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The Island of Eternal Life, 2024
About my journey to the private, tech-forward Central American territory at the center of the movement to cure death. Mars Review of Books.
“American Politics Becomes It’s Very Own Meme,” analyzing the lunacy of Trump’s pre-inaugural weekend. Spike Magazine, 2025
“What Was the New York Young Republican’s Gala,” about the infamous NYYRC December gala in 2024. Technical Personae, 2025
“The Ghost in the Machine,” about Matthew Gasda’s Doomers. Airmail, 2025
“How to Unfuck the Internet, with Cory Doctorow” a Q&A with the prolific author about his new book, The Internet Con: How to Seize the Means of Computation; for Project Glitch, 2023.
“Could new countries be started – on the internet?” an essay-review of The Network State, by Balaji Srinavasan. The Guardian, 2022.
“A Journey to the Center of the Metaverse,” an essay-review of Matthew Ball’s opus on the metaverse. Mars Review of Books, 2022.
“Copyright and Postmodernism in the Age of Dall-E,” a report on a recent court case involving the Andy Warhol Foundation, considering how it will impact copyright legislation and interface with the rise of generative AI. Spike Art Magazine, 2023.
“How the Media Lost the Traffic War to Facebook and Google,” about the role of Facebook ads in ought-era media darlings, and how they contributed to their rapid rise and fall. The New Republic, 2023.
“Make Wealth Extra Again,” an op-ed on stretch limos and the rise of stealth wealth, patagonia vests and drone warfare. Dough Magazine, 2024.
“Are DAO’s Dead?” a report on the monumental legal case against OokiDAO, and what it means for the future of decentralized organizations. Project Glitch, 2023.
“Love as Solicitude: On Geoffrey Mak’s “Mean Boys,” an interview with the author about his new book, ranging on topics from incels to Joan Didion to what makes a great personal essay. Cleveland Review of Books, 2024.
“The “Network State” goes LARP in Montenegro (feat. Longevity),” a report on Zuzalu, a pop-up city network state gathering in Montenegro. Project Glitch, 2023.
“Dispatch: Revelry in Nola,” an essayistic travelog set in New Orleans during a week-long bachelor party. Medium, 2024
“The New Jobs Shepherding in the Remote Work Revolution,” a reported feature on the rise of remote work during the pandemic and the unexpected job functions it created. Early Magazine, 2023.
“Why You Should Quit Your Marketing Job,” a moody op-ed on why digital marketers should quit and do something they care about. Written at a particularly pivotal moment in my own trajectory. Substack, 2020.
“What Am I Going to Do With My Life,” a dabble into self-help theory about how to think about thinking about your career. Substack, 2020.
“All Relevant Change,” a rapid work of future-focused sensemaking written in March 2020 to make sense of uncertainties surrounding the pandemic. Spanning 20+ themes, ARC was widely shared, and has been used by teams at Carnegie Mellon University, Autodesk, Vice Media, Publicis Sapaient, RBC, IKEA, Shopify, and The Government of Canada.
“Morning Journal Dramaturgy,” an essay written as a guide for actors & audience for the play Morning Journal by Matthew Gasda. It was printed as a physical book alongside the script and process entries from other members of the crew. Print, 2024.
“On the Origins of Progress,” an essay on the history of progress as a guiding Western ideal. MISC Magazine, 2017.