Christian Schneider

Podcast: Our Favorite Albums of 2012

Christian — Tue, 11 Dec 2012 16:28:42 +0000

Naturally, our favorite podcast of every year is the one where we reveal our “Top 10″ albums of the year. Here’s my list for this year: 1. The Men – Open Your Heart 2. Godspeed You! Black Emperor – Alleluljah! Don’t Bend! Ascend! 3. Frank Ocean – channel ORANGE 4. Best Coast – The Only [...]

A Letter from a Crab Trap Enthusiast

Christian — Thu, 15 Nov 2012 14:48:52 +0000

I was looking at restaurant reviews on Google and ran across this one, in which a frequent diner at the “Crab Trap” in Amelia Island, Florida, calmly lays out his case for for the restaurant’s superiority: OK YOU KNOW WHAT!!!!! ALL YOU RICH SNOBBY PEOPLE OUT THERE THAT ARE HATING ON THE CRAB TRAP NEED [...]

A Festival of Anachronisms

Christian — Thu, 02 Feb 2012 16:57:06 +0000

As I’ve mentioned on this blog before, the Wisconsin State Historical Society is one of my favorite places to hang out. If I had the time, I could spend full days just combing through microfilm, plucking oddities from hundred year old newspapers. In fact, when I need to scroll through old papers to do work [...]

Fan Mail of the Day

Christian — Thu, 26 Jan 2012 22:35:50 +0000

From today’s inbox, a comment by someone at Ohio State University: Saw your article “It’s Working in Walker’s Wisconsin”. History does seem to repeat itself and go in cycles. I guess the public will just have to relearn why their grandparent’s generation fought the robber barons and those extremely exploitative jobs. I wish someone would [...]

The 2011 Year in Review

Christian — Thu, 29 Dec 2011 19:54:12 +0000

My Year in Review column for the Isthmus is up. It discusses, naturally, the goings-on in Wisconsin politics over the past year. Here’s a snippet: It was a year that granted the definition of the word “democracy” a previously unimaginable elasticity. While bullhorns around the Capitol blared “this is what democracy looks like,” 14 Democratic [...]

A Compendium of Anti-Scott Walker Songs and Videos

Christian — Thu, 01 Dec 2011 14:53:56 +0000

In the past few month, there have been dozens of videos cropping up offering Wisconsin Governor Scott Walker the opportunity to have intercourse with himself. Here’s a choice selection: It must have taken days for this guy to learn this song. How did he even have time to go to work? Oh, wait… And the [...]

Manhood in a Bottle

Christian — Wed, 21 Sep 2011 17:13:35 +0000

If you’re a sports fan, your weekends are likely wallpapered with television advertisements that purport to explain what being a “man” is all about. One’s masculinity, according to ad writers, is currently derived from your choice of satellite television company, what kind of body wash you use, and most of all, what kind of beer [...]

The Fight Against Google

Christian — Tue, 23 Aug 2011 14:32:36 +0000

A few days ago at Politico, Ben Smith posted an interesting look at a group battling Google, including this video:

Podcast: Thurston Moore, The Midwest Beat, and More

Christian — Fri, 22 Jul 2011 15:12:00 +0000

On this week’s podcast, there’s a lot of random talk about online music programs, iPhones, and collapsing stages, while I cackle in the background. We also discuss some concerts Will went to and review the new album by Wisconsin’s own Midwest Beat. Listen here: Download audio file (Thurston_Moore_The_Midwest_Beat_and_More.mp3) Or download directly here.

Wisconsin Flexes Its Star Power

Christian — Thu, 21 Jul 2011 15:34:57 +0000

Tuesday night’s utterly predictable recall election win by Democratic State Senator Dave Hansen of Green Bay followed the usual protocol: At about 9 p.m., Hansen strode to the podium at his victory party and predicted Democrats would take back the state senate when other recall elections are conducted in August. But Hansen’s speech was followed [...]