Sunday Feeld Notes 04.05.25
Things I’m feeling on a Sunday morning in May, realizing my Christmas tree is still up
ESSAY
This week, I wrote about the issue with men in music and missing Gord Downie, among other things.
But we are having a crisis of masculinity, and it’s not the one that Joe Rogan and the Men's Rights Activists will tell you about, or that they’re manifesting. The real question isn’t what makes a man, but rather: Where has the humility, charity, and empathy, once essential components of humanity, gone? Where’s the kids’ Gord Downie?
Read here.
ADDENDUM VIDEO
Like many, I see The Tragically Hip’s songs as poems. For this week’s video addendum, I chose to read one of my favorite Hip tunes, “At the Hundredth Meridian.”
CANADIAN ELECTION
Like many Canucks, I held my breath Monday as the results in the federal election rolled in. While I’ve never been a fervent supporter of the centrist Liberal Party, the fear of Pierre Poilievre and the low-rent Trumpism of the modern-day Conservative Party was too much to bear. As I wrote in McSweeney’s earlier in the year, Poilierve “is a moron, a thrift-store Trump, an LGBTQIA+-hating, on-the-take mouthpiece for banks, billionaires, and big polluters.” Here’s hoping Mark Carney, with the NDP and Bloc holding the balance of power in a minority government, can rebuild the country in the face of Trumpism and quiet PP for good.
BREAD & ROSES STUDIO @ EQUITY GALLERY ALL MONTH
There was a lovely gallery opening on Thursday at Equity Gallery. Thanks to all who attended. The show runs through the month, featuring the incredible work of the Bread & Roses Studio. B&RS is an initiative out of Bushwick featuring the work of Candice Spry, Madison Haws, Liza Little, and Michael Levchenko. More information may be found here.
A NEW SOUL
Two of my closest friends had a baby this week. I’ll protect their anonymity here, but know that this child will be a force to reckon with. Is he the new messiah? Bookmark this and check back with me in 18 years. Congrats, [REDACTED]. I love all three of you.
NEXT WEEK
I’m going to be venturing into the world of Star Wars, and talking about Andor and Rogue One, which, in my opinion, are the only post-Return of the Jedi offerings that live up to the original trilogy. Be nice, nerds.
PIC OF THE WEEK
No Dave this week, as he’s at his Yaddo residency. But, I was able to snap a shot of utopia. I expected more.
