The Urban HermitA few HOTD S2 “what if’s”Spoilers for all of Season 2 of House of the Dragon ahead.Aug 5Aug 5
The Urban HermitIt sucks how right I wasAt the end of 2019 I wrote a blog post. It was a prognostication about the decade to come. Now, midway through 2023, in hindsight I must…Jul 12, 20236Jul 12, 20236
The Urban HermitSuccession: The Old World is Dead“The old world is dying. The new world struggles to be born. Now is the time of monsters.”May 26, 2023May 26, 2023
The Urban HermitWeaponized CowardiceA homeless Black man was choked to death on the NYC subway this week. It was a murder and it was caught on camera. The murderer is being…May 4, 2023May 4, 2023
The Urban HermitSome stuff I liked in 2022Or: The death of cinema has been greatly (or at least sorta) exaggerated.Dec 19, 2022Dec 19, 2022
The Urban HermitSCOTUS has rendered democracy irrelevant, as was intendedThe SCOTUS leak about the majority opinion to overturn Roe V Wade wasn’t surprising, but that doesn’t make it any less dispiriting both for…May 5, 2022May 5, 2022
The Urban HermitLos Angeles is a city built for no one“LA is a car-centric city. It’s a city built for drivers.”Nov 23, 2021Nov 23, 2021
The Urban HermitHow the pandemic exposed the middle management glut.Middle managers are useless and the pandemic has laid that truth bare. I know because I was one.Nov 3, 2021Nov 3, 2021
The Urban Hermit“No one wants to work anymore”Friday, April 16th was my final day at CNBC. I’d been there for a little over 2 years. I’ve worked full-time nonstop since graduating…Apr 17, 2021Apr 17, 2021
The Urban HermitHere’s some stuff I liked in 20202020 was bad, everything is terrible, the world is on fire, blah blah.Dec 21, 2020Dec 21, 2020