unofficial cultural observer with a soft spot for theory, tiny details, and black cats.
An essay on Søren Kierkegaard, the abyss of the infinite scroll, and the aesthetic safety blanket of the 00s sitcom
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An essay on Henri Bergson, the arrogance of the internal clock, and why I am always sweating in my winter coat
An essay on Jeremy Bentham, the hedonistic calculus, and why holding the door is actually a net-negative for society
On conversational narcissists, Martin Buber, party monologues, and the philosophy of refusing to listen
Taking Things Personally for Forty-One Years
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An essay on Byung-Chul Han, the violence of a beige trench coat, and why my life refuses to be a capsule
An essay on Sianne Ngai’s 'Gimmick', the betrayal of textures, and a coffee table that is fundamentally sawdust
Imagination goes traveling and despair stays in the hospital.
A review of Station Malma by Alex Schulman
A film whose silence is equivalent to a 3-hour independent art movie.
An essay on the monkey mind, Blaise Pascal’s wager, and the impossibility of finding nirvana on a flattened cushion
An essay on the pathetic fallacy, Susan Sontag’s silence, and the emotional manipulation of a Fiddle Leaf Fig
On browser tabs, borrowed memory, and the relief of forgetting.
An Inquiry Into Unread Literature
A Domestic Case Study in Technological Obedience
An essay on storage, sentimentality, and preparing for nothing in particular
Interpreting Meaning in Minimal and Incomplete Messages
An essay on affordance, domestic spaces, and behavioral fatigue
How Algorithms, Screens, and Saving Images Redefine Cultural Ownership
Why Modern Language Sounds Profound but Says Very Little
