Archive - Calm Down

Sometimes Adults Should Order Off The Children's Menu

What's not cool about it? Being thin?

Sep 19 •

Kamala Won The Debate. But Did She "Bait" Trump? An Examination Of The Key Moment.

Who let the dogs out?

Sep 11 •

I spent 3 hours playing a puzzle game for "ages 4+"—and got progressively worse at it.

Then I wrote this blog post about the nature of beginner's luck.

Sep 9 •

According to a new poll, Americans think our best days are ahead. I've been saying that!

Sep 3 •

August 2024

Democrats Want One Thing From Kamala: Victory

At the DNC, everyone understood the situation.

Aug 25 •

Millennials Are Right About Obama (He Is Great)

Aug 21 •

Australian Breakdancer Raygun Has Regrets

Also Primal Fear.

Aug 16 •

The Ancients Went Up Hills To Explore The Unknown. Now Everything Has Been Found So We Blog.

A tale as old as time.

Aug 13 •

American Columnists Won't Stop Whining About American Tourists Ruining Europe. But Guess What? Europe Sucks.

Aug 11 •

July 2024

Just a cute little anecdote about being young and stupid in Los Angeles

Some people in Hollywood are not very nice. Others, though, are, in fact, very nice!

Jul 31 •

An Incredibly Long Post About Kamala's First Week At The Top Of The Ticket

I cut out 2k words about the veepstakes because my robot-slave copy-editor ChatGPT was passing out.

Jul 28 •

I've admired Joe Biden since day 1. In stepping aside, he just showed why.

Jul 21 •

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