HeyJaredWhat a Nightmare
I'm an urban planner and researcher. My work focuses on equity planning in practice and the history and theory of urban planning. But here, I write about horror films, mostly. Writing to you from Detroit City, MI.
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HOOPTOBER + $$$ (opens the original)
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I started this little project on Substack in 2022, and in the four years since, I’ve never fully landed on a theme. Yet people keep subscribing and, more importantly, you keep telling me you’re actually reading my writing. Thank you!Over the years some friends have encouraged me to turn on the paid subsriber option and today is the day I take their advice. This feature gives me a way to manage my chaos of topics: the more personal writing will be reserved for paid subscribers. You may also get s
Specters at Home (opens the original)
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Firstly, welcome to the bunches of new subscribers, and thank you for being here! I figure I have three types of audience members for this chaotic newsletter: those interested in horror and film, urbanist folks, and my friends. Hopefully these labels aren’t mutually exclusive—we should all care about the built environment and ghosts! I’m not kidding, and actually, today’s newsletter is about this very topic. You’ll also find my list for the 13th Annual Hooptober at the end (please share yours in
Detroit by way of Providence (opens the original)
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If you are here for movies, I’M SORRY! My last several writings here have been on the topics of urban planning and personal updates. I PROMISE I’ll have more movie content soon. I write to you today from the capital city of the littlest state, Rhode Island. I’m here knocking doors for my good friend Jackie Goldman, running for city council and carrying lit for and old pal David Morales running for Mayor. I’m also here to swim in the ocean and lounge at my favorite cafes. It’s been a good visit t
Only So Many Summer Days (opens the original)
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What was left of the baby bok choy was wilted, yellow, and totally unusable. The blueberries were twelve dollars. And as I drew a deep breath ahead of a long sigh, my throat burned from the fire air outside. Standing in the grocery store, googling what I could substitute for bok choy, a thought drifted across my periphery: this is not how I imagined life would be going in my late thirties, in 2026. The camping trip I’d been looking forward to all year was now threatened by an Air Quality Index u
“There are streets you cross that are safer because of Louisa" (opens the original)
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If walking or riding a bike is not a mode you typically engage in, you may think it dramatic that the very real and intense acceptance of death washes over me every time I mount my bike or cross a busy intersection. Actually though, you need not be an avid cyclist to sympathize, you just need to understand basic math. Every year in the U.S. around 9k people die walking or biking, accounting for close to 20% of all roadway fatalities. This number is only increasing despite growing attention to bi
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