When COVID-19 Hits Home
This pandemic has held a number of horrible surprises. Two of them came the day my parents got carried off to the ER. The first […]
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Productivity at Home During COVID-19
We’re almost there. A couple weeks, then we’re done, but we’re not there yet. The end of term is May 22nd, and before that “finals.” […]
COVID: City vs Country
As we all know, recently we have been hit by a pandemic that has not allowed us to leave our homes. Because of this, many […]
On the Record: The Times They Are A-Changin’
In some of life’s most poignant moments, I’ve turned to Bob Dylan. Perhaps more than any other musician, Dylan seems to stand like a […]
Book Review: Men Without Women” by Haruki Murakami
Sometimes it’s hard to finish a book mid-semester. You are already reading much less enjoyable text for classes and don’t feel like reading more. I […]
On the Record: Before They Were Big, They Were CUNY
On the Record — Before They Were Big, They Were CUNY They say if you can make it here, you can make it anywhere. What […]
On the Record: Pat Irwin of the B-52s
For Pat Irwin, music has always been about exploring the unconventional. “When you’re a kid, all you wanna do is make a record,” he told […]
On the Record: Livestreaming from Nursing Homes
There’s a mural on the side of a well-known music venue in Buffalo that reads “Without music, life would be a mistake.” It’s a […]
COVID-19 and the Fibonacci Sequence
One of my favorite movies is Pi, written and directed by Darren Aronofsky. I love so many things about this film — from its film […]
On the Record, “Document” R.E.M.
I write this from the sunny living room of my parents’ home in Buffalo. After many tears and frustrated phone calls, I made the choice […]