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New Subscriber Playlist: “A Slowcore Revival”

This month’s playlist, titled “ A Slowcore Revival ,” contains 90+ minutes of slowcore classics from some of the genre’s ...
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My Cultural Diet

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The Ross Theater Announces Their 2026 Fright Fest

Lincoln’s best movie theater is celebrating spooky season with an eclectic blend of new and old horror films. Lincoln’s very own Mary Riepma Ross Media Arts Center has announced its 2026 Fright Fest ...
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“Acrobat” by Stavesacre

Stavesacre recently announced that their sophomore album, 1997’s Absolutes, will be reissued on vinyl. As a little teaser, the post-hardcore outfit, which boasts members of The Crucified, Neon Horse, ...
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New Subscriber Playlist: “Beats ‘n’ Bliss”

What do you think of when you hear the term “techno”? No doubt, crowded clubs and discothèques filled with sweating bodies dancing to crushing four-on-the-floor beats. (Or maybe you just think of the ...
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Blogging with Bluesky and the AT Protocol

I continue to be impressed with the ever-growing diversity of easy-to-use blogging platforms. Without a doubt, WordPress remains the world’s most popular blogging tool. But as WordPress has continued ...
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Google’s AI Still Doesn’t Know How to Spell the Days of the Week

I’m a little worried that I’ve given Google’s fake brain an aneurysm. Last month, I wrote about a curious incident with Google’s AI Overviews (i.e., those AI-generated summaries that Google pushes on ...
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“I Set My Face to the Hillside” by Tortoise

Watch the post-rock veterans perform one of their loveliest songs at a recent gig in Germany. Chief among said material is “I Set My Face to the Hillside,” a Morricone-esque piece that evokes barren ...
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Google’s AI Is Really Confused About Fish and the Days of the Week

Update: A month has passed, and Google’s AI still doesn’t know how to spell the days of the week. By now, it’s common knowledge that Google’s AI search can be… unreliable. Back in 2024, the world’s ...
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New Subscriber Playlist: “Hack the Planet!”

This month’s subscriber-only playlist and podcast episode highlight music for jamming with the console cowboys. Accompanying the playlist is the latest episode of my “Playlist Breakdown” podcast, in ...
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Every Frame a Painting Returns to Discuss Tsui Hark’s The Blade

The acclaimed YouTube channel partnered with the Criterion Collection to discuss Tsui Hark’s genre-busting film. On a related note, Every Frame a Painting’s Taylor Ramos and Tony Zhou also produced a ...