Archive - Curse of the I-5 Corridor

C is for Cookie

And not for consequences.

Feb 18, 2022 •

Alexander Basek

November 2021

The Gift of Sight

A eulogy for my mother, Kathe Nack

Nov 8, 2021 •

Alexander Basek

August 2021

Empathy for the Devil

I'm a man with health and a sense of taste

Aug 22, 2021 •

Alexander Basek

A Moveable Feist

Tunes at a pitch only Elder Millennials can hear

Aug 6, 2021 •

Alexander Basek

July 2021

Return to the Mean

There’s no going back

Jul 19, 2021 •

Alexander Basek

June 2021

The Emmental Particles

Returning to the old way of doing things is neither smart nor a sure thing

Jun 8, 2021 •

Alexander Basek

February 2021

When inaction becomes an ethos, we all suffer

Feb 26, 2021 •

Alexander Basek

December 2020

Fifty-Two Thoughts About 2020

Presented in a Larry King USA Today brain dribblings format.

Dec 31, 2020 •

Alexander Basek

A Contribution to the MANK Discourse

Let's make some pretend movies!

Dec 6, 2020 •

Alexander Basek

The Sadness of Lovers Rock

Missing the joy of common spaces

Dec 3, 2020 •

Alexander Basek

November 2020

Shouldering the Burden

Steve James' latest ode to Chicago is masterful

Nov 25, 2020 •

Alexander Basek

This one is a bit depresso, sorry.

Nov 18, 2020 •

Alexander Basek

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