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On the Origin of Migraines

Laurie Anderson. I’ve never had particularly strong feelings one way or the other. But the other evening I had Night Waves on in the background and I heard a piece from her latest performance work, Homeland. She’s doing her portentous-spooky talking schtick, telling a story inspired by a few lines from Aristophanes’ Birds. Here’s how [...]

Writing in the Dark

That’s what I’m doing off-blog, in case you’re wondering. In more ways than one. I’m writing something unlike anything I’ve done before, yes (but of course it always feels like that even if one is condemned to write the same thing over and over for eternity). But also trying to fill in some of the [...]