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In Medias Res

Essays, notes, and fragments--personal, political, and philosophical--from the midst of things

"Provocative, yet flawed."--Stephen Schneck

Thursday, July 31, 2025

Listening to Lennon #3: Some Time in New York City

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In August of 1971, John Lennon and Yoko Ono moved to New York City, according to them to help Yoko obtain custody of her daughter Kyoko (whi...
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Monday, July 21, 2025

On Superman, Sentimentality, and Citizenship (or, What Gunn's Superman Knows About America that J.D. Vance Apparently Can't Comprehend)

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Daniel McCarthy expanded upon his New York Post editorial , the one I responded to previously , in the pages of his journal, Modern Age . Hi...
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Wednesday, July 16, 2025

Defending Superman's Sentimentality

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[Note: Spoilers follow.] I’ve seen James Gunn’s Superman , and I’ve written up my take on it on social media: I thought it was absolutel...
Tuesday, July 08, 2025

Stella, My Dear

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Martha my dear, / Though I spend my days in conversation, / Please remember me. At roughly 12:30am this morning, the fog and pain and confus...
Monday, June 30, 2025

Listening to Lennon #2: Imagine

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By the spring of 1971, Lennon's confused mess of anger, resentment, and frustration had a focus: his oldest and truest friend, Paul McCa...
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