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In Ancient Greek myth, Cassandra is one of the more interesting mortal figures. As a Trojan priestess of Apollo she was compelled to chastity (like a nun) — so when Apollo himself made a sexual advance on her, she naturally rejected him. His answer was to curse her with the gift of perfect prophecy —ContinueContinue reading “What Cassandra Saw (1/18/2022)”

Apple MusicSpotify Not Fade Away I believe that one of the quickest ways to take a culture’s temperature, to really get a sense of the national mood, is to look at to what extent it is indulging in nostalgia. Glorification of the past tends to indicate hopelessness for the future, a sentiment that seems toContinueContinue reading “Not Fade Away”

Apple MusicSpotify It’s about 11pm, you’re alone, housesitting for your Dad’s very wealthy, very weird boss. He’s in the Hamptons, of course, weathering the Nor’easter currently beating down outside with martinis and toast points. The house is unfamiliar, but its massive breadth invites exploration. Outside, rain slams pavement, the wind howls and whips tree limbsContinueContinue reading “Night Call”

Apple MusicSpotify 1977 was one of the hottest summers on record for New York at the time, now easily blown out with every new year thanks to the planet’s gradual heat death. But the people of New York had another problem: a serial killer on the loose, shooting couples to death with a high poweredContinueContinue reading “The Chubby Behemoth”