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…4 min read·Jul 12, 2023--6--6
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.”3 min read·May 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…3 min read·May 4, 2023----
The Urban HermitSome stuff I liked in 2022Or: The death of cinema has been greatly (or at least sorta) exaggerated.2 min read·Dec 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…3 min read·May 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.”4 min read·Nov 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.4 min read·Nov 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…3 min read·Apr 17, 2021----
The Urban HermitHere’s some stuff I liked in 20202020 was bad, everything is terrible, the world is on fire, blah blah.5 min read·Dec 21, 2020----
The Urban HermitThe fantasy of people doing their bestOver the course of the pandemic, I’ve rewatched multiple Studio Ghibli films, especially My Neighbor Totoro, Kiki’s Delivery Service…3 min read·Nov 28, 2020----