Most of the time my thoughts aren't long enough for a blog post. My shortform notes get posted on Mastodon and Bluesky, and also wind up here.
"Label created" is the bane of my existence.
posted at 4:13PM on October 16, 2024
The sun was projecting a nature scene on my bathroom wall this morning.
posted at 1:51PM on October 16, 2024
Trump spending 39 minutes on stage awkwardly swaying to sad songs is basically my and Maureen's Super Bowl. sayswhopodcast.com/episodes/...
posted at 9:43AM on October 16, 2024
Insomnia club is called to order.
posted at 4:42AM on October 16, 2024
So did Beto just disappear?
posted at 10:26PM on October 15, 2024
finally getting around to streamlining how to post everywhere in this post-twitter hellscape.
posted at 9:29PM on October 15, 2024
I can't stop watching Cabel Sasser's talk from the XOXO conference this year. Read "Appreciate Everything Endlessly" on my blog: dansinker.com/posts/202...
posted at 4:28PM on October 15, 2024
39 minutes of Trump awkwardly swaying to the world's saddest songs is the funniest thing to happen to his campaign since Four Seasons Total Landscaping.
posted at 1:59PM on October 15, 2024
Today on Rebel Spirit, Akilah and I look at Denver's South High School, a school that moveed away from the Rebel name thanks to an NFL star's support. A story of hope & change! Listen on Apple or wherever. podcasts.apple.com/us/podcas...
posted at 12:59PM on October 15, 2024
I can't stop watching Cabel Sasser's talk from the XOXO conference this year.
Read "Appreciate Everything Endlessly" on my blog: https://dansinker.com//posts/2024-10-13-sasser/
posted at 7:00PM on October 14, 2024
In the latest installment of my series reflecting on Punk Planet's legacy, I focus on the magazine's fifth year, when it shifted significantly toward political issues, particularly anti-war coverage, culminating in the "Murder of Iraq" cover story.
Read "Weapons and Motives. Punk Planet: Year Five" on my blog: https://dansinker.com//posts/2024-09-28-ppy5/
posted at 7:00PM on September 28, 2024
Everything is kinda shitty and stressful right now, so I wrote about something that's neither: the remarkable new game UFO 50.
Read "Getting Lost in UFO 50" on my blog: https://dansinker.com//posts/2024-09-25-ufo50/
posted at 7:00PM on September 24, 2024
The thing I love most about doing journalism is you never quite know where you're going to end up once you start digging. That's been especially true with my work on Rebel Spirit, which sits alongside the best reporting I've ever done. Today our second episode is out, and it's all about digging to expose a 70-year-old lie.
Read "Living History" on my blog: https://dansinker.com//posts/2024-09-10-history-lessons/
posted at 7:00PM on September 9, 2024
I wrote about underground art and design, a sacred assembly of men, and the year that changed everything for Punk Planet magazine as part of the fourth entry in my monthly essay series about the 13 year run of Punk Planet.
Read "Ch-Ch-Ch-Ch-Changes. Punk Planet: Year Four" on my blog: https://dansinker.com//posts/2024-08-31-ppy4/
posted at 7:00PM on August 30, 2024
The third in my monthly essay series about the 13 year run of Punk Planet. This time around, Year Three and the first cover story we ever ran, about the Democratic and Republican National Conventions in 1996, wholly relevant once again.
Read "Alone in a Crowd. Punk Planet: Year Three" on my blog: https://dansinker.com//posts/2024-07-31-ppy3/
posted at 7:00PM on July 30, 2024
In honor of Steve Albini's birthday today, here's an excerpt from an interview with him Punk Planet #26, in which he talks about how he approaches his life. Happy birthday Steve, miss you.
Read "Thank you, Steve Albini" on my blog: https://dansinker.com//posts/2024-07-22-albini/
posted at 7:00PM on July 21, 2024
I'm writing an essay a month marking the 30 year anniversary of Punk Planet. This month, Year Two. If the first year of Punk Planet was about figuring out the function of the magazine, the second year was about the form.
Read "Do What You Want, 'Cos This is the New Art School. Punk Planet: Year Two" on my blog: https://dansinker.com//posts/2024-06-30-ppy2/
posted at 7:00PM on June 29, 2024
For the last year I've been working with Akilah Hughes to make Rebel Spirit, a podcast about her quest to change her high school mascot from the Rebels, named after the confederacy, to the Biscuits, a part of Southern heritage that everyone can get behind. It's been an infuriating, hilarious, and extraordinary journey and one I'm so excited to finally let you into.
Read "Rebel Rebel" on my blog: https://dansinker.com//posts/2024-06-19-rebelsprit/
posted at 7:00PM on June 18, 2024
30 years ago this month the first issue of Punk Planet magazine came out. It's incredible that one issue came out let alone 80 over the following 13 years. It started so small and grew to become my whole life. In honor of the 30 year mark, I'm writing 13 essays, one of each year of the magazine, starting with Year One.
Read "30 Years of Punk Planet: Year One" on my blog: https://dansinker.com//posts/2024-05-31-ppy1/
posted at 7:00PM on May 30, 2024
This week I gave a talk at the 11ty International Symposium on Making the Web Real Good. It was about Question Mark, Ohio and about how the web is still a place of endless possibility. I've adapted the talk into a blog post for you.
Read "Building a Town that Doesn't Exist" on my blog: https://dansinker.com//posts/2024-05-10-doesntexist/
posted at 7:00PM on May 9, 2024