Archive - Calm Down

Why Every Aaron Sorkin Scene Feels The Same

A second whack at THE WEST WING.

Oct 27 •

I Am Pro-Ballroom. (But Please Don't Unsubscribe From This Newsletter. Thanks.)

Orange man bad, yes, but in terms of the ballroom, have to hand it to him.

Oct 24 •

Overthinking Things: 5,000 Words About One Stupid Episode Of The West Wing

Aaron Sorkin delivers the worst civics lesson in history.

Oct 20 •

I'm Doing A Weekly Podcast With Josh Barro & Megan McCardle. Please Tell Everyone You Know.

It's called CENTRAL AIR, a great name I did not come up with.

Oct 16 •

Thousands Of Words About The Bearer Bonds In DIE HARD

You will learn things from this blog post!

Oct 13 •

HEAT 2 Is Getting Made! Why? Because She's Got A GREAT ASS!

And you got your head all up in it.

Oct 8 •

The Left Is Very Mad At Ezra Klein. Why? Because They're Stupid.

A few thousand words on this subject.

Oct 3 •

September 2025

July 2025

The Most Uncool Thing You Can Do Is Have A Meltdown Over A Commercial For Jeans

Can people just act normal for one second?

Jul 29 •

Stop saying “I appreciate you." Just say "thanks," like a normal person.

This is a very long advice column!

Jul 14 •

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