andy Shauf
In the middle of the state of Utah, not far from Fish Lake but very… Read the postWeek 593: “Infinite Trees” by Nick Mulvey