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5/25/2022
15 : 44
15 lessons in comedy creativity from George Carlin
In the words of Carlin, Bill Burr, Jerry Seinfeld, Bill Maher, Roseanne Barr, etc.
5/17/2022
17 : 34
When my mom told me about her abortion
1 in 3 American women will have terminated a pregnancy by age 45. My mom wanted me to know she was one of them. On secrets, shame, and abortion.
5/10/2022
20 : 14
Skeptics aren’t welcome in the Land of Big Numbers™️ 🤔
Subscribers. Followers. Views. Valuations. Am I really supposed to believe any of 'em?
5/5/2022
23 : 4
🍄 Something's off with how we talk about psychedelics
It doesn't have to be all microdosing, mental health, and big business. There's also room for a little bit of wild.
4/26/2022
17 : 44
A message to Elon Musk’s numbskull fanbois
On Twitter's Muskover, Netflix running ads, CNN-, and how nothing makes sense anymore. Also: Dems love losing, Christopher Hitchens, hippies vs. rednecks, Funny How launches, wokefishing, and more.
4/19/2022
15 : 44
Under the bug 🐞
I've got Covid, my building's under construction, and I may be losing it. Also, vegan cacio e pepe, the RTO conundrum, passive income, the orangutan effect, and the reverse golden rule.
4/6/2022
18 : 34
🟥 His and Hers
A look back at the two biggest influences on my life. Also: Tiny Putin, more on "the slap," Kurt Cobain, Morgan Housel, the history of magic, and more.
3/30/2022
16 : 24
🟥 Fame is a form of mental illness
The "slap in the face" Oscars was the perfect collision of narcissism, ego, victimhood, and fame.
3/22/2022
18 : 44
"Time spent on app" and what it's doing to our minds
We're not playing the game, the game is playing us. Also: Vampire capitalists, St. Patrick's Day in New England, suspense vs. surprise, and more.
3/15/2022
20 : 24
🟥 What Tom Petty taught me about songwriting and life
Petty understood America and that's why he could reach hipsters/hicks, north/south, and coastal elites/NASCAR rednecks alike. Also: Russia/Ukraine, cargo shorts, Buddhist politics, & dating
3/10/2022
1 : 26
🟥 Saying "fuck" doesn't make you interesting
Thinking curse words make something funny is like believing wearing a fedora gives you a personality. A comedian's perspective on f-bombs...
3/2/2022
16 : 44
Putting up a fight
On Ukraine, Zelenskyy, and Putin. Also: microdosing shrooms, tour dates, pasta playlists, bands, sex, and lies.
2/22/2022
17 : 24
Art doesn't have to help people
You can make art or be a social worker. You don't have to be both though. || Also: international jokes, algorithms vs. travel, the method in the Godfather, dressing normal, Jewface, and more.
2/15/2022
23 : 24
Why podcasts keep defeating the mainstream media 🎧 📰
Will Smith and Jon Stewart blew up the old way yet they're pivoting to the approach taken by Joe Rogan, Russell Brand, and Howard Stern. Other creators (and the media) should be taking notes.
2/8/2022
16 : 34
Sunset and the Devil Woman
On the beach reading about Guns 'N Roses.
2/1/2022
21 : 34
Jocks used to beat up geeks. Now they want to interview them.
On Joe Rogan, Neil Young, and why the “boycott Spotify” brigade has no logical end game. Also: Nick Cave, Jeff Daniels, Aimee Mann, "listening through," "relationshopping," and lots
1/26/2022
17 : 14
How online dating turned flirting into a video game 🥀
On West Elm Caleb and the age of minimal viable romance.
1/19/2022
21 : 54
I love therapy. I hate therapy. 🧠
I started seeing a therapist 10 years ago. Why? I bet you'd like to know, you greedy vulture. Fine, let's get into it... 🗣 Also: Penn Jillette, Naval Ravikant, Marianne Williamson, Matt Taibbi,
1/11/2022
18 : 34
The 62 things you need to know right now 🚩
On red flags, a national divorce, Dry January, Mel Brooks, Ram Dass, NFTs, Leo, Betty White, Sidney Poitier, Saul Bass vs. Stanley Kubrick, Fela Kuti, John Madden, and more.
1/5/2022
17 : 54
The 20 most interesting paragraphs I read this year
Thought-provoking ideas I read in 2021 from Jeff Tweedy, Ralph Waldo Emerson, Esther Perel, Wesley Morris, David Sedaris, David Simon, and more.