JordaninThe ÜmlautTo Mayberry, Minerva, or the Matrix?“I recalled a noise in the chimney … but it was in reality Uncle William / downstairs composing” — Canto LXXXIII, Ezra PoundFeb 15, 2014Feb 15, 2014
JordaninThe ÜmlautGray Scares and the Party of LincolnOf all the unexpected features of America’s political geography, the presence of Confederate flags in the northern Ohio Valley, and even…Jul 21, 2013Jul 21, 2013
JordaninThe ÜmlautTwo White Pillars, Yankee StyleDuring a May 14 performance on the rooftop of Athens’ Georgia Theater, Titus Andronicus was playing the first song off their Civil…Jun 23, 2013Jun 23, 2013
JordaninThe ÜmlautA Brief Disquisition on PaleomisanthropyIn Gilgamesh’s quest for eternal life he seeks the only man to achieve it, Utanapishtim, the Faraway, who tells him a story. When “the…Jun 7, 2013Jun 7, 2013
JordaninThe ÜmlautPaleo Against the WorldThe paleo diet, the ostensibly-about-health-but-really-about-lifestyle nutritional regimen has been coming in for a lot of criticism…May 10, 2013May 10, 2013
JordaninThe ÜmlautHow Can We Play a Reel in This Strange Land?Traditional music is the ultimate lost cause. Beset by globalization, multiculturalism, diaspora, recording technology, and all the other…Apr 26, 2013Apr 26, 2013
JordaninThe ÜmlautBuilding LeviathanTwenty minutes’ drive south from the Potomac River, a glass-and-sandstone building towers over interstate 395 where 6,000 Department of…Apr 12, 2013Apr 12, 2013