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Neil Gorman

Neil Gorman

Neil Gorman is an assistant professor at the Aurora University School of Social Work, and a practicing Lacanian analyst, and a maker of podcasts, newsletters, & other sundry things.

📍 Near Chicago http://neilgorman.com

It sure seems like the GOP does not like the government to to anything

From the New York Times - The Morning newsletter today [https://www.nytimes.com/2021/04/28/briefing/india-cdc-masks-alameda-california.html] . * When Republicans controlled the White House and Congress in 2017 and 2018, the only major legislation they passed was a tax cut, and the only other big bill that came

Thoughts on the Effects of Social Ownership of Football Clubs

Since I wrote this post yesterday [https://www.surplusjouissance.com/the-social-ownership-of-soccer-clubs/], I've been thinking about some of the effects of social ownership of football clubs. The question that is most in my mind is this: Does putting the emotional energy into being outraged at the creation of an

Some Podcasts about the Death of the European Super League

I wrote about how fans reacted to the (now foiled) formation of a European Super League. Today I wanted to give people some podcasts they can listen to to understand what went down. 1. The Daily – The Super League that Wasn't [https://www.nytimes.com/2021/04/23/

The Social Ownership of Soccer Clubs

Ryan O’Hanlon [https://www.ryanohanlon.com/] interviewed economist Mark Blyth [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mark_Blyth] for his newsletter: How the Spectacular, Comical Failure of the Super League Explains the World [https://nograssintheclouds.substack.com/p/how-the-spectacular-comical-failure] > Blyth: I think it’s heartening in the following sense.

1971: The Year That Music Changed Everything

Read the following on The Loop [https://www.loopinsight.com/2021/04/26/apple-tv-announces-new-music-docuseries-1971-the-year-that-music-changed-everything/] > An immersive, deep-dive rich with archival footage and interviews, “1971: The Year That Music Changed Everything,” will show how the musical icons of the time were influenced by the changing tides of history; and, in

1000 Reasons to Ride

I’m an consistent reader/follower of the ambient music blog Headphone Commute. Today I saw a link to this playlist posted there [https://headphonecommute.com/2021/04/23/1000-reasons-to-ride/]. I started to listen, and it’s a huge playlist of the sort if music I can use for thinking.

Matt Robertson’s Enveleau

From the Fluid Radio review of the album [https://www.fluid-radio.co.uk/2021/04/matt-robertson-enveleau/]: > The pandemic has been a ripe blossom for creativity, even at a time when the rest of the world experienced stagnation, confinement, and death. In 2020, music, creativity, and the arts in general

Rewards

[https://twitter.com/disquiet/status/1381632964065255429]Well said! Also, I really love reading the disquiet blog [https://disquiet.com/]. There is nothing like it on the internet. I discovered it I don't know how long ago when I was looking for some info on Richard D. James [https:

Newsletter v.3.1 | Launching [S][J][P]

This will be the title of the archive of all the stuff that I've done (and I want to preserve), the stuff I'm currently working on, and it will

Play + Archive + Deadine = Good Output

Time to play (i.e., pissing around") + deadline = making better things.