The New Yorker's Surprisingly Funny "Everyone Hates Me

10 Chess Hacks

August 12, 2022 · 1 min read

I’ve never been very good at chess. But I think, probably due to an exaggerated sense of my intelligence, that I should be. I’ve been training on a few apps, and there are many. The better ones allow you to…

Read full post

Fun and/or Interesting

Wonder, astonishment, and devotion

April 28, 2023 · 1 min read

I came across this journal entry in Diaries of Note. It was written in 1831 in Brazil by Charles Darwin. It describes a typical day in his life then, surveying the rain forest with the help of his team. I was…

Read full post

Fun and/or Interesting

North Carolina's Secret Underground Bunker House

March 13, 2019 · 1 min read

In Raleigh, N.C., there's a house... or what looks like a house. What's hidden inside is more important than most people realize. <span data-mce-type="bookmark" style="display: inline-block; width: 0px…

Read full post

Fun and/or Interesting

I would also have assumed that the guy somehow deserved…

August 7, 2019 · 1 min read

I would also have assumed that the guy somehow deserved it.

Read full post

Fun and/or Interesting

Off The Rails Wins Despite Director's Self-Doubt

February 27, 2019 · 2 min read

Damian, the director of Off the Rails, a movie I co-wrote and produced about a time in my life, is winning the argument I had with him. The movie has a good plot, great music, and great cinematography, but I…

Read full post