Crackers in Bed

Every now and then we hear our song

On Brian Wilson and the state of permanent happiness

Jun 12 • 

Charles Taylor

May 2025

In the forest we don't care

On Gang of Four and the language of punk

May 29 • 

Charles Taylor

Careerists Against the Republic

On Joe Biden and those who would destroy him

May 24 • 

Charles Taylor

April 2025

Ostrich Farm

On trigger warnings

Apr 8 • 

Charles Taylor

Songs for the Taking 8

On Blondie's "Dreaming" and on Clem Burke

Apr 8 • 

Charles Taylor

Melancholy Dane

On Sigrid Nuñez's The Friend

Apr 3 • 

Charles Taylor

Down in the Tube Station at Midnight

The pictures above show the two young people—a woman, back to the camera in both pictures; and a man, facing the camera in the second picture—who…

Apr 1 • 

Charles Taylor

March 2025

Jerry's Kids

On John Lennon and J.D. Salinger

Mar 14 • 

Charles Taylor

Your Orphan with His Gun

Notes on James Mangold's A Complete Unknown

Mar 2 • 

Charles Taylor

February 2025

RIP The Washington Post

On Steven Spielberg's The Post

Feb 27 • 

Charles Taylor

January 2025

Love Hurts

On Bertrand Blier's Mon Homme

Jan 21

Wrecking Ball

On our new day of mourning and refusal

Jan 20 • 

Charles Taylor