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Music of a year
The best new things I heard in 2025; songs to carry you further into the century.
Jan 1 • Jay Aquinas Thompson
In Between Days
What could possibly be next for the US left?
Jul 3, 2025 • Jay Aquinas Thompson
Clematis Updates and a Quick Hello
What's next with SBT
May 19, 2025 • Jay Aquinas Thompson
Year in Music: a Playlist and a Writeup for You
Brief dispatch mid-grad school on the sounds that gave me life
Jan 1, 2025 • Jay Aquinas Thompson
On Human Moments, Sealed Archives, and the Case against Being a Liberal
Uneasy times, plus two chances to see me read
Oct 28, 2024 • Jay Aquinas Thompson
On False Flags, Capital Strikes, and Everyday Shamans
Conspiracy theories, democratic decay, and why everything in America feels like it's getting worse
Jun 19, 2024 • Jay Aquinas Thompson
On no-state solutions, hopping in place, and responsible action
Plus a chance to support writers surviving incarceration and trauma
Apr 26, 2024 • Jay Aquinas Thompson
On late art, wicked sounds, and tunnels of light
Plus a chance to order my book!
Jan 11, 2024 • Jay Aquinas Thompson
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Tomorrow or Today
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Erin In The Morning
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Working Knowledge
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And It Don't Stop
And It Don't Stop
Robert Christgau

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