Un-Inventing January & the Calendar Heist

plus: birthday magic, suffocation prevention, a “media winter” guide, free fergie

Jan 13 • Harry Brisson

Hobgoblinology and Summiting Mount SAD

weighing the foolishness of 19 haircuts, 15 whenvelopes and a 2117-day streak

Jan 1 • Harry Brisson

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November 2025

Getting on the Bus

free elevators are socialism for the rich

Nov 4, 2025 • Harry Brisson

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A Pocket Canon to Shrink the World

How to Get Along via "Middling Content"

Nov 3, 2025 • Harry Brisson

October 2025

What Is Good Content?

two bad answers and one hopeful answer

Oct 30, 2025 • Harry Brisson

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The Eightfold Path & Mindfulness-via-Taxes

Can Vibe-Coder Adventurism Take Down An Evil Software Empire?

Oct 22, 2025 • Harry Brisson

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September 2025

A Case For A Sad Holiday

and: Facts That Care About Your Feelings

Sep 23, 2025 • Harry Brisson

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Happy Belated May Day!

how the US launched the world's biggest holiday (and doesn't celebrate it)

Sep 21, 2025 • Harry Brisson

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February 2025

The Four Horsemen of the Research Apocalypse

and how to counteract them to foster a healthier inquiry ecosystem

Feb 15, 2025 • Harry Brisson

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January 2025

Who Killed the Moldovan Eurovision Finals?

Political Intrigue! Technology Buzzwords! Conspiratorial Thinking! Graphs!

Jan 31, 2025 • Harry Brisson

Health Policy in Saw VI & Sharia Law

Concept testing global models for a more humane death panel.

Jan 20, 2025 • Harry Brisson

Don’t Let Billboards Ghostwrite Your Mantras

There is messaging all around us; most of it will bum you out.

Jan 17, 2025 • Harry Brisson