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The Red Pill Is Love

‘The Matrix Resurrections’ has some opinions on ‘The Matrix’ — Director Lana Wachowski’s The Matrix Resurrections isn’t just the third sequel to The Matrix, the sci-fi blockbuster she and her sibling Lilly wrote and directed in 1999. It’s also a dream come true for IP-hungry Warner Bros. executives who have patiently prayed for 18 years for another lucrative entry in…

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The Red Pill Is Love
The Red Pill Is Love
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Hello. This Is My Last Post On Humungus. Thanks For Reading

Bye-bye, my love, goodbye. — Three and a half years ago, I pitched Medium an idea for a publication that they greenlit and co-produced. I called it Humungus. I was the editor. I wanted Humungus to be a conversation about masculinity and pop culture written by and for anyone who identifies as a man or…

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Hello. This Is My Last Post On Humungus. Thanks For Reading
Hello. This Is My Last Post On Humungus. Thanks For Reading
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Advice For Men

Just a few words for the fellas — I once smoked a cocaine-laced joint with an ex-con whose arms were decorated with white supremacist tattoos because, like a beggar, addicts can’t be choosers, so I puffed away as he gave me the only concrete advice I’ve ever been given about masculinity: “You’re not a real man unless you’ve…

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Advice For Men
Advice For Men
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Scenes From Quarantine

9 weeks in 2020. 12 essays. Covid-19. — Hi. My name is John. This collection is possible because of the support of Medium subscribers. Thanks to them, I’m able to write weekly essays about pop culture, politics, and feelings. If you’d like to learn more, click here. Prologue: December 19th, 2021 When I first heard this joke, it was about a Jewish…

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Scenes From Quarantine
Scenes From Quarantine
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May 17

Sobriety Taught Me One (1) Thing

Here’s to thirteen more years, God willing — I have been sober for thirteen years now. Phew. I briefly considered writing a list for the internet. Something like “13 Things I Learned After 13 Years On The Wagon.” But I did not write that list. I did not write that list because life is too short to chase…

Sobriety

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Sobriety Taught Me One (1) Thing
Sobriety Taught Me One (1) Thing
Sobriety

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May 4

Why I Support The WGA Strike

This isn’t a Hollywood story — it’s about the future of work, too — There are many reasons to support the Writers Guild of America’s strike, which has shut down Hollywood for the moment. One of those reasons is purely selfish: I am thoroughly enjoying the final season of HBO’s hit Barry, a bleak half-hour comedy starring Bill Hader as an aspiring actor and…

Labor

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Why I Support The WGA Strike
Why I Support The WGA Strike
Labor

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May 3

‘Hook’ Is Perfect For Anyone Slowly Sliding Into Middle Age

Rufio! Rufio! Rufio! — The most insufferable colloquialism of the past ten years or so was the transformation of the noun ‘adult’ into a whiny verb. To be an adult is to be a fully-grown human being who has successfully exited childhood and entered the rest of life, a journey full of wonder and…

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‘Hook’ Is Perfect For Anyone Slowly Sliding Into Middle Age
‘Hook’ Is Perfect For Anyone Slowly Sliding Into Middle Age
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Apr 19

150 Word Review: ‘Beau Is Afraid’ (2023)

You should be, too — I was afraid Beau Is Afraid would never end. And that is not Beau’s fault. Played by a fragile Joaquin Phoenix, Beau is a neurotic middle-aged man with mommy issues who lives in a hideous alternate reality populated by predators. …

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150 Word Review: ‘Beau Is Afraid’ (2023)
150 Word Review: ‘Beau Is Afraid’ (2023)
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Apr 16

Onward Christian Soldiers

I thought I understood gun culture. But I didn’t — Oh, I understand now. It’s taken a few years, and I feel a little naive. But I get it. It’s not about liberty or personal protection. It’s certainly not about tyranny. It’s about control. Strength. Boots, smashing faces. The current conservative project has a simple goal: keep guns in the…

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Onward Christian Soldiers
Onward Christian Soldiers
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Apr 11

Death Of A Mogul

‘Succession’ is not a tragedy — There is a moment near the end of every classic tragedy when the main character is forced to confront their tragic flaws and the consequences of their actions. The Greeks had a word for this realization: “anagnorisis.” Lear experiences anagnorisis after the death of his youngest daughter, the only person…

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Death Of A Mogul
Death Of A Mogul
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