Devyn KennedySongs Build Rooms in Time: The Art of David BermanIt is late 2019. Covid is on the horizon, but the world is as it ever was for the time being. I have just discovered the first and only…Jun 5, 2022Jun 5, 2022
Devyn KennedyWhat Zizek might say of HamiltonIf I were good at this, I would have written this when Hamilton appeared on Disney+ and was in conversation. As it stands, I’m an idiot.Aug 13, 2021Aug 13, 2021
Devyn KennedyBo Burnham: Meta-Comedy and Mental IllnessHave you ever listened to an artist or read a book, and something from it reminds you of another artist or text, and you wonder if the…Jun 4, 2021Jun 4, 2021
Devyn KennedyThe Unreality of Grief in Harrow the NinthTamsyn Muir wrote what was probably my favorite book last year, Gideon the Ninth. It combined lush, gothic prose with witty dialogue…Aug 11, 20201Aug 11, 20201
Devyn KennedyThe anxious appeal of Fetch the Bolt CuttersI probably should have written this quicker than I did, but everyone eats at different speeds, and, as such, digestion can take longer for…Aug 7, 2020Aug 7, 2020
Devyn KennedySuite I: The MagicianYou come to my tent. The air is cold, and when it meets the warmth, I have managed to store inside a gust of smoke assaults you. For a…Aug 3, 2020Aug 3, 2020
Devyn KennedyIt’s Clipping Bitch: Hip-Hop, Genre, and HopeExperimental hip-hop trio clipping has a song, Chapter 319, where they are as blunt as they have ever been with their politics. You may be…Jul 24, 2020Jul 24, 2020
Devyn KennedyA work of fiction can operate as a clothing store, full of every kind of outfit.Diversity of perspective and access to different stories and different ways of living is paramount for this. As it stands, trying out…Jul 10, 2020Jul 10, 2020
Devyn KennedyThe Interminable Horniness of EmoThere is a lot to be said about the emo scene that I grew up with, listening to bands like My Chemical Romance, Taking Back Sunday…Jun 7, 2020Jun 7, 2020