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The Uni-Context Is Not New
It's the concept of privacy that's pretty new.
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Essay Is a Better Format Than Book
When in doubt, read more essays and short stories.
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You Probably Cannot Wield AI
But let’s not pretend we’re not all trying to.
Aug 4
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Therapy Speak Kills Romance
Eros can’t endure us talking to each other like that.
Aug 1
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July 2026
Or Live Long Enough to See Yourself Become the Villain
On Nolan's many Trojan Horses
Jul 25
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Why The New Right Still Can't Beat Hollywood
I asked Jonathan Pageau and Mary Harrington why we can't tell better stories yet. Their answer missed something important.
Jul 18
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Microplastics Are Bullshit
The stubborn sacramentality of ordinary objects.
Jul 11
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What Happens When You Stop Reading
A global oral sensorium machine.
Jul 4
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June 2026
A Very Simple Introduction to Re-enchantment
With a joke.
Jun 27
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Nostalgia Is Good
Only when we see from out there.
Jun 20
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We Know You’re Using AI
Let me save you the embarrassment.
Jun 13
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A Philosophy Must Be Tolerable to Your Wife to Be True
The necessary burden of contextual intuition.
Jun 6
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