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A Few Things I Hate
"If you don't have anything nice to say, don't say anything at all." —some idiot
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Ten Things I Learned in February
The recurring series of "fun" facts returns.
Mar 5
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If I’m Driving Over a Bridge, I Kind of Want to Know the Guy Who Built It Would Be Ruined If It Collapsed
And other thoughts about “The Great Bridge,” David McCullough’s history of the Brooklyn Bridge
Mar 1
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JFK Assassination Conspiracy Theories, Reviewed
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Edison Didn't Worry About Being Efficient and Neither Should You
May 1, 2023
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Some Quick Tips on Finding Love
Apr 14, 2024
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Drugs Should Be Illegal Because Buying Them in Stores Is Lame
Aug 3, 2025
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Having a Kid Is Already Fucking Me Up and He Hasn't Even Been Born Yet
Oct 27, 2024
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The False Promise of Understanding Yourself
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JFK Assassination Conspiracy Theories, Reviewed
An 8,000 word deep dive into all the theories you've heard of, and some you probably haven't.
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My Favorite Books of 2025
…by which I mean, books I read in 2025, not books that came out in 2025. A completely unhelpful framing for everyone else!
Feb 8
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Ten Things I Learned in January
Some fun (?) facts
Feb 1
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Looking at My Son Upside-Down
On the clichés of parenthood
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Closing Time
Living forever, or maybe not.
Nov 15, 2025
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Popular Writing Advice That's Actually Bad
Tell don't show, write what you don't know, and let those darlings live.
Aug 21, 2025
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Drugs Should Be Illegal Because Buying Them in Stores Is Lame
We traded rebellion for retail and now everything is worse.
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