Nolan Lawson
Finding myself getting tired of online discourse. If you read a book or a magazine or see a live show, nobody's trying to nag or cajole you or draft you into some online war of ideas; it's just you engaging with the art and the artist. Especially with how robotic the internet is becoming lately, I think live performances, zines, etc are due for a comeback.
Feb 28 at 2:21amWeb
Show threadNolan LawsonFeb 28

To be concrete: I'm a longtime subscriber to The Sun and I'm a huge fan: https://www.thesunmagazine.org/

Harper's has also been quite good lately. And I've been enjoying some local theater and dance shows in the Seattle area; Meany Center at UW always has tons. I'm open to suggestions from others in the Seattle area!

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Show threadwohaliFeb 28
@nolan #NotThatSun
Show threadNolan LawsonFeb 28
@wohali lol I always forget that that one exists
Show threadThainFeb 28
@nolan there is a good crust punk scene in Seattle, but I'm not sure that's what you're looking for^^
Show threadJed SchmidtFeb 28
@nolan i want to believe this, but the audiences at live shows i’ve been to recently have been pretty rude (constantly recording, talking, singing along). have to go back to japan to get quiet audiences, haha.
Show threadNolan LawsonFeb 28
@jed Good point, I've heard this about live music too, although it's been forever since I went to a show. I've been mostly going to dance performances / musicals where the average age seems close to 50 or 60, so none of the problems you're talking about. 😆