Thoughts On: Slipknot – We Are Not Your Kind

" i'm counting all the killERRRRRSSSSSS " Slipknot has always struggled on an album basis in my opinion. Every Slipknot album's track listing is at least fifty percent duds, with their more recent offerings being closer to the seventy and eighty percentile. So, for that reason, We Are Not Your Kind is arguably Slipknot's best … Continue reading Thoughts On: Slipknot – We Are Not Your Kind →

Thoughts On: Sonny’s, Jim’s, and Max’s Steaks in Philly

Sonny's Ninety-nine percent of my preparation for my weekend visit to Philadelphia was done in the context of cheesesteaks. I made sure I knew the names of the best spots in Philly and where they were, so no matter where I was in the city, I knew of a potential cheesy banger awaiting me around … Continue reading Thoughts On: Sonny’s, Jim’s, and Max’s Steaks in Philly →

Thoughts On: The Little Prince by Antoine De Saint-Exupéry

Translated by Richard Howard "For me, this is the loveliest and the saddest landscape in the world." Without getting too personal, a copy of this book was given to me by somebody with a profound impact on my life who I miss dearly to this day. I refused to read it for the longest time … Continue reading Thoughts On: The Little Prince by Antoine De Saint-Exupéry →

Reflecting On: Sleep No More at the McKittrick Hotel

Methought I heard a voice cry, “Sleep no more!Macbeth does murder sleep”—the innocent sleep,Sleep that knits up the raveled sleave of care,The death of each day’s life, sore labor’s bath,Balm of hurt minds, great nature’s second course,Chief nourisher in life’s feast. Still it cried, “Sleep no more!” to all the house.“Glamis hath murdered sleep, and … Continue reading Reflecting On: Sleep No More at the McKittrick Hotel →