Miscellany

Semipop Lifestyle: Art and architecture in Texas

(food is an art)

Jun 7

Semipop Lifestyle: World tour of Queens

going out of the city (mostly on the 7 line)

Apr 7

Favorite books, 1920–1939

Thirteen ways of looking at a vicennial

Mar 9

50 favorite comics of the 21st century

I finished My Favorite Thing Is Monsters, so let's finally do this

Oct 20, 2024

A beginner’s guide to Latin American poetry

Plus: Olivia Rodrigo, if you scroll down far enough

Aug 5, 2024

Favorite American movies of the Kael era, 1967–1977

Bangers and M*A*S*H

Jul 8, 2024

A grand Central degustation

Not the worst best restaurant in the world; plus other good eats in Peru and Colombia

Jun 10, 2024

Peru's pre-Columbian art and architecture: A Consumer Guide

Fine walls, not so much to keep you out

Jun 3, 2024

Favorite books, 1900–1919

In search of lost notes from my sixth form English class

Mar 31, 2024

The Paranoid Shoot-Style in American Pro Wrestling

Jon Langmead’s Ballyhoo!; plus, matches of the year

Mar 3, 2024

Listmas 2023 miscellany

With minimal commentary!

Jan 14, 2024

Some comics in translation

living authors, manga excluded, mostly French

Jul 30, 2023

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