She/her. Interests: art films, cult films, vintage television, video art, late night radio, backlisted books, dharma bums, suburban anomie, field recordings, found footage, lost futures, words, sounds, you.
We Appreciate Your Enthusiasm: The Oral History of Q101 (onetime Chicago “alternative” powerhouse) was unexpectedly interesting in this department—you can track almost moment by moment as the ‘90s went on how station consultants & management took a deep breath & said, “we gotta get more rapist.”
Robin JamesThis is the British (read: more polite) version of the American alt-right’s love for corporate grunge (Creed, Limp Bizkit) There was a systemic and industry wide selling of 90s alternative to men and thus butching it up as much as possible by leaning into misogyny, anti-PC backlash etc etc
“The board cited an obscure state law requiring candidates who changed their name in the last 5 years to list their former name on candidacy petitions—in Joy’s case, her deadname.”
Hyde T. VoltygeThis is a repugnant string of behaviors in the Democratic Party that must stop. There are cis Democratic candidates using residency technicalities to force their trans primary election opponents off the ballot. I'll remember the perp. names and any others. michiganadvance.com/2026/07/16/d...