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The Problem with First Horizon Gossip
Why it's difficult to talk about what matters most in the public realm
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Musings on Midlife (no crisis yet)
Thoughts on turning 47: A number, a song, some words, and some memories.
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The love of inefficiency
Why we need to fight for the scenic routes of daily life.
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March 2024

The Intricacy of the Easter Story
Why we need 'the what' to understand 'the who', and 'the how' to understand 'the what', and 'the why' to understand 'the how'.
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"We don't need a new Story"
Audio Version for paid subscribers, with additional commentary
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We don't need a new story
Why I am weary of calls for narrative change.
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The Greatest Night in Pop
A metamodern documentary about a postmodern song?
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The Age of Dissonance
There are no maps for these territories.
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February 2024

Moses would not approve
Beyond the ten commandments and ten-point plans, here are ten mere premises to make sense of the world and hopefully inform how we should act.
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The Antidebate and the Metacrisis
Why I believe the method is not just interesting but also important.
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The Antidebate: Experiments in the Art of Sensemaking for a World Gone Slightly Mad.
Announcing a New Short Film by Katie Teague for Perspectiva
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Teach us to Care and not to Care
Memento Mori on Ash Wednesday.
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