Messages
11/28/2023
17 : 4
Dear men, stop dressing like trash
From Pat McAfee's tank tops to SBF's shorts, men in the public sphere are increasingly fine dressing like slobs. What happened to the days of Pat Riley in Armani?
11/21/2023
17 : 24
Why did beverages get so damn aggressive?
Watch out, snowflakes. Macho beverages want to dominate your thirst. // Also: Israel, Elon, AI, Sam Harris, Kurt Vonnegut, and more.
11/14/2023
15 : 54
All lives matter, confederate flags, & "From the river to the sea..."
Which matters: Intention or perception?
11/8/2023
18 : 44
How John Lennon, Brian Wilson, and Martin Scorcese mixed drugz with music
And lots more music musings about Personal Jesus, Take It Easy, It's Raining Men, Good Vibrations, etc.
10/31/2023
20 : 24
How to oppose Israel without sounding like a moron (or anti-semite)
Some steps to follow if you want to mindfully criticize Israel without coming off like a dolt.
10/24/2023
22 : 4
"I'm just playing devil's advocate." Please don't.
On Colonel Sanders chic, Taylor Swift vs. Beyoncé, jokes about Israel/Palestine, and lots more.
10/19/2023
3 : 15
The truth about the Jews
Your Jewish friends are in a daze. And they can't believe you haven't reached out. This is what they're thinking.
10/10/2023
21 : 4
Michael Lewis on SBF, Taylor Swift & the NFL, and more
Also: 1) More on U2 at Sphere. 2) Brief thoughts on Israel. 3) Quotes re: restaurant spiels, book blurbs, the word 'content,' Scorcese, and Jane Jacobs' lesson to schoolkids.
10/3/2023
20 : 54
U2 at Sphere is the nightmare future of music
"Wow, that IMAX movie was amazing! What's that? U2 was there too? Huh, didn't notice."
9/26/2023
15 : 54
Be authentic? I'd rather you pretend.
Musings on Travis Kelce, tote bags, Leonard Cohen, camo, boomboxes, Lauren Boebert, Dave Portnoy, and more.
9/20/2023
15 : 4
Why no one trusts the media anymore – and what to do about it
People are defending Russell Brand because they don't even understand how journalism works. Reporters should fight back. Here's how...
9/12/2023
23 : 14
How to solve toxic masculinity
Men like me have the most privilege, yet we're also the most upset. What gives? And how can we fix that? The answers may surprise you.
9/5/2023
16 : 34
🎯 Burning Man Attendees Told to Conserve MDMA
Organizers cut off access in and out of the DJ booth for Instagram models with fewer than 1M followers.
8/29/2023
18 : 14
🎯 10 great YouTube videos you've got to see
Watch Norm Macdonald on Howard Stern, Leonard Cohen on MTV, love lessons from a divorce lawyer, the psychedelic renaissance, Bill Maher vs. Jordan Peterson, Gordon Ramsay chopping an onion, & more.
8/22/2023
19 : 34
9 times mistakes turned into great art
Led Zeppelin, Martin Scorcese, Navajo weavings, and why you should "leave the bloody hair on."
8/15/2023
17 : 24
When did everyone become an expert on everything?
Never before have so many fools uttered compete nonsense with such conviction.
8/8/2023
18 : 24
I see you're taking a Zoom meeting in this coffeeshop
Unfortunately, I must confront you with an unpleasant reality: Other people exist.
8/1/2023
15 : 34
The 15 best paragraphs of the year (so far): Fake war, fake sex, and naughty hands
1) How fake war and fake sex are satiating male desire. 2) Why beauty is so important. 3) Phoebe Waller-Bridge's "naughty hand." 4) How speaking truth to power is love. And more...
7/26/2023
15 : 14
What George Michael's greatest song teaches us about art
He took the most unrelatable topic you can imagine (ie being a massive – and closeted – pop star) and turned it into a universal anthem that speaks to all of us.
7/19/2023
15 : 44
Decades feel like centuries now
"Well, THAT did not age well." Of course it didn't. “Aging well” is an oxymoron and the future will frown upon all of us.