…that I have not update this blog in years. That observation is true. The website is still active, I am still Allyson Rudolph, and my résumé is up to date as of summer 2017. I intend to continue being Allyson Rudolph for the foreseeable future; […]
I’ve been agnostic, skeptical even, about Girls. It’s a large club, and I’m in it for all the same reasons as everyone else. I find the characters insufferably selfish. I instinctively resist broad-brush depictions of something awfully close to my own experienced being. I really, […]
I just saw The Possessed. Let’s talk demon logic. Spoilers ahead. The demon in The Possessed is corporeal. It has a body. I do not understand how this works for a bunch of reasons, so I’m going to think about it much too hard. Cascading […]
NPR’s streaming the new Japandroids album, Celebration Rock. I am very into it. I’d be into it anyway, but I’m extra stoked on all the Gun Club love in this album. The third track has lyrics from “Jack on Fire,” and the fourth track is a […]
Huge thanks to GOOD for putting my dealbreaker, He Did What He Wanted online. I will note for the record that the original title was “He Pooped in a River,” although I’m thrilled with the one we settled on. Here’s a bit: He just looked […]
I don’t see why not, but I also don’t see how. I went to a talk about imagining peace in a time of war and it stuck with me. Either this guy or this one argued that if you’re interested in social justice and better-world building (as […]
From an email conversation with my new roommate, John Spain*: John: You don’t read on your phone on the train, do you? I’m trying to figure out whether instapaper or some such thing is worth looking into. Allyson: I have an eReader, so if I’m […]
I got to teach a course on existentialism for the amazing Brooklyn Brainery on Monday, and it was a blast. Here’s the handout I gave to people. (PDF: Existentialism.) It should be noted that I’m an amateur. My credentials are: Studied philosophy in undergrad from incredible teachers, […]
I’ve seen a lot, the past few days, about the “I Hate Reading” Facebook page. The page is here; this Reddit thread brought it to the attention of the Internet at large; and Galleycat, Abe Books, and more Galleycat have blogged about it. So, granted, seeing […]
I read this FutureBook post last week and it’s been making me go “hmmm” ever since. I’m taken with the notion that publishers ought to release e-books and paperback first, and then offer hardbacks as a premium option for the book-devoted. I loved that idea […]