Fun fact: the fundamentalist in question here is still alive and was an important mentor to Michele Bachmann.
In 2000, Paul Thomas Anderson directed a pilot episode of The Jon Brion Show, a variety show that didn’t get picked up. Brion—who wrote the scores for Magnolia & Punch-Drunk Love—spent some of the show playing songs with Elliott Smith, including this gorgeous cover of John Lennon’s “Jealous Guy.”
This is a tremendous essay.
This deep appreciation by @jasonpwoodbury.bsky.social makes me excited to dig out FLYING COWBOYS, an old favorite I've been away from for years.
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There's a nice (and quick!) one-pager in the new issue of Washingtonian magazine, spotlighting some of the greatest hits from THE CAPITOL.
For clarity: I’m still working as much as usual, but now I need to work a LOT more to make ends meet after some recent, unexpected, tough life events. Any new paid work would be amazing right now. Thanks to everyone who’s reposting!
