It has been a very stormy summer. I just got yet another weather alert telling me it may start raining shortly, which feels less like a forecast at this point and more like a personal threat. We’ve had the rain. The thunder. The lightning. A giant tree in […]
Sometimes a mistake isn’t a mistake. Sometimes it’s a mood. I recently fell down one of those late-night rabbit holes (you know the kind that starts with one article, ends with questioning the universe) and landed on a story out of China. Specifically, a plush toy made for […]
Have you ever had that weird, inexplicable moment where you’re walking along and suddenly feel like you’re doing something absurd? That happened to me today. As I was walking to the train after work, minding my business, I suddenly had the overwhelming sensation that I was wearing two […]
Every year, linguists and dictionaries propose a “word of the year” that supposedly sums up the collective consciousness. This year, we’ve had some interesting contenders: “brain rot,” “polarization,” and even “demure.” But as I sit here and reflect on the world around me, I can’t help but think […]