Alex Balk
The Awl
New York, NY, United States
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The Awl, 2009-2018
The Awl was born of the following thoughts: What if there were a website with a wealth of resonant, weird, important, frightening and amusing bits of news and ideas? What if it weren’t so invested in giving you the “ ... → Read More
One Year Later
A reflection in verse Photo: TriciaThere's not a lot each day that doesn't make me want to dieGuess why Previously: A Hundred Days Later Thirteen Weeks Later Twelve Weeks Later Eleven Weeks Later Ten Weeks Later Nine Weeks Later Eight ... → Read More
Here's A Bunch Of Books To Read
So after less than two weeks it is pretty clear that 2018 will be at best just as bad as 2017, and that is at best. Let's be honest, it's going to get a lot more awful before it gets ... → Read More
Night Auras, "Infinite Metropolis"
It’s the shortest day of the year and it’s still going to go on forever. Anyway, here’s music, enjoy. → Read More
K Dallas, "Aurora Borealis (comes in you)"
No matter how bad things got over the past year there was still a little part of me that was able to deny reality, to imagine that this was some illusion or temporary blip. Even though I knew deep in ... → Read More
Paulor, "Amigos"
Weren’t we just here? Wasn’t it moments ago that we were waking up to a new week, full of dread and barely able to drag ourselves to the starting line? Didn’t we just complain about how exhausted ... → Read More
Christian Kleine, "Promise"
Weren’t we just here? Wasn’t it moments ago that we were waking up to a new week, full of dread and barely able to drag ourselves to the starting line? Didn’t we just complain about how exhausted ... → Read More
Penguin Cafe Orchestra, "Kora Kora"
What I am about to say will alarm and surprise you so I want you to take a deep breath before reading any further and perhaps sit down if you aren't already so doing. Okay, are you prepared? Good. Now ... → Read More
Raw M.T., "Uluwatu's God"
I guess the good news is, as far as I can tell, no one has gotten used to how awful everything is all the time yet. Also, here’s music. Enjoy. → Read More
U.S. Girls, "Velvet 4 Sale"
It is not easy to admit when I've been wrong, particularly since it occurs infrequently, but a significant marker of adulthood is the ability to confront your errors and acknowledge them. So I have to confess that I was deeply ... → Read More
Makeness, "Day Old Death"
If you’re not yet fully dug out from everything that piled up over the long weekend just remember that the world in which we live is an illusion designed to make us feel that the things we do have meaning, which is important since they most assuredly do not and if we ever allowed ourselves to accept that we would never open another email again. So relax. Also, here’s music, enjoy. → Read More
Go-Kart Mozart, "When You're Depressed"
Weren’t we just here? Wasn’t it moments ago that we were waking up to a new week, full of dread and barely able to drag ourselves to the starting line? Didn’t we just complain about how exhausted ... → Read More
Blue Hawaii, "Versus Game" (Hwulu Remix)
Thanksgiving is two days away, but in Now Hours it might as well be next month. Can you believe it was only a year ago that Mike Pence went to see Hamilton? We’ve lived and died a million lives since then and we’ll live and die a thousand more before the first fight on Thursday. Anyway, here’s music, enjoy. → Read More
Poppy Ackroyd, "Trains"
Weren’t we just here? Wasn’t it moments ago that we were waking up to a new week, full of dread and barely able to drag ourselves to the starting line? Didn’t we just complain about how exhausted ... → Read More
S.Kull, "Sweet"
Wait, Thanksgiving is a week from today? What the fuck, Time? I thought the deal was you would drag ass at a pace so glacial it would barely be perceptible and we would spend all those endless hours wishing we were dead. Now’s when you decide to pick it up? Fuck you! Anyway, here’s music. Enjoy. → Read More
1800Haightstreet, "Flood"
Are you in the mood for some “grinding, heavily-stepped UK-blended razor techno” this morning? Well it’s not always about you. I am in the mood for some “grinding, heavily-stepped UK-blended razor techno” this morning and by gum that’s just what we’re all going to sit and listen to now. So enjoy. → Read More
Ed Carlsen, "Spring" (Matt Emery Remix)
I woke up with “Monster Mash” in my head and I bet that’s the best thing that’s gonna happen to me all day. For you, though, here’s music. Enjoy. → Read More
Moon Wheel, "Mondshine Ode"
Weren’t we just here? Wasn’t it moments ago that we were waking up to a new week, full of dread and barely able to drag ourselves to the starting line? Didn’t we just complain about how exhausted ... → Read More
Stojche, "The Exchange"
This morning I was planning to share Bobby Bland's 1974 classic "I Wouldn't Treat A Dog (The Way You Treated Me)" as a message to the people at Verizon but I was unable to find a version to embed which ... → Read More
Anenon, "Verso"
A more appropriate soundtrack to now I cannot think of. Enjoy. → Read More