Brian Abelson writes code, words, and music in New York City.
I made a thing called feederss . It sits next my self-hosted RSS reader, miniflux , reads its database, and publishes a small static page showing who subscribes to what, which categories they’ve configured, and what articles they’ve starred (a modified version of mine is here (I’ve removed a few users)). The site also includes a JSON blob I’m using to populate the lists of recent feeds I’ve…
These are expanded notes from a talk I gave at composition.codes on December 21, 2025. Slides here. Video here.
Alex Ruder played time with friends on KEXP this past weekend. Always cool to hear your music on the radio and imagine aliens listening to it millions of years from now.
This is very much a delicious version of boomer mom dinner. (Stolen from cafehaillee.com).
Light and Sound Design is a treasure. One of the few remaining DIY spaces in the city, it features a vintage sound system sourced in part from Magick City (RIP) and custom light installations built by the volunteers that run the space.
Part one here.
I love the yuba verde sandwich from superiority burger. It’s the closest vegetarian approximation of deli meat I’ve had and also references a Philly Italian Pork Sandwich which is delicious and filled with broccoli rabe. I adapted this from my memory and also the intro paragraph to the Bittman Project’s knock-off, but I haven’t read that full recipe because it’s paywalled. My version adds cheese…
My first real job out of college was on 53st and 6th, right across the street from the original halal guys truck and I would eat it all the time for lunch. Even back then there could be a line down the block and you had to show up early to beat the lunch rush.
Thank god that Spotify is providing mental health resources to artists who are struggling because they can’t earn a living wage from streaming.