I recently learned about Netflix’s two-minute rule, and honestly, I feel mildly personally attacked. Apparently, if you watch more than two minutes of a show or movie, Netflix counts it as a view. Two minutes. That’s it. Congratulations, you’ve watched the thing. Your data has spoken. The algorithm […]
I recently came across a line that stopped me in my tracks “It’s a year where growth comes from motion, not mastery.” And for reasons both cosmic and deeply personal, it landed. As a Rat entering a Horse year apparently I’m astrologically predisposed to this lesson. Rats are […]
I don’t know who decided that Brussels sprouts would be the official vegetable of 2025, but I would like to have a word. Preferably far away from any roasting pan. Every restaurant menu I glanced at toward the end of the year whether it was holiday prix-fixe, catered […]
I chose joy as my word many years ago. And it mattered. At the time, joy felt like something to fight for. To protect. To defend from people and circumstances that were very willing to take it. But joy changes. Especially in January. January is not a neutral […]
As 2025 closes its doors, I’m doing a very un-2025 thing. I’m packing up, taking stock, and actually leaving stuff behind. And, I don’t mean my Netflix queue or my collection of weird mugs. I mean the heavy, exhausting, soul-sucking stuff that weighs more than a Manhattan subway […]
Every year, I try to choose a word. A small word with big responsibility. A word that quietly taps me on the shoulder throughout the year and asks, Are you paying attention? In the past in one year for example, I chose joy. And it mattered. I didn’t […]
The end of the year is here, and I’m not entirely sure how I’m supposed to feel about it. Apparently, the correct response is enthusiasm. The NYC ball drops, we cheer like we personally accomplished something, blow whistles, kiss strangers, and scream numbers as if time itself is […]
It was late. The house was quiet in that way it only gets when everyone else is asleep and your thoughts decide it’s their time to shine. I was half-watching, half-absorbing Dave Chappelle’s latest Netflix special, “The Unstoppable”. As expected, it wandered into controversial territory. Dave does not […]
Every year around this time, there’s a musical inevitability. Like gravity. Like glitter in your coat pockets until March. Mariah Carey arrives. “All I Want for Christmas Is You” is basically the holiday’s emotional North Star. Thirty years old, somehow ageless, both nostalgic and aggressively modern. The moment […]
Apparently, 2025 was the year people started flirting with the idea of breaking up with the internet. Analog bags are a thing now. Phone-free parties. Digital sabbaths. People announcing publicly, online that they are logging off. Which is ironic. But also understandable. Because the vibe has shifted. The […]
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