A-hoy-hoy! How have you been? Been a busy month for me.
My recent posts
I straightened things up around the blog and launched a newsletter. But you already knew about that 😉
So the mayor is going to a party in drag. Let's ask this achingly obvious straight white punter for his irrelevant opinion.
What is it like to work in an office in in Tehran as a non-Muslim during Ramadan?
"Danshari" is the reason why I have no car and no couch. And it has changed the way I think about a lot of things.
☝️I wrote that post because of this thread on Hacker News which drove a ton of traffic to my site to see a video of my old apartment in Japan. ¯\_(ツ)_/¯
I am always looking for feedback, so let me know what you think.
In other news
Currently reading: Throwing rocks at the Google bus
Currently watching: The Trap and The Magicians (loved those books)
Currently listening to: The Yiddish Policeman's Union (really digging this!)
If you ever want to talk about the above, just let me know. I have thoughts... lots of them...
Also, one of my book clubs, which is loosely related to The Jacobin, has a discount code for their subscription drive. If you are interested in social critique in the form of a beautifully designed quarterly magazine (not to mention the website) follow this link:
https://www.jacobinmag.com/subscribe/?code=KELOWNA
Also, this happened yesterday while I was writing this email to you.
Cheerio!
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