Lemurian Congress

Maybe you've never heard of Nits, the Dutch art-pop band. They've been around since 1974 and have achieved periodic fame, but arguab...

What's a "potboiler" and why's it called that? Think about it for a second and I'll give you the answers at the end of...

It shouldn't need to be said but I'm saying it anyway: I will delete any comment that I suspect to be an advertisement (eg. "Ha...

I love when advertisers try to raise the status of an item, even though the item itself is so obviously crass or base. Whenever I go to the ...

In 1993 Eli and I recorded a sweet little song called "Song For a Sad Cat." I mention this because now, 13 years later, he's c...

A while back Eli posted a list of five musical moments , that is, moments in a song that make you go "ARRR!" with delight. I wante...

On Friday night -- hearing that I would be without heat until at least Monday -- Vanilla took me on a whirlwind tour of the city's forem...

Muffy is wet and happy! And then she has to leave. This is part five! Click on the links to read parts one , two , three , and four . Contex...

A trip to both the animal and the human zoo! Once again featuring never-before-seen photographs...and you wouldn't believe the stuff I f...

...now begins the second week that our apartment has been without heat. They have promised to fix it every day, and every day there's a ...