This week's sporkful

I cannot be satisfied writing this review; Hudsun's music reminds me of a music I heard in a commercial for Younger, and I have not been...

I wanted to take a moment to write about this anyway, but it is even better because I discovered this delightful interview with LeVar Burton...

It is not a coincidence that the name-calling that stuck with me -- even from a television show -- was fat-shaming. That was how I defined m...

That sense of responsibility I referenced yesterday may be overinflated in general, but there is definitely a strong environmental component...

Wednesday I wrote about the emphasis on personal responsibility being destructive when collective efforts -- often focused on governments an...

Magic Toy Missing is a duo based in Zurich, Switzerland that classifies itself as somewhere between indie pop and rock. (I assume the band n...

Sometimes I think about Tony Banks and Andy Summers. I would think about them, but have to look up their names. I mostly remember their name...

I just finished re-reading You Are Your Best Thing: Vulnerability, Shame, Resilience, and the Black Experience . This is an anthology curate...

I have already written about this book on the Sunday blog: https://preparedspork.blogspot.com/2021/05/fighting-white-supremacy-cleansing.htm...

Some of you know that I teach a Sunday school class with one of my sisters. I don't even remember what we were talking about when it hap...

Timothy Buss is a composer and mentor for other musicians.  While his web site focuses more on offered services, you can also listen to the ...

Tomorrow I will post my fourth music review since getting restarted. It will be the first one pulling from musicians who have followed me on...

I watched The Defiant Ones because a friend recommended it, and I really liked it.  I did feel some hesitation to start it, because I worri...

In my review for Lady A, I mentioned interviews she did some "Food for the Souls" interviews for Black History month. I listened t...

I feel really good about this month. There was mission creep, but I liked the directions it went in. I learned a lot. I came away with some ...

The Ragged Blade Band is a St. Louis-based specializing in old jazz, blues, and ragtime favorites. I became aware of them after attending a ...

I think the thing that really helped tie the disparate threads of my reading and listening and viewing together was the presentation on Earl...

I really enjoyed the movie. It was more realistic than I expected, even if it is largely re-imagined: https://www.esquire.com/entertainment/...

Having reviewed many musicians and been friends with some, I already knew something about how hard "making it" can be. Examining a...

Surprising no one, I have not quite finished my reading. I like the reason though. I got a late start on Nile Rogers' Le Freak because ...