so long Paul Cohen

The inventor of forcing has died.

We saw Bobby Bare Jr. last night! We had seen him open for Andrew Bird in February and were so blown away by his voice that we thought it worth it to check him out again. Just incredible. Bobby gave a shout-out to Bryan Arendt's band 'The Sun', and asked where they were. Evidently they have stayed at his house and have the same booking agent.

Reading:
Jonathan Lethem, The Fortress of Solitude
Michel Foucault, The History of Sexuality, Vol. 2
Lawrence Weschler, Everything That Rises: A Book of Convergences