It's a sad day for me. While I am always somewhat loathe to admit it, I've been an inveterate Pitchfork reader for years. But, following the recent news that the loved (and hated!) music website will be swallowed up by GQ, I sense the end of an era. It's impossible to understate the influence that … Continue reading On the death of Pitchfork
Author: T Coe
On goal-less-ness
It’s funny to think—but three weeks ago, I was certain that I wouldn’t drop the daily blogging. Funny, because I have—very much so. Come the first of the year, I dropped blogging like a bad habit. I was somewhat surprised at my disinclination to the daily wrestling match with myself…until I remembered how unpleasant it … Continue reading On goal-less-ness
On the end, or a new beginning
I have been looking forward to this. I nearly gave up at a dozen different points—most often, when I fell behind. I’m shamed by how often I fell behind on posting. But it was the leeway I granted myself, the only way I knew for sure that I could actually publish 365 blog posts in … Continue reading On the end, or a new beginning
On self-imposed anxiety
There’s a Venn diagram I think about—wondering at its overlap: the things I care about and the things I’m anxious about. I imagine that tidier minds than mine have less a Venn diagram going on with these two categories, and more of a concentric one. I am only anxious about things I care about. (Or … Continue reading On self-imposed anxiety
On who is more exhausted
Even though I was the spouse stuck working in this “dead week” of the year, my wife still worked harder. As we remember whenever our two little boys are home for longer than a weekend, parenting is a real and really exhausting job. We long ago realized that looking after kids and conducting any kind … Continue reading On who is more exhausted
On getting to see the trees and the forest
One reason I’m excited about my new job is that I get to work both inside and outside of the process. My last role mostly found me fixated on the proverbial trees: there were only rarely opportunities to step back and see the forest. As a result, process improvements were not only few and far … Continue reading On getting to see the trees and the forest
On Selena and English
Until yesterday, I knew little about the late Tejano star Selena save for her tragic death at the hands of her friend. (Who was also the president of her fan club! And stealing money from her! It’s a crazy story if you don’t know it.) I decided to remedy this cultural ignorance by putting on … Continue reading On Selena and English
On the skeleton crew
I know the popular opinion that I should care…but I never much mind working this last week of the year. Aside from the irritation of needing to juggle childcare and family commitments—fairly sizable irritations!—work this week has a rare slowness and a quiet to it that vanishes come the first week of the new year. … Continue reading On the skeleton crew
On 7 things from last week (12/25/23)
Watch “Holiday artichoke dip goes horribly wrong on air.” Global News. YouTube. Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Among Thieves. Dir. by Jonathan Goldstein and John Francis Daley. I’m shocked at how much I enjoyed this film. Isn’t there enough IP content out there already? Well, yes…but there’s vanishingly little quality IP content, in my experience. This … Continue reading On 7 things from last week (12/25/23)
On looking toward a growth mindset year
I know, I know. New Year's resolutions, right? But I can't help it. Milestones make me swoon. When I see the approaching end of the calendar, I get a little giddy. The painful irony is that this is in spite of those resolutions that have either fizzed out or irritated me to no end, even … Continue reading On looking toward a growth mindset year
Taylor Coe 