Since my last updates, I’ve written several essay and stories.

First, I paid tribute to Ozzy Osbourne, writing that his life is a model for art over the algorithm. He was one of the last rebels.

Also, on the subject of music, I interviewed Warren Haynes for a story about how jam music captures the spirit of creativity and individuality in a culture descending into dull conformity.

Similarly, I also wrote a laudatory essay about David Foster Wallace. After spending time in the town where he lived for most of his adult life – Bloomington, IL – I write that he was a prophet of American loneliness.

With direct political commentary, I wrote about the hypocrisy surrounding conversations about political violence, and also about the obsequious and dangerous capitulation to Donald Trump.

Finally, I also interviewed Dr. Roger Mitchell, the president of the National Medical Association, the largest advocacy organization of Black doctors, about public health, healthcare policy, and the Trump assault on higher education and DEI.