April 2013

During a discussion on the Soul Coughing message board shortly after the release of El Oso a fan told M. Doughty that he hoped the next album would be more like Ruby Vroom. Doughty clearly bristled at the suggestion and responded that he would never ask anyone to “go back...

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  • April 27, 2013

Maybe one good thing that could come out of the Boston Marathon bombing is a reevaluation of the Fourth Estate. I’m probably being overly optimistic, because it would require the national media to acknowledge they aren’t achieving their purpose of contributing to an informed populace. The amount of flubbed reporting...

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  • April 18, 2013

Since moving to the Bay Area I’ve been doing a decent job of managing the emotions that come with uprooting and adjusting to a new place. I’ve definitely had down days where I miss my friends and community in Madison, but thankfully the Bay Area has so many distractions and...

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  • April 11, 2013

If I were to rely solely on the comments sections of comic book industry news sites I’d be led to believe that Superior Spider-Man is the worst thing to happen to Marvel – ever. In truth, it’s one of the best titles the company currently has, which is saying quite...

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  • April 8, 2013