The Absolute Lawlessness of the 1800s in NYC My friends, dates, clients, people who find themselves this deep into my newsletter, laser hair removal technicians, really anyone who has spent more than 5 minutes with me knows that I have a passion for American History. I could handle this normally, digesting it quietly then going about my … [Read more...]

The Strangest, Yet Somewhat Factual, Urban Legends About New York As we tailspin into 2023, let us find comfort in no matter how bumpy the landing, the year end finale was adequately numbed by highly caloric cocktails, finger foods that don't subscribe to portion control, reliving family traumas, and the yearly reminder that for the majority … [Read more...]

In Key West Redefining the Continental Breakfast Our body's tolerance of, desire for, availability to, and profit from alcohol is a constantly changing narrative in our lifetime. It starts as a naivety of, as I had no idea what alcohol was as a kid yet there was no humanly possibly way my dad sat through 8 years of my quarterly children's … [Read more...]

In Case Anyone Else Has Stopped to Think About How the Brooklyn Bridge Was Built At UChicago, we had a handful of sardonic "mottos" that were plastered on the sweatshirts of students wherever you turned. Campus favorites were "Where fun goes to die", "Where the odds are good, but the goods are odd”, and “Where the squirrels are cuter than the … [Read more...]

Five Facts I’ve Forced Upon Strangers at Bars Against Their Will This Month I firmly stand by that we were much more interesting when we were children. While our vocabulary was unsophisticated and attention span severely strained, on a daily basis we were flooded with a monstrous amount of information and spent our evenings pouring over … [Read more...]