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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…

Masculinity

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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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Sep 25

I Think About Rome* All The Time

*The acclaimed HBO TV series — I think about Rome all the time. Specifically, I think about the big-budget HBO drama Rome that ran from 2005–2007. That magnificent series was a richly realized historical epic that mixed sex and violence and back-stabbing political intrigue and served as a blueprint for the mega-hit series Game of Thrones…

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I Think About Rome* All The Time
I Think About Rome* All The Time
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Aug 27

The Answer To The Question “Should I Watch ‘Blade II’?” Is “Yes”

You won’t regret it — I don’t want to tell you how to live your life. But I’d jump at the chance to watch Blade II if I was you. Or don’t. Have you ever seen it before? When was the last time you watched it? Either way, it’s worth putting on. That’s just what…

Movies

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The Answer To The Question “Should I Watch ‘Blade II’?” Is “Yes”
The Answer To The Question “Should I Watch ‘Blade II’?” Is “Yes”
Movies

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Aug 25

How Are You Feeling?

A recent scene from a therapy session… — “How are you feeling?” “I had a chicken parm for lunch, which I don’t normally eat. It’s delicious but too heavy. But this chicken parm? It was perfect. Just hit the spot.” The first thing my therapist does at the start of every session is ask me how I’m feeling…

Mental Health

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How Are You Feeling?
How Are You Feeling?
Mental Health

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Aug 7

Billionaires

And bunkers — 1. I rarely think I have answers to questions asked on social media unless that question is some variation of “Are Nazis bad?” and then it is straightforward for me to respond, “Yes.” But there was one question this past summer that I read online that I could answer instantly…

Billionaires

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Billionaires
Billionaires
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Jul 22

The Mindfulness Of Thrift Stores

Shop ‘til you exist in the moment — I like to wander the aisles of Texas thrift stores to clear my mind. That is not all I do when I visit the Lone Star State. I also eat miles of enchiladas with my family when I’m there. But, eventually, I will find myself inside one of the many…

Memoir

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The Mindfulness Of Thrift Stores
The Mindfulness Of Thrift Stores
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Jul 13

The Case For Magazines

I miss flipping pages — He asked me if I wanted to see something cool. I said “yes,” because I did. What had started as Friday night happy hour drinks turned into poorly rolled joints in his small studio apartment on the Lower East Side, New York City’s turn-of-the-century party district. We worked together at…

Media

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The Case For Magazines
The Case For Magazines
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