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2025 recap what a year it's been
2 months ago
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graphic design is my new pation that's really how my brain spelled passion!!
10 months ago
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good word / bad word - issue 1 because some words are good and others are bad
a year ago
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i was a murder mystery dinner theater actor my role? first-to-die. the job? weird as hell.
a year ago
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Wait the Piña Colada song is about what?! hint: its not about frikkin piña coladas I can tell you that right now
10 months ago
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switching to a "dumb" phone made me feel pretty dang smart the Light Phone diaries
a year ago
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Doing Crimes w my dad a true story
10 months ago
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i guess i wrote a song??? a guest post from Alex Gobrenko
11 months ago
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anxiety at work!! hey boss, are you mad at me?
11 months ago
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the detonator no, i will not 'grieve' my pre-parent self
11 months ago
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This isn't what I wanted to write even this subtitle is completely wrong
2 months ago
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after 12 years of writing, here's everything i know + my #1 tip on how to get paid subscribers
10 months ago
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Love myself? Knowing what I know? A lunchtime meditation on whether 'being the best' is even a real thing
8 months ago
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can everyone kindly shut the fuck up about AI The robots aren't coming, but the people who can't shut the fuck up about them are already here.
9 months ago
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well this is embarrassing when you're madsad about the caviar problems
9 months ago
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Wait the Piña Colada song is about what?! 45 years ago today, the world was changed // hint: its not about frikkin piña coladas I can tell you...
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6 months ago
45 years ago today, the world was changed // hint: its not about frikkin piña coladas I can tell you that right now
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the thoughts that think me i'm not aware of almost anything I am thinking on a daily basis, surely that's not good doc???
7 months ago
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"she looks exactly like you" she's my daughter, she's my twin
11 months ago
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What does your stupid art even do for the world? asking for a friend asking for nick cave asking for my son asking for me
9 months ago
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i am who i think you think i am on not being the best // season one finale
a year ago
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am i old now? on committing to the bit and becoming a dad v2
a year ago
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The ONE Amazon Prime Day Deal they DON'T WANT YOU TO KNOW ABOUT Read this asap before Bezos & Co delete it !!! Surely I'm in jail by now, please spread the word!!!
8 months ago
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An important reminder about all social media including Substack Notes The truths they don’t want you to know about
10 months ago
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The signal is the noise - how the sounds of an old ass calculator ended up on the website of the... You'd think it's boring but it's sorta cool and kinda wild how it's about everything but also...
8 months ago
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why write? an essay
9 months ago
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you don't need everyone to like your work (2018) revisiting something i wrote years ago
11 months ago
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there's so much i want to tell you here i go
6 months ago
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this is what it sounds like when dads cry Sad Dad, Mad Dad, and the headbangers bawl
7 months ago
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Live, laugh, AND love? In THIS economy? With THESE Inflations?
7 months ago
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All Day I Dream About Substack (ADIDAS) writing is the new sex
5 months ago
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24 super genuine resolutions for 2024 + one important thing at the end sort of
a year ago
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did you steal my bicycle we moved to Asheville and then this happened
6 months ago
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omg we missed AI Appreciation Day????? + a new holiday that you won't want to miss (sincere)
8 months ago
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I always (always!) tell people to write like they’re texting a best friend who loves them And now I can basically do just that cuz Substack lets me write posts from my phone.
8 months ago
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Alex Dobrenko SAVES the Sublime website (BRAVE) a seven minute long story that people are calling the next Apple's 1984 ad the one w the hammer
7 months ago
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someone is impersonating me so i reached out to them going undercover to meet myself -- a video of our entire 30 minute long convo
9 months ago
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A study of the heart (guest post) cardiology and a dream rendezvous
11 months ago
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happy father's day (the color) on failures and fathers and color and country
9 months ago
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i still refuse to talk to you w those stupid ass ski goggles on your face take them off not like up on your forehead all the way off throw them on the ground and let's stomp...
a year ago
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a year ago
take them off not like up on your forehead all the way off throw them on the ground and let's stomp on them and then, then!, we can chit chat
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bad hair day (terrible, horrible, no good, very bad tbh) a new, never-before-seen haircut for Alexander
5 months ago
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a bookstore, joan didion, and me turning toward the mystery and the do-it-yourself guide to fighting the big motherfuckin' sad
5 months ago
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The ONLY Tip You Need To Become A Great Writer If you are ready to change your life, keep reading.
8 months ago
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this is some real game of thrones shit this season of USA is insane
8 months ago
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A parent's theory of relativity twas the first day of preschool...
6 months ago
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gentle advice for sensitive souls who wanna make somethin outta nothin
6 months ago
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Why growing your network increases your networth a serious conversation
6 months ago
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This really is it no time to review this cuz the kids are screaming again lol I hope it doesn't suck
7 months ago
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a ride on the ol' braintrain hi
7 months ago
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When You're Done with that Condom, Just Throw it Anywhere just a lil guy
2 months ago
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what do i do with my life? kill the trolls
a year ago
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testing testing is this thing on hopefully not
6 months ago
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me saying the titular line in the film Holes (2003) Many have asked to see the footage of my scene in Holes (2003) when I came out in the middle and...
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6 months ago
Many have asked to see the footage of my scene in Holes (2003) when I came out in the middle and said "holes" - here it is
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The meet-cute (rom com, Act One) a tale of two idiots who fell in love as told by one of those idiots, full of sound and fury,...
a year ago
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a tale of two idiots who fell in love as told by one of those idiots, full of sound and fury, signifying everything
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brb everything's fine just need some air
3 months ago
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WANTED: Happiness, dead or alive Alex is back with a brand new invention (an essay)
a year ago
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Ode to an Inside Joke (guest post) How an inside joke with Rachel Katz turned into a hot little orb of love
9 months ago
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free t-shirts +a lil story + a genuinely useful lil tip!!
11 months ago
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if have nothing, then how give anything? (help wanted) advice for when your tank is empty
a year ago
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Now That's What I Call BAT: Volume 1 greatest hits + a short new essay + an entire album of music all about rocks!!
11 months ago
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Babe wake up we’re sharing our fears Genuine thoughts I've had that have nothing to do with the election !!!
4 months ago
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The masks we wear (rom com, act three) A denoument? In this economy? You betcha. Let's boogie.
a year ago
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hello, i love you, won't you pick up your phone??? seriously haven't heard from you in seven minutes please pick up we're worried about you not a joke...
4 months ago
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4 months ago
seriously haven't heard from you in seven minutes please pick up we're worried about you not a joke please answer now hello?
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we're okay - a quick Asheville update and a list of places to donate
5 months ago
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parenting as improv yes and yes and yes and
4 months ago
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You ask me anything / me ask you anything (yama/maya) #5 plus a look at everything I accomplished last year
5 months ago
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The one thing everyone in this country has done at least once Five Things I've Learned About America
5 months ago
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Let go AND let god? seems like a lot no?
6 months ago
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crying in the coworking space that is our lives crud sweat and tears in the phone booth of my soul
4 months ago
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i want to be with someone i can goof with - help? wherever you goof, there you harr (i am so sorry)
12 months ago
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i want to be good but i am bad - help? at what point are we no longer able to change our brains?
a year ago
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forget thanksgiving its time for fearsharing a new holiday (year two)
4 months ago
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does anyone know how to inherit wealth? been reading a ton about it and am fairly sure it's the path for me
8 months ago
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when all (keys, wallet, etc) is lost you lose some, you lose some
11 months ago
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The ONE Amazon Prime "Big Deal Days" (tf?) Deal they DON'T WANT YOU TO KNOW ABOUT Read this asap before Bezos & Co delete it !!! Surely I'm in jail by now, please spread the word!!!
5 months ago
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why isn't there an A24 for kids? my toddler has terrible taste and I've had enough
2 months ago
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i interviewed a bunch of cool ppl and now it's a...print publication??! Whoa, Vol 1: Conversations to make you feel human
4 months ago
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Being an idiot and writing your newsletter - an interview I did for Creator Spotlight + my brand deal with an indie shoe company called ADIDAS
4 months ago
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we switched from a crib to a toddler bed on sleep transitions
a year ago
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i think my son hates me PLUS: i am not handling it well AND ALSO: a baby update
a year ago
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be my (tired, aging) valentine? candy hearts for the over-30 crowd
a year ago
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I got a perfect score on my SAT and all I got was this lousy feeling of never being enough S1E1 is free now, pls read it before the season ender coming soon!
a year ago
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most hated essays from last year (also the ones you loved fine) 2023's flops and favs, bombs and bangers, yucks and yums, duds and dopes, bads and goods, letdowns...
a year ago
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the essay formerly known as romcom (act two) Rom and Com are perfect for each other, but the universe has other plans
a year ago
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Thank you, and remember, the universe is in your basement a few words on David Lynch
2 months ago
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The "Don't Buy More Shit" Gift Guide A list of zero cost, $0.00 gifts, because "I love you" shouldn't mean "I am so broke again wtf...
a year ago
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idk about the whole 'i'd have written a shorter letter if I'd had more time' thing why? long letters rule
a year ago
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lord bless the partners of comedians a video and a story watch the video tho its 1 min long come on
a year ago
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and baby makes four??? lauren and baby are healthy, i am unwell!
a year ago
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Wacky Guy One: prepping for the audition that coulda changed everything a raw and unvarnished look at what it takes to make it in hollywood with celebrated commercial actor...
a year ago
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was she born with it or was it god damn Maybelline? nature v makeup
a month ago
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i figured out why nothing is ever enough (science) its dopamine all the way down babe
a year ago
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What's the one thing we all hate but can't stop doing? achieving ourselves to death within the social media industrial complex
a year ago
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when the youtube motivational videos stop working how watching Rudy at the gym sort of changed everything (allegedly)
a month ago
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hello from the other side a record of my first two days away from the internet and social media and wow
a year ago
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forget thanksgiving its time for fearsharing a new holiday
a year ago
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i used to play poker, now i play social media "Raise," I say, splashing the pot with six $0.50 green chips like I’m Matt fuckin Damon in the...
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"Raise," I say, splashing the pot with six $0.50 green chips like I’m Matt fuckin Damon in the classic film Rounders, “three bucks.” // S1E9
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How close we got to having an 8th day of the week (and other new truths learned during E1 and E2 of... Season One, Week One: A Recap
a year ago
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My son, the two year old soccer prodigy he just doesn't know it yet // S1E2
a year ago
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hello anxiety, my old friend you've come to talk with me again
a month ago
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The self is a gut-hole - the first podcast ever made Are Both True?? - The Podcast is a new form of media entertainment that is making studio execs go...
a year ago
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Aren't all parents competitive??? A convo with Rae Katz on handling that oh-so-icky feeling of wanting your kid to be THE BEST
a year ago
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The ONE Black Friday Deal they DON'T WANT YOU TO KNOW ABOUT this deal will change everything i gotta send this before they shoot a dart into my neck and silence...
a year ago
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why it's impossible to finish anything, especially the good things the effort paradox
a month ago
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the 'many escape rooms' theory of why our smartphones suck the big one a confession that things have also been v hard + a pretty elaborate escape room metaphor // S1E8
a year ago
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i went mostly offline and then all this happened without the internet, my family steps into it; our wild and crazy offline Friday night
a year ago
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A running doc with my little thoughts you can interact with it and add stuff and have fun!!
a month ago
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if you drink enough coffee you start peeing coffee this piece has nothing to do with coffee!!
a month ago
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Access to the super secret google doc log!! for BAT paying subscribers only
3 weeks ago
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Talking comedy with God (David Javerbaum who is “tv royalty” according to Arthur from Substack) A recording from Alex Dobrenko`'s live video
a month ago
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Like the mirror and the moon, let's reflect some thoughts on season one and some kind words from paid subscribers!
a year ago
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they begged me not to publish this miranda july would tho
a month ago
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Gaza, God, and turning toward the hard stuff without needing to solve it Noha Beshir on Both Are True LIVE
a month ago
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introducing: are both true? (a podcast-ish podcast) 🎵 when a man tries to podcast 🎵
a year ago
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"we are perfect parents" An alphabet of grievances
a month ago
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'all food is unhealthy' and other dumb shit I believe about cooking Some strange realizations I had while making some truly delicious fuckin yum yum food from Hungry as...
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Some strange realizations I had while making some truly delicious fuckin yum yum food from Hungry as Hell, the new cookbook by Michelle Albanes-Davis that I highly recommend !
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A link to my daily log as a person who is offline here it is
a year ago
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remember me nots why do i forget the things i most want to remember?
3 weeks ago
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full convo w claude about my demons lol and an actual convo with my meta-critic who, in the convo, I name Brad
3 weeks ago
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Being enough isn't the fucking point How some toy cars and a bunch of farts helped me transcend the need to be 'enough' // S1E5
a year ago
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how can I write when *gestures at…everything* between certainty and silence, a third path "forward"
2 weeks ago
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Stop being a philistine and read some good books A conversation w writer, critic, and lover of the classics Henry Oliver on BOTH ARE TRUE LIVE
a month ago
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Beautiful Disasters “you can’t get addicted to weed.” wanna bet?
a year ago
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Two Russians Walk Into a Substack Live On emotional labor, escaping Russia, and the ideas that hide w/ our guest: writer and psychonaut...
3 weeks ago
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On emotional labor, escaping Russia, and the ideas that hide w/ our guest: writer and psychonaut Nikita Petrov
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meeting my demons with the help of ai is this why i'm so stuck all the time? no, it can't be, unless...
3 weeks ago
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surely by now I'd have it figured out? Shirley?! + both are true town hall TODAY at 4p EST
a week ago
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Influencers are OUT, words are IN, and tbd on 'lolcows' which i'm just now learning about talking internet with Katherine Dee
2 weeks ago
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and the record for 'most fears shared during a livestream' goes to... the minutes, hours, and flowers of BAT's first ever town hall
a week ago
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Shame, perfectionism, doubt and the many other gifts of adhd Talkin mental health and weird brains with Extra Focus' Jesse J. Anderson
a week ago
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sex stories all real from my life
a week ago
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How to quit social media without quitting the internet Leaving the doomscroll behind, finding real community, and demanding answers about a neighbor’s...
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Leaving the doomscroll behind, finding real community, and demanding answers about a neighbor’s giant pig w/ Seth Werkheiser (Social Media Escape Club)
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art vs content vs whatever the hell gets you paid are we human, or are we content?
3 days ago
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BETH SPENCER will draw my face also we will maybe do some improv, I haven’t told Beth about that yet... A recording from Alex Dobrenko`'s live video
3 days ago