COVID in the Age of Ultron
April 7, 2022 | Jim Angehr
Like a lot of young boys in the late 1980’s, I picked up the habit of reading comic books. Unlike a lot of those young boys, I never stopped reading them. I’d call it a peccadillo of mine, except that over the past two decades, nerd...
The Consolation of Desolation
March 31, 2022 | Jim Angehr
Most often when I’m asked where I’m from, I’ll say something like, “I’m from New Orleans, but I’ve spent most of my adult life in the Philadelphia region.” You've been lied to! Well, not quite, but call...
Those Lonely, Lonely Lents
March 23, 2022 | Jim Angehr
The history of 20th century music in New Orleans is at once a tale of great success and constant defeat. Exhibit A on the plus side of the ledger: jazz. As in, no New Orleans, and say good bye to the the absolute pinnacle of America’s...
Lent and the Pritchard Scale
March 9, 2022 | Jim Angehr
Hello pandemic, my old friend: as we approach the second anniversary of the world shutting down, I find myself thinking back to those strange and eerie weeks of spring, 2020. No lies: most of those memories are unpleasant. Nevertheless, one of...
From Vietnam, With Love
February 24, 2022 | Jim Angehr
Color me boushie, but one of my favorite places for a day trip is Princeton, NJ. The university campus itself is gorgeous, the surroundings impeccable. Not only that, but within stones’ throws of each other, the area features one of my...