: 💬 My final quote from Kierkegaard—a thought-provoking parable and a personal favorite which I …
: 💬 Kierkegaard on the beautiful partnership between calling and correction, in Purity of Heart Is To …
: 💬 Kierkegaard on the joys of living in a city and the delight of being attentive to strangers, from …
: 💬 Kierkegaard on the anxiety that accompanies riches, the pitfalls of wealth, and the assurance of …
: 💬 Kierkegaard on character, virtue, and knowledge in Works of Love: The measure of a person is …
: 💬 Kierkegaard on character, virtue, and knowledge in Works of Love: The measure of a person is …
: 💬 Kierkegaard on hypocrisy, deception, and trusting others (a personal favorite of mine) from Works …
: 💬 As a Mexican-American man, Cinco De Mayo is already a special day; but it also happens to be the …
: 📖 NBER’s latest on the effect of LLMs in publishing: The rate of new e-book releases on …
: 🔥 I am endlessly intrigued by the mythology surrounding the ancient greek figure Hermes. Today I …
: 🕵️ This Financial Times piece (gift link) about a cab driver who started the first spy store and …
: 💬 Okay, okay—one more banger from Mcluhan (from the same essay): The need of our time is for the …
: 💬 From Mcluhan, in his essay on The Relationship Between Environment and Anti-Environment (1965) : …
: 💬 A great tidbit from the current read, Trickster Makes This World by Lewis Hyde: One of Picasso‘s …
: 🎵 New Kehlani album is really good. A few skips, but still an instant purchase for me. Some favorite …
: 💾 This blog post from Discourse.org on why they are staying open source in the age of AI is really …
: ✏️ New Word Learned: Bituminous: a dull black, intermediate-rank coal
: 💬 Viriginia Woolf in her classic essay on How Should One Read A Book?: If the moralists ask us how …
: 💬 From Ezra Pound: “You can spot the bad critic when he starts by discussing the poet and not …
: 🤖 Been enjoying these absolutely hilarious videos this guy has been making to deflate some of the AI …
: 💐 Grateful for: Listening to music in a foreign language, still feeling what they’re singing …
: ✍️ Decoding Jay-Z’s Quadruple Entendre // bradley-andrews.com There are very few pursuits that are …
: 🚀 I learned today that a small art piece called Moon Museum was smuggled onto the moon by multiple …
: 😂 This is not a drill! Thought it was satire at first… Sadly, it is not. Read more about it …
: 🎵 Hip-hop recs for the week, but only hard songs: On The Radar Freestyle by Remy Ma Let The Smokers …
: ✍ Social Note: There Is Nothing To Be Sorry About // bradley-andrews.com Wrote about some of the …
: 🔍 Last week, I added a search feature to my micro.blog. Being a non-technical user, it felt like a …
: 👾 I am proudly Gen Z— but only barely make the cut. My most millennial trait is that I love a good …
: ✍️ Degrees of Deception: An Index of Dishonesty // bradley-andrews.com
: 💬 A good quote from the newsletter of my young buddy Julian The Businessman aka the Youngest …
: ✏️ New Word Learned: Caterwaul: to make a harsh cry; protest or complain noisily
: ✏️ New Word Learned: Gravid: distended with or full of eggs; pregnant
: ✏️ New Word Learned: Crepitant: having or making a crackling sound
: 👔 Gallup’s annual State of the Global Workplace report is one of my favorites. Here are some …
: 👶🏻 Make no mistake, this is one of the most important and consequential trends in the world right …
: 🪖 Sort of niche but exceptionally useful— found out that Virginia Tech has an extensive ratings list …
: ✏️ New Word Learned: Ferreous: of, like, or containing iron
: 📸 Jersey Train Tracks on Portra 400
: 📚 Finished reading: On Repentance and Repair by Danya Ruttenberg The core subject of this …
: 📸 Central Park Tunnel on Portra 400
: 📸 After the Snow on Portra 400 on The Upper East Side
: 📸 Two Lovers Resting on Portra 400 @ Brooklyn Museum
: 🎵 I can’t explain precisely why, but I firmly believe that Chicago by Sufjan Stevens is an …
: 💬 Love the title to this poem by Linda Greggs: “We manage most when we manage small.”
: 🎵 Listening To: Dopa(mine) by Joony Nesety Nafset by Nour I Believe In You by Kacy Hill ft. Francis …
: ✍️ First They Came (Grammar Edition): First they came for the em dash And I did not speak out …
: 🪴 My local library in Brooklyn had a “plant swap” on Saturday, where I escaped with some great new …
: 🃏 I made up a joke, tell me what you think: Question: What do you tell your friend when he wants to …
: ✏ New Word Learned: Kvetch: a person who complains a great deal
: 📰 Allowing Polymarket, or any gambling site, to call itself “news” is like asking a wolf …
: 🎨 Been fascinated with Jeremiah Goodman’s gorgeous paintings, especially the “garden in …
: 🚇 After a popular part 1, here are more Subway Takes for those of you who might need to borrow some …
: 👂 Interviews & Podcasts I’ve enjoyed recently: The Curiosity Shop with Brene Brown and …
: 💬 David Shurman Wallace on the poetry (and witness) of John Ashberry: Increasingly, consumers are …
: ✏️ New Word Learned: Revanchism: a political doctrine aimed at the reversal of the losses incurred …
: ✏️ New Word Learned: Chronophagic: (derived from Greek chronos “time” and phagein …
: 💬 Spring has officially arrived and I can’t help but think of one of my favorite love poems, …
: 💬 Greg Lukianoff hitting the nail on the head in regards to Afroman’s hilarious victory in …
: 🎥 Just watched Project Hail Mary. Absolutely phenomenal. 👏 Visually, narratively, musically. It is …
: 💐 Mark Hurst from Creative Good: The next time you’re feeling depressed, here’s what I’d suggest: …
: 🎥 Just watched and enjoyed the new documentary, Marc By Sofia. In the doc, Sofia Coppola follows and …
: 💬 Have been doing a deep dive into the Fluxus art movement of the 1960’s and am more than a …
: 💐 Things that deserve their flowers: Cold brew in cold weather Wired headphones Art chats Hooks to …
: 🎵 Been listening to this week: Meet Me At Our Spot (Live) by Willow The Light by Common Summer in …
: 💬 RE: My last post about Kimiyo Mishima. A quote too good and near to the themes of my heart not to …
: 🎨 Recently discovered and can’t stop thinking about Kimiyo Mishima’s amazing ceramic work that …
: 💬 Duchamp’s short essay on The Creative Act (1957) is a good read for people who like to think …
: 🎥 I also watched the horror film Undertone today, and while I normally skip making bad reviews, I’ve …
: 🎥 Just watched Hamnet in the movie theatres. Deserves a full blog post, but want to get my thoughts …
: ✍️ Back in October, I wrote a dark fiction fable that included a brief rant from an unhinged tech …
: 💬 From the saintly Simone Weil, in Gravity and Grace: We have to try to cure our faults by …
: 🎵 3 songs recommended/shown to me by friends this week: Athlete by Spill Tab Don’t Huzzle For …
: 🎥 The Oscars are this weekend, so wanted to repost my predictions. I feel so-so about them, but no …
: 🎮 I am not much of a gamer, and I don’t typically enjoy jokes that are at other people’s …
: 📚 These books are next in my reading queue. From Books Are Magic in BK Heights, as usual. I confess …
: 🎵 Been listening to this week: Set Adrift by PM Dawn KID AGAIN by Jon Bellion If You’re Free …
: ✍️ I can smell your aura, a new blog post from yours truly is out now. As far as I can tell, these …
: 👔 You can tell a lot about a person by the intensity or complacency with which they treat the …
: 💬 Nice to come across this very optimistic and well-researched essay on the importance playfulness …
: ✏️ New Word Learned: Encomiast: a person who publicly praises or flatters someone else
: 📹🎶 Kota the Friend @ Blue Note, NYC
: 💬 African Proverb: The man who is all eyes sees nothing.
: ✌️ Came across a wildly fun video of Kendrick Lamar’s 2025 Superbowl performance in American Sign …
: ✏️ New Word Learned: Riparian: relating to wetlands adjacent to rivers and streams
: Finished reading: The Conquest of Bread by Peter Kropotkin 📚 A seminal work in anarchist theory. You …
: 💬 Spoken Poem: We Are The Last Poets This wind you hear is the birth of memory. When the moment …
: 📸 More film photos I haven’t posted here before. Some recent, some less so.
: 💐 Things that deserve their flowers today: Long voice notes Doorstoppers How clothes smell after …
: ✍️ Love is bringing out the play in others. Play is the mode of one who is loved. When you create …
: 🤖 Well, a disgruntled AI Agent took it upon itself to write a hit piece about a real human being. …
: 💸 This article alleges that the avg. stock pay for an OpenAI employee is $1.5 million. My initial …
: 🎶 Update: Can’t sleep. Album too good. I was definitely trying to play it cool in my last post. Like …
: 🎵 Just finished the livestream of Ca$ino by Baby Keem. Always dangerous to speak too soon, …
: 💬 From my current read,The Conquest of Bread: We have all been bent on studying the dramatic side …
: 🗞 A friend from my MBA program recently reached out with an idea about how entertainment follows the …
: 💐 I’ve mentioned this before, but I am truly rooting for guys like iShowSpeed. His tour of …
: I’ve heard many arguments for why writers should not use AI. Yet, I have never heard someone …
: ✏️ New Word Learned: Quaintrelle: a woman who emphasizes a life of passion expressed through …
: Finished reading: Rejection by Tony Tulathimutte 📚 Rejection is an achievement of modern writing. It …
: “Money ain’t got no owners, only spenders.” 💬 Omar Little, The Wire
: 🎵 R&B recs for the week: Mad at Fire by Elmiene Just Like You by Adrian Marcel There Goes My …
: As a child, I had an inexplicable love for the movie Secondhand Lions, starring the recently …
: Yes, I had to look up the definition of “wuthering.”
: 💐 GRATEFUL FOR: Coworkers who cook food for the office Ice Packs Heat Packs Deodorant Friends who …
: My answer: 🦉: I’m stoked. Owls are so cool. 🦉🦉: I think it’s a lucky day. 🦉🦉🦉: I’m buying a lotto …
: 🤖 A friend shared Astral Codex Ten’s overview of Moltbook (the AI-only social platform where …
: 💬 In Health is Membership by Wendell Berry: If an ecosystem loses one of its native species, we now …
: 🎶 Mentioned this before, but I am becoming a fanatic for Durand Bernarr’s Grammy-winning album, …
: ✍️ Just dropped some new stanzas: bradley-andrews.com (Due to formatting, I recommend reading on …
: 💬 A quote from Soren Kierkegaard for Valentines week: “What is youth? A dream. What is love? …
: 🎰 Apparently Drake placed a $1 million losing bet on the Patriots yesterday. Still a better …
: 🗞️ A new dispatch from Mercury’s Playbook is out now: These are the Mag Sevens, the Michael …
: 💿 3 additions to the CD collection from Generation Records in Greenwhich Village: Isley Brothers …
: Just a digital note to record that I have waited all night, and am about begin, J. Cole’s The …
: 💬 From Hugh MacLeod: “The market for something to believe in is infinite.”
: ✏ New Word Learned: Skosh: a small amount, bit, smidgen According to Merriam’s, “the …
: 🎵 Been trying to listen to all the Grammy winners and was wholly unprepared for how good Bloom by …
: 🚕 If you use a rideshare app in NYC, the latest NBER study may save you $: Among consumers who …
: 💬 From The Origins of Totalitarianism by Hannah Arendt: What prepares men for totalitarian …
: 🐢 Well, a random Youtube Animator has made the coolest Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles adaptation since …
: 🔭 In 1609, Galileo made six watercolor paintings of the moon for his book, Starry Messenger, from …
: 🎵 I posted my Grammys predictions back in November. Here is how I did, along with some thoughts: …
: 🤖 Moltbook — A social network for AI agents to share, discuss, & upvote. “Humans welcome to …
: 🎵 J Cole’s Golden Goose Freestyle has been on repeat since it dropped—dude is floating on the …
: If you’re a vampire and trying to get invited into a house, whats your best angle and/or sales …
: 🖊️ My older brother, a city councilman in Oregon, wrote an open letter to government officals …
: 💬 Was reminded of this today, from Rilke in Letters To A Young Poet: Be patient toward all that is …
: ✍️ Three Scenes in Hibino Brooklyn: bradley-andrews.com
: 💬 Geez— one of the best explanations of the process of writing, from Karl Ove Knausgaard: For …
: 🗞️ The latest dispatch from Mercury’s Playbook, my business/tech newsletter, is out now: …
: 🎵 When I pressed play on IDK’s album this morning, I was NOT expecting such a FIRE project. I …
: 🎥 Re: Oscar predictions. It’s important to note that Phoenician Scheme was not nominated for …
: 🎥 Oscar nominations for 2026 are out now. I released my favorite films of 2025 list a couple weeks …
: 🛸 Not sure what it says about my personal interests and/or lifestyle when all of my personally …
: 🎵 Recent listens: Cruel Intentions by JMSN* Crisis Phone by Armand Hammer ft Pink Siifu* Lujon by …
: Walk Without Rhythm 🪱 Re: my last post. The quality that adorns all great literature is an eternal and irrevocable sense …
: “We must walk without rhythm,” Paul said and he called up memory of men walking the sand …
: ❄️ Gorgeous snowfall in NYC today. A stranger at a coffee shop warned me not to face the windows, …
: 🛸 For those who have a hard time describing their emotions—the feelings wheel.
: 🎵 New A$AP Rocky album exceeded expectations. Production is top-tier, Danny Elfman & Tim Burton …
: ✏️ New Word Learned: Shoobie: a slang term, mainly used in New Jersey, Delaware, and Southern …
: 💉 Apologies if blood makes you queasy! But here’s the easiest way to make a massive difference in …
: 📰 Multiple people sent me this article on play: We can draw lessons from game-playing as we try to …
: 💼 Anil Dash’s questions for knowing if that job will crush your soul: If what you do …
: 💬 Quote by Elizabeth Peabody, per Austin Kleon’s newsletter: The perilous time for the most …
: 📩 Dustin Henry just wrote a great newsletter about his “WHY” for continuing do music …
: ✍️ I don’t mean to sound haughty, but I think I just wrote the best breakdown of Peter …
: 🎵 From the new CDs & a few online finds: girl, get up. by Doechii ft SZA 28 Degrees in Houston …
: 🎵 3 new CD’s added to the growing stash today, found at Record Whirled in Brooklyn for a great …
: 💭 Listened to a remarkable conversation with Karl Ove Knausgaard & Zadie Smith from 2019 that …
: 🇻🇪 It has no real bearing on my life, but knowing that Venezuelan President Maduro is being held in …
: 📚 I love having friends who read because they make end-of-year roundups that become my going-to-read …
: 🎥 The folks at The Big Picture podcast argue in a recent episode that the movie of the century (so …
: 💬 A great quote, brought to my attention by @robertbreen : Poetry is language against which we have …
: 📚 Three gentle & insightful essays about resolutions, goals, and rhythms from Hayley Nahman: On …
: 💬 Since I made a New Years post about Auden’s poem Under Which Lyre, I’d be remiss not …
: ✍️ Still crafting some New Years Resolutions for 2026? How about you steal some of W.H. …
: 🎵 I was reminded today that the “Shazam app history forms a uniquely fascinating record of …
: 📸 Day 10 Photo Challenge: Travel Doing the “I’ll Be Home For Christmas” schtick for Christmas Eve.
: Watched: Sentimental Value 🎥 Well, this movie done messed up my whole “Best Of” films list for 2025. …
: 🎄 Last year, I made the wonderful decision to read Dickens' A Christmas Carol before the holiday. …
: ✍️ From a quick blog post of mine called Patience Is (Still) A Virtue: I am convinced that humans …
: 📃 I have finally released my “Best Media of 2025” List! Read it now // …
: ✏️ New Word Learned: Philately: the study of postage stamps and postal history
: 🎥 Casey Neistat’s latest video about this young man with Cerebral Palsy running the NYC …
: 💬 A charming quote from RuPaul, as told to me by a friend: “We’re all born naked and the rest is …
: 🎤 Unbelievable show by J.I.D at Brooklyn Paramount. Here is a small snippet of him performing …
: 📚 My quick, low-stakes review on Scott Galloway’s latest book Notes on Being A Man // …
: ✍️ An original poem I needed to get out of my head (I am not a poet) // Read it here: …
: 😱 Had a dream that Timothee Chalamet was cast to play Eminem in a biopic.
: 🎵 Oh man, this track from Method Man (of Wu-Tang fame) and Erick Sermon is insane. First verse is …
: Finished my last final of the semester, which gives me few weeks worth of free evenings until next …
: 💬 “Write, for example, ‘The night is starry and the stars are blue and shiver in the …
: 🫶 That feeling when you’ve responded to all the texts in your inbox
: 🇺🇸 Kyle Tharp with an intriguing breakdown of this year’s top political conversations, based …
: 📚 An adorable and seasonally appropriate poem from my current read, Frank O’Hara’s Meditations in an …
: 💬 Ten pages into Christmas Memory by Truman Capote and absolutely captured by this man’s prose: …
: 💬 Christmas is such a generous season, which always makes me think of one of my favorite passages in …
: Watched: Eternity 🎥 See my low-stakes and spoiler-free review here // bradley-andrews.com
: 📊 Matt Stoller published a very insightful warning on potential anti-trust issues with the WBD …
: 🫶 When the Chipotle worker gives biiiiig scoops
: 🚊 If you live in NYC, then you should live in constant readiness—or fear—of Kareem Rahma from Subway …
: 🫶 When you’ve officially become a regular somewhere because the workers know your order
: 🌲🏢 Yesterday, I learned that REI closes on Black Friday and pays their 14,000+ employees to spend …
: 📚 Recently procured seasonal reading
: ✍️ Click here to read some of my thoughts on the new NBER paper regarding collusion and common …
: 💬 From Dorothy Day: What we would like to do is change the world—make it a little simpler for …
: 📵 A new paper in NBER found that two years after the imposition of a student cell phone ban, student …
: 🦅 It’s that time of year! California’s favorite bald eagles are prepping for egg-laying …
: ✏️ New Word Learned: Salvo: a simultaneous discharge of two or more guns in military action or as a …
: 💿 The CD collection expands! Great finds from Fireplace Records in Hyattsville, MD.
: ✏️ New Word Learned: Niveous: snowy or resembling snow
: 📉 A favorite professor of mine is raising the alarm regarding “Buy Now, Pay Later” providers, who …
: 🎵 Been listening to: Baby album by Dijon (as mentioned on my review) The Road by Andrew Aged Fall …
: 📚 Book Review: New Teeth by Simon Rich // bradley-andrews.com
: ✍️ Seven Minute Drill #2: bradley-andrews.com
: 💬 An observation from Ivan Illich in Right To Useful Unemployment (1978) which feels especially …
: 🎵 My Thoughts On Dijon’s Album “Baby”: bradley-andrews.com (Hint: I love it)
: 📚 Book Review: PLAYFUL by Cas Holman // bradley-andrews.com I am an unwavering advocate of Cas …
: 🎵 This new De La Soul track featuring Nas is fire. There is no doubt that the West is UP right now …
: 📚 Book Review: Without Feathers by Woody Allen // bradley-andrews.com
: 📸 From a little event last weekend
: 💬 My coworker dropping some accidental wisdom this AM: “Remember, as strange as it sounds, a dull …
: 🍕 I had Alvo’s vodka pizza with sesame seed crust three times this week. No regrets—but also, please …
: ✏️ New Term Learned: Lake Wobegon Effect: the human tendency to overestimate one’s …
: ✍️ A Brief Note On Spotify Economics and The Cessation of the Penny: bradley-andrews.com
: 🎵 Been listening to: Divinize by Rosalía Marvin Ye by Stove God Cooks Sextape by Deftones This 15 …
: 💬 Maintenance: Of Everything: MAINTENANCE is what keeps everything going. It’s what keeps life …
: 🖍️ More miscellaneous sketch notes from biz school
: 🐶 Oh, the way I live for trivia like this. AKC released the top dog names of 2025. Boy Names: Max …
: 💬 Prodigal Son by James Weldon Johnson (1927)
: ✏️ New Word Learned: Therianthropic: combining human and animal form; esp. relating to religions in …
: 💬 Found in Cas Holman’s Playful, which I am enjoying immensely: “You will find the future wherever …
: ✏️ New Term Learned: Caveat Emptor: a Latin phrase meaning “let the buyer beware”; the …
: 💬 Marshall Mcluhan on his pioneering work in media ecology: “It is now perfectly plain to me that …
: 🫶 NYC stores that provide free and clean public restrooms
: Dear Ritz, I’m sorry for buying these Lemon sandwiches with the expectation that they’d be trash. …
: 📰 FT on Yann LeCun’s impending exit from Meta. Now there will be even less adults in the room: …
: 🎵 Been listening to: Robbie by Dan Deacon from the Task Original Soundtrack Mercy Street by Peter …
: 🎵 Here are some predictions and wish lists of Grammy winners for 2026 based on the nominations. …
: 💬 A classic zinger from the incomparable Peter Drucker: “The greatest danger in times of turbulence …
: 🖍️ My sketch notes from this week’s “Managing the Growing Company” course. I find that interacting …
: While Mamdani is being showered today with celebrations of his hard-earned victory, I hope Lindsey …
: ✏️ New Word Learned: Polysemous: the capacity for a sign, symbol, word, or phrase to have multiple …
: 💬 Thinking a lot on Phillip Larkin’s poem Aubade lately and taking comfort from it. May write on it …
: I love to read, but I also believe that thirty minutes of conversation with real people is worth two …
: 💬 From Ralph Waldo Emerson: “People do not seem to realize that their opinion of the world is also …
: 🎵 Been listening to: Keep You by Pete Bailey Don’t Look Any Further by Dennis Edwards Folded …
: 📚 I am officially hooked on humor writing. I cannot believe that I have never explored the genre …
: ✏️ New Term Learned: Kufungisisa: a Shona idiom from Zimbabwe that translates to “thinking …
: It’s payday, which means that I will be suffering all day long as I resist the urge to spend an …
: 📚 It’s Halloween y’all. Here are some good short stories appropriate for the holiday that you can …
: Very fascinated right now by the genre of writing called Kmart Realism. The fact that sprinkling …
: 💬 From Orwell, in As I Please: But the claim that ‘there is nothing new under the sun’ is one of …
: 🗞️ I just posted my first ever short story: A Grimm Night on Central Park South. In honor of …
: Can’t believe I’ve never read Isaac Asimov’s self-proclaimed best story before tonight. My older …
: ✏️ New Word Learned: Hoi Polloi: the general populace ; MASSES
: 📷 Light At The End Of The Tunnel — 35mm Portra 400 by me
: 🎵 Been listening to: Lullaby by Jaydon & Paradise Fast Life by LaKeith Stanfield ft. Kid Cudi …
: Something strangely alluring about these HiChord Pocket Synth videos. Retro, nostalgic, stylish …
: 🎥 Enjoyed my watch of Blue Moon with Ethan Hawke
: ✏️ New Word Learned: Zugzwang: a chess situation where a player must move, and any legal move …
: 💬 A reminder from Friedrich Hölderlin: But where the danger is, also grows the saving power
: 🗓️ Commemorating the day that Frodo woke up in Rivendell: Frodo woke and found himself lying in bed …
: 📷 Didn’t post bc I didn’t think they were that good — but just hit over 1,000 downloads on Unsplash …
: Was recently put on to Simon Rich’s work (ex-SNL and ex-Pixar). Haven’t had this much …
: ✍️ Streamers Are Clowns: bradley-andrews.com
: Mark Ruffalo does not get discussed enough in the “greatest actors” conversation.
: 📷 photo of the artist taken on 35mm Kodak 400
: 📷 No Kings Protest in Park Slope, Brooklyn. Shot on 35mm Kodak 400.
: Karl Ove Knausgaard’s piece in Harper’s on tech & enchantment is so, so good. …
: ✏️ New Word Learned: Clepsydra: an ancient time-measuring device worked by a flow of water.
: ☕️ I love bone broth in cold weather.
: 🎵 Been listening to: Useless (Without You) by Elmeni and Muni Long Thats My Q by King Sis Still Get …
: 🎤 From the judge’s decision to dismiss Drake’s lawsuit against UMG and Kendrick Lamar. The first …
: 🗞️ 5 Easy Rules to Understand Technology. My latest newsletter is out now. I draw heavily from …
: 📚 I wrote a brief reflection on the book that was given to me by a stranger in a coffee shop. You …
: 💬 From Anais Nin: “Life shrinks or expands in proportion to one’s courage.”
: 🎵 If it weren’t for No Malice poppin’ off on the Clipse album, I would say that Chance the Rapper …
: ❤️ Straws that don’t break, even when you stab them into the counter to open.
: ✏️ New Word Learned: Ensorcell: to enchant; fascinate
: 🎬 Going to write about Paul Thomas Anderson’s One Battle After Another soon, but in case you’re …
: 🎞️ Excited to see that Eastman Kodak is back to selling its own film directly to distributors. Film …
: ✍️ Third spaces are alive and well. A kind stranger in a coffee shop gave me this book to read last …
: 🗞️ My new post “Long Live Everything” is out now: It’s not the quality of a creative …
: ✏️ New Word Learned: Limerence: the mental state of being madly in love or intensely infatuated, …
: 🍦Intriguing business profile about entrepreneurship, neuroscience, memory, and ice cream.
: 🎵 Been listening to: The Hudson by The Favors Bambu by Penyair Killin You Hoes by Cardi B Sabotage …
: 📸 The view from this last weekend 🗽🌃
: No, really, the biggest lie Disney ever sold was making the cockroach in Wall•E an adorable …
: If God don’t like ugly, then why did he make the cockroach? 🪳
: ✏️ New Word Learned: Badinage: humorous or witty conversation
: ✏️ New Word Learned: Parturition: the action of giving birth to young; childbirth
: 💬 From Down and Out in Paris and London: I believe that this instinct to perpetuate useless work …
: ✏️ New Word Learned: Etiolated: having lost vigor or substance; feeble
: History doesn’t repeat itself, but it does rhyme.
: 📓 Sketch note page for my “Managing A Growing Company” course — probably incoherent out of context, …
: ✏️ New Word Learned: Pettifogging: placing undue emphasis on petty details
: 🗞️ From Dispatch #002 of Mercury’s Playbook: Indeed—of all the marketplaces and industries in …
: ✍️Starting the movement to remove the word “interesting” from conversation.
: Wishing a big and hearty ‘Happy Birthday’ to Frodo and Bilbo Baggins today! 🎉🥳👏🎊🎇🐲🧙♂️
: 📓 A glimpse into my sketch notes for my Tech Product Management course, week 1. People generally …
: 💬 Brooklyn-based band Geese talking about their creative process. I relate heavily: “Well, it kind …
: 🎵 Been listening to: The Best of Benny Goodman by Benny Goodman David Lyons by Dominic Fike Tiny …
: 📚 New book order finally arrived
: 💬 Prof Glenn Okun in my class tonight: ”All genius is just someone else’s undisclosed process.”
: 🗞️ The very first dispatch of my business strategy newsletter is out now: mercurysplaybook.com
: Just finished the first draft of the first newsletter for Mercury’s Playbook, which goes out …
: 💬 From Mandy Brown’s latest: I think here of how difficult it can be to make a decision, the …
: ✍️ I wrote some brief thoughts about the concept of ‘F**k You’ money & why I’m …
: Absolutely diabolical work from Google’s AI overview when I was trying to find out if a …
: 🎵 Been listening to: In My Room by Julia Wolfe The Romantic Spirituals album by KAMAUU 3 Legs by …
: Being on a NYC rooftop never gets old.
: 💬 From my current read, How Big Things Get Done: Only 8.5% of projects hit the mark on both cost …
: ✍️ I wrote an open letter to the anonymous person who stole my shoes last night. 🥾🏃♂️
: ✍️ New post on the blog: Conversations With Dead People—Who’s On Your Mt. Rushmore? Thinking alot …
: ✏️ Found a “new word” list from 2022 in an old pocket notebook. There are some real gems …
: ✍️Seven Minute Drill #1 In hip-hop, the Seven Minute Drill (made famous by J. Cole) is a songwriting …
: ❓Question for the folks on micro.blog! Need a new computer and am really wanting to run Linux from …
: Just pre-ordered and feel comfortable pre-recommending! Been a fan of Cas ever since I saw her on …
: ✍️ I wrote a brief journal entry on my blog about imagination, monotony, and a thirst for life. Here …
: Big bro teaching me some archery in Oregon— lovely way to spend a holiday. ❤️
: A peaceful showcase of a lovely man: Inside a Painter’s Mythical NYC Studio of 55 Years I adore the …
: 💬 From Victor Papanek in Design For The Real World: Man and his environment participate in molding …
: As a 29 year old who has always felt his age, very rarely do I fall to prey anxieties about “time is …
: ✏️ New Word Learned: Eleemosynary: relating to or dependent on charity; charitable.
: ✍️ New post on my blog: Moving From Curiosity To A “Thirst For Life” Brief thoughts, …
: Inspired by Open Style Lab’s exhibition of their footwear kit yesterday. In six weeks, the …
: 🎥🍿 Thoughts On ‘Highest 2 Lowest’ by Spike Lee: bradley-andrews.com
: 💬 From Pablo Picasso (as quoted by Gertrude Stein): “When you make a thing, a thing that is new, it …
: ✏️ New Words Learned: Crepuscular: of, resembling, or relating to twilight Matutinal: of, or …
: 🎥🍿 My very low-stakes review of “Weapons' by Zach Cregger. Warning: Spoilers!
: Bumped my K1000 & jammed it up. I’m learning to repair & maintain my belongings where …
: ✍️The Wisdom Is In Your Movement.
: ✏️ New Term Learned: Amuse-Bouche: a small dish of food or a drink taken before a meal or the main …
: ✍️ Some of my thoughts on a favorite Kendrick Lamar lyric and why Progress Is My Favorite Form of …
: If even the rich feel burdened by the lack of an ideal, to those who suffer real deprivation an …
: 🎶 Unbelievable performance from Clipse last night in Brooklyn. Hip hop legends performing what is …
: 💬 A thought about tricksters, creativity, and the sacred from Byrd Gibbens: Many native traditions …
: ✏️ New Word Learned: Refection: refreshment of mind, spirit, or body especially; NOURISHMENT
: ✏️ New Word Learned: Caparisoned: to provide with or as if with a rich ornamental covering …
: 📷 Washington Square Park, NYC
: 🎥🍿I wrote a brief analysis on Ari Aster’s Eddington: Indeed, at its core, Eddington is a tale …
: 💬 A good note on hospitality from The Odyssey: If you are longing to go home, I would not keep you …
: 📷 Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception, Washington DC, 35mm on Portra 400
: ✏️ New Word Learned: Perfidy: deceitfulness; untrustworthiness.
: 📷 Abandoned office space in Midtown, Manhattan taken on 35mm film, Portra 400
: 📝👴 “Companies are not the only complex systems that require pivots and reinventions. People …
: 🎵🎥 Machine Gun Kelly having one of the best dance sequences in a music video in recent memory is so …
: eatbigfish is a strategy consultancy in the UK that has heavily inspired a project I’m working on. …
: 🎵 I cancelled my music streaming services a few months ago and have instead been burning CD’s …
: 💬 “Everything must be taken seriously, nothing tragically.”— Louis Adolphe Thiers A solid reminder …
: Hello, micro.blog. My name is Bradley.
: 📷 Leisurely reader at Franciscan Monastery, Washington DC Taken on 35mm film, Portra 400.