What I don’t know of war I never want to know. Yet …
Last night, the Boy and I attended the final performance of "Secondhand-Zeit. Das Ende des roten Menschen." at the Musikbrauerei.
Rants & Raves
Might as well smoke then
The more pressing dangers of corporate culture deserve more scrutiny.
In my box (2024).
My thoughts are a scary place.
This is not Reggie Watts
After a night with the disinformationist, I AI him.
The Hunter in the garden
I don't want the hurt to make me smaller. I have a generous heart. There's room for more, I repeat, I repeat. I want to believe in the enduring power of love.
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Week 5, in which I enjoyed art and political confrontation
I biked to Mitte to check out an exhibit at KOW featuring works by Jens Jensen, Barbara Hammer, and Tobias Zielony.
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Tammi’s V-Day tip: never regret love.
This is definitely not my typical post. I admit to being an unrepentant romantic. And it’s the Hallmark Holiday! So… …a virtual
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My first canyon
About Walnut Canyon...wow. My photographs will never do justice to what it was like looking over into that canyon.
Books, Movies, Etc.
Two of hearts
After beloved U. was done casting his soap dish with Raysin 200, there was leftover plaster for two
A romantic weekend … in Spandau?
Beloved U. and I had long planned to see HEILUNG again in concert at the Zitadelle Spandau (Spandau
More than our demons
Watching the last episode of #TheExpanse was bittersweet. But watching it with U. was fantastic. There was a
The elephant in the room
Ivory is more than a material.
Tammi’s news roundup, October 18, 2021
“Unconscionable,” “inexcusable,” and “insane.”
Essays & Poetry
Kim Jones’ killer has a name. So does her wife.
A social worker is killed in broad daylight by a trusted co-worker. Are we guilty of another crime against her life?
Candid camera, prison edition
Photo essays about the U.S. prison system
One crinkly letter at a time
We seldom hear the voices of people incarcerated in the U.S. The Marshall Project wants to change that.
We hold these truths to be self-evident … kinda
Now you see it, now you don't.
The sea, the sea
I wasn’t sure what I wanted to do yesterday. Another museum? Another neighborhood? I did know that I was hungry after yesterday’s long post, so I headed out with the intent of
The 300 Left? No thanks, Mr. Zizek.
He refuses to look at the consequences of militarism.
Random AF
Happy Birthday to me!
This has been an extraordinary year of change for me, some of it deeply painful (lost love, and yes it still hurts) but much of it richly transformative. Am I really writing from Berlin? Yesterday, I was cycling from the
Black.
Black. Black people. Black people hair. Black people lips. Black people skin. We were everywhere.
Paging Dr. House
Pro tip for hospitalizations: stop watching episodes of House.
Travel Stories
Poor people don’t have money for budget meals (and other “no shit, Sherlock!” observations)
My personal experience with government-cheese poverty carved a hole in my humanity that will never be filled.
Release me
NSFW, so act accordingly.
Tammi’s news roundup, October 11, 2021
Y'all should take a look at this.
Wagner? Nope, I got nothing.
What I know of the German composer Richard Wagner is what I
Das Leben ist gut
It’s a good life, Tammi. Quit your whining.