I always have a lot going on,
here's what I'm doing now:
I'm writing I HATE THOSE MASKED BASTARDS! for Haymarket Books …
while hosting and producing the weekly podcast Says Who …
and helping run the Civic Media Fellowships at USC …
and shipping the patches and stickers I made for you …
and also making stickers for the Says Who Sticker Club …
and OK that's enough.
My most recent blog posts
I've got a feeling / This year's for me and you
I wrote a little thing about "Fairytale of New York" and about hope for a better year, but mostly I wanted to share the rendition of the song played at Shane MacGowan's funeral in 2023 because it's so beautiful. Happy Christmas, I love ya baby.
Posted on Dec 24, 2025
A note in defense of Doing The Work, written on the shortest day of the longest year
In a year where so many insist that we take shortcuts, I wrote a short note in defense of Doing The Work.
Posted on Dec 21, 2025
Announcing the Inaugural Snooping Newsie Awards for Excellence in Independent Journalism
Small-scale, fiercely independent journalism rarely gets recognition when awards are handed out. Yet it plays a vital role in our communities, especially this year. So I made an award and am thrilled to announce the inaugural winners.
Posted on Dec 15, 2025
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- big mug
Released by Says Who? on Dec 10, 2025
- garbage brags
Released by Says Who? on Dec 3, 2025
- american canyon
Released by Says Who? on Nov 26, 2025
- we did nuzzi this coming
Released by Says Who? on Nov 19, 2025
- okay frodo
Released by Says Who? on Nov 12, 2025
Recent podcast episodes
- Chris Estrada Is the Hardest Working Man in Comedy
Published by Esquire on Jul 28, 2023
- When Everything Happened So Much
Published by Slate on Nov 5, 2022
- Parenting in the Age of School Shootings
Published by Esquire on Jun 3, 2022
- Jeff Tweedy Knows Good Days
Published by Esquire on May 3, 2022
- If We're Back to 'Normal,' Why Am I Still So Exhausted All the Time?
Published by Esquire on Mar 14, 2022
- The Wrestler
Published by Esquire on Feb 28, 2022
Other recent writing
My most recent notes
I write a lot of notes in shortform social apps like Threads, Mastodon, and Bluesky. I also capture them on this site, so the platforms don't control my stuff. Here are a few. You can always look at my notes page for more.
Fists with your toes.
posted at 10:15PM on December 24, 2025
Finally a wrapped I care about
posted at 11:14AM on December 22, 2025
Muppet’s Christmas Carol is such a stunning piece of work. Just a masterpiece from start to finish.
posted at 8:42PM on December 21, 2025
Honestly when envisioning the second Trump presidency I didn’t expect this much cheap adhesive shit stuck to walls
posted at 1:58PM on December 19, 2025
Terrorizing communities at the holidays is the only proper frame of this latest Border Patrol incursion into the Chicago area
posted at 2:20PM on December 17, 2025
Read more notes at Mastodon or Bluesky, or check out my notes page.
Updated December 25, 2025. This page is inspired by @nownownow.