Weeknote 30, 2023

§1 Pomplamoose

Pomplamoose and friends show their chops on “Shotgun.”

§2 Hot Hot Heat

In the 2000s, I thought of this album as “Get In or Get Out” and nine tracks of filler. Listening to it again now, I'm less impressed by “Get In or Get Out,” but hear a lot in the rest of the album (especially “In Cairo”) that I missed back then. It's not a great rock album, but it is a solid listen.

(My mind insists on regarding every band that peaked after I turned 30 as still a fresh new band, so it was a bit of shock to remember that this album was released 21 years ago.)

§3 When Sesame Street meets Black Mirror

An all-time classic from the MetaFilter comments section.

§4 Observation

Poor reading comprehension and a quick temper are a bad combination, especially when social media allows instant posting.

§5 Quotation

“The urge to comment on events immediately, as they are happening, before we have the information necessary to evaluate them, is corrosive.”—Ken White