Thinking,
Unfortunately

A Newsletter about curiosity, and the little oddities that turn into stories.

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Feb 15, 2026

Smooth, But Not Like Santana

An essay on Byung-Chul Han, the violence of a beige trench coat, and why my life refuses to be a capsule

Feb 8, 2026

Substance of Surface

An essay on Sianne Ngai’s 'Gimmick', the betrayal of textures, and a coffee table that is fundamentally sawdust

Feb 1, 2026

Meditation, but I Was Bitten

An essay on the monkey mind, Blaise Pascal’s wager, and the impossibility of finding nirvana on a flattened cushion

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Essays and musings that wander through life’s small moments and big questions on any subject that calls.

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The Fall

Imagination goes traveling and despair stays in the hospital.

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Feb 5, 2026

All Aboard the Trauma Express

A review of Station Malma by Alex Schulman

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Feb 3, 2026

Tavern Man (O Tasqueiro)

A film whose silence is equivalent to a 3-hour independent art movie.

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Feb 2, 2026

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Feb 8, 2026

Substance of Surface

An essay on Sianne Ngai’s 'Gimmick', the betrayal of textures, and a coffee table that is fundamentally sawdust

Feb 1, 2026

Meditation, but I Was Bitten

An essay on the monkey mind, Blaise Pascal’s wager, and the impossibility of finding nirvana on a flattened cushion

Jan 25, 2026

The Emotional Manipulation of Chlorophyll

An essay on the pathetic fallacy, Susan Sontag’s silence, and the emotional manipulation of a Fiddle Leaf Fig

Jan 18, 2026

Cogito, Ergo, Chrome

On browser tabs, borrowed memory, and the relief of forgetting.

Jan 10, 2026

My "To-Read" Pile Is Now Visible From Space

An Inquiry Into Unread Literature

Jan 4, 2026

Notes From a Failing Household Hierarchy

A Domestic Case Study in Technological Obedience

Dec 27, 2025

The Ontology of “Just in Case”

An essay on storage, sentimentality, and preparing for nothing in particular

Dec 21, 2025

Why Your T-shirt is Giving Me a Headache

Interpreting Meaning in Minimal and Incomplete Messages

Dec 14, 2025

The Apartment That Looked Like It Had a GPA of 4.0

An essay on affordance, domestic spaces, and behavioral fatigue

Dec 7, 2025

The Demigod Needs Therapy and I Need Better Algorithms

How Algorithms, Screens, and Saving Images Redefine Cultural Ownership

Nov 30, 2025

Instant Transformation? Babe, It’s Just Shampoo, Not the Age of Enlightenment

Why Modern Language Sounds Profound but Says Very Little

Dive into the latest essays↓

Smooth, But Not Like Santana

Substance of Surface

Meditation, but I Was Bitten

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Join The Community

See the latest "rabbit hole" posts↓

The Fall

All Aboard the Trauma Express

Tavern Man (O Tasqueiro)

All the previous essays↓

Substance of Surface

Meditation, but I Was Bitten

The Emotional Manipulation of Chlorophyll

Cogito, Ergo, Chrome

My "To-Read" Pile Is Now Visible From Space

Notes From a Failing Household Hierarchy

The Ontology of “Just in Case”

Why Your T-shirt is Giving Me a Headache

The Apartment That Looked Like It Had a GPA of 4.0

The Demigod Needs Therapy and I Need Better Algorithms

Instant Transformation? Babe, It’s Just Shampoo, Not the Age of Enlightenment

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