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Curating a place within collapsing space
When family life starts compromising all else, maybe all you need is one good room.
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Jake
Some video games I played during my paternity leave
and some ruminations on subscription-based media services
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Jake
What Makes Something a Summer Song?
Plus my top five summer songs.
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Mazzer D
Influencer Culture Touches Everything, huh? (Part 2)
This week I talk about how weird influence-chasing in Animal Crossing seemed to cheapen the experience for its newest fans
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Jake

May 2021

Influencer Culture touches everything, huh? (Part 1)
The gangrenous finger of clout chasing comes to board gaming and Animal Crossing
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Jake
The Strange World of SEO-Fueled Blog Content
A little-known fact about me: sometimes I ghost-write blogs for clients I find on Craigslist. I’ve written all types of topics for all kinds of clients…
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Mazzer D
Fueled by Randomness (Part 2)
III. Surprise, surprise: COVID sent me into a depression last year the likes of which I’ve never felt in my life. No sense in spilling typeface on it…
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Jake
Fueled by Randomness (Part 1)
What a weirdly static year taught me about about the role spontaneity plays in ones life.
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Jake
Post-Zeitgeist Album Picks, Vol. 1 - Weezer
The culture moved on, but I didn't: defending a latter-day Weezer album in 2021
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Jake
Is it Possible to Miss Someone You Haven’t Met?
The Fray, Forever Alone, and a Forever Person
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Mazzer D
An Ode to The Latrix
When culture vetted through consensus is pushed into your smartphone, why bother cultivating your own?
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Jake
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