PinnedSeth LorincziinThe RiffHow “Get Back” Made Me Love The Beatles (All Over Again)I thought I’d be the last person to care about “Get Back.” But the Beatles doc is unexpectedly touching. Get ready for some deep feelings.·5 min read·Jan 16, 2022--1--1
PinnedSeth LorincziKristallnacht: Fear, Illusion, and A Young Man with a GunAn autocrat bent on subverting norms, a nation on edge, a young man with a gun. Kristallnacht erupted 82 years ago this week. Will it…·12 min read·Nov 11, 2020--1--1
Seth LorincziinThe RiffNew Clear Days: How “Turning Japanese” Saved a Boy Lost at SeaIn 1980 I was 9, and terrified of nuclear war. History may have forgotten The Vapors, but they threw me a lifeline when I needed it most.·3 min read·Aug 4, 2021--1--1
Seth LorincziinClimate ConsciousIn the Smoke: A Postcard from PortlandClimate change is a game of winners and losers; as PDX suffered the world’s worst air quality, a short drive reminded me of my place in it.·5 min read·Sep 22, 2020----
Seth LorincziinRe / verbForwards and Backwards in Time with Erik SatieA reissue of a haunting early synth LP invites serious time travel; in asking “Where are we?” it’s the perfect soundtrack for the moment.·6 min read·Aug 24, 2020--1--1
Seth LorincziWhy Ram Dass Matters More than EverWill Ram Dass be included in “Notable Deaths of 2019”? He should be; bringing “conscious death” to the masses was the role of a lifetime.·5 min read·Dec 30, 2019--1--1
Seth LorincziReagan’s Brain: Was Alzheimer’s a Cause or an Effect?When Reagan revealed his diagnosis, I was unmoved. But new theories about the brain demand a more nuanced — and more complicated —…·10 min read·Apr 19, 2019--3--3
Seth LorincziIs Russian Doll the First Post-Ayahuasca Television Show?Perhaps this is the moment the dark hallucinogenic brew finally emerges from the shadows (or at least the suburbs of Portland and…·10 min read·Mar 28, 2019--1--1
Seth LorincziToad and MeMoving with unhurried precision, the woman handed me a small wooden pipe and a lighter. Pressing myself more upright on the couch, I…·12 min read·Mar 12, 2019--1--1