Art & Culture
Art & Culture24 of 24
For nearly a decade (with a couple of missed years here and there), I made a list of my top 10 albums of the year. And then in 2020 I stopped. Hmm, I wonder…
March 4, 2025 · 2 min read
Art & Culture2020 in Books
Here we are my friends, my annual book roundup. I intentionally planned to be a bit slower at reading in 2020, because after a few years of upping my goal, I…
December 30, 2020 · 4 min read
Art & Culture2019 in Books
After steadily increasing my goal over the years, 2019 was the year I decided on 100 books, because it was a goal I wanted to reach but also one I knew would…
January 17, 2020 · 6 min read
Art & Culture10 of 19
Here I am again, for the second year in a row, sharing my list of top 10 albums of the year before the year ends. Even if you, reader, are not impressed, I am.…
December 28, 2019 · 3 min read
Art & Culture2018 in Books
Another year, another reading goal. After struggling a bit last year to meet my goal of 75, I decided to scale back a bit and go for 50 again, which I knew…
December 31, 2018 · 5 min read
Art & Culture10 of 18
Before I launch into my top albums of 2018, can I first get some acknowledgment that this is the first time since 2010 that I'm putting out my "best of" list…
December 29, 2018 · 3 min read
Art & Culture2017 in Books
After a rough year with books in 2016, reading came easily in 2017. There were of course books I didn't like or struggled with, but I was a lot less reluctant…
February 12, 2018 · 5 min read
Art & Culture10 of 17.
It's been awhile, hey? Truth is, between parenting and working full-time, I just don't have much time for anything else. It bums me out, but it is what it is.…
January 9, 2018 · 4 min read
Art & CultureEating our way through Neukölln
Even though there are many corners of Berlin I've yet to explore, I sometimes get a little too complacent here. I go through the motions of my day, visiting…
June 21, 2017 · 6 min read
Art & Culture10 of 16
Let's just pretend for a moment here that we're not already halfway through March and I still haven't posted my top albums of 2016. But really, is anyone…
March 16, 2017 · 3 min read
Art & Culture2016 in Books
Reading was a struggle in 2016. People who only read a few books a year will of course laugh, because by most standards, I read a lot. But that doesn't mean it…
February 16, 2017 · 5 min read
Art & Culture10 of 15
So sometime in January I promised my Twitter followers that my top 10 albums of 2015 list would be published before month's end. But if you're reading this,…
February 22, 2016 · 5 min read