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- Sep 17, 2026
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Why Are You Afraid of a Mediocre Life? (opens the original)
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Two weeks ago I finished Martyr!, Kaveh Akbar’s book about a man so desperate for his life to matter that he wants to die for something. I closed the book, sat with it, felt genuinely changed as a person. That lasted about nine seconds, which is how long it took me to open my phone and check my subscriber count.That’s the whole essay. You can stop here. Adiós, see you next time!<div class="prea
My Chemical Romance and the Revenge of Caring Too Much (opens the original)
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When I was a young boy, my father took me into (London) city to see a marching band. Ok, he technically didn’t take me, but he helped pay for the trip from São Paulo to England so I could go to Reading Festival in 2006, when My Chemical Romance played on an extremely hot afternoon on August 27. It was brutal. For those who don’t know the story, the band… Read more
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