Archive - Modern Anxiety

The Everything and Nothing of a Day

On becoming the person you want to be.

Apr 10 •

April 2023

The Monks to Money Continuum

Or how you're stuck between capitalism and monasticism

Apr 1, 2023 •

January 2023

I'm Losing to the Internet

An essay on your invalid opinion and your clouded head

Jan 28, 2023 •

November 2021

The Free Press Is Locked In A Cage

I’m on Twitter—I know—it’s a hell hole where discourse goes to die, but alas, I often find myself there. I see an image of Elijah Wood which catches my…

Nov 11, 2021 •

October 2021

Seinfeld and Splintered Culture

Listen now (12 min) | An essay on infinite media and lack of common ground.

Oct 28, 2021 •

The Modern Ghost is Digital

On catfishing, online mirages, digital danger, and our Blade Runner hell.

Oct 14, 2021 •

September 2021

The Sunday Scaries

And the fight for a more meditative existence

Sep 30, 2021 •

Bachelor in Paradise and the Power of Fame

Our economy has pivoted from valuing value to valuing attention.

Sep 16, 2021 •

The Most Important Thing You'll Do Today Is Eat

An essay on America's toxic relationship with food

Sep 2, 2021 •

August 2021

The Egyptians Invented Adderall in 2000 B.C.E.

A look into our broken relationship with mental health, pharmaceuticals, and healthcare

Aug 19, 2021 •

We Might Secretly Crave Apocalypse

Today, for you and I, almost nothing is “life or death.” What does that mean? And if it’s true, why are we always talking about the end of the world?

Aug 5, 2021 •

July 2021

The Bizarre World of Hollywood

These are the sort of moments that make me squint my eyes and shake my head in disbelief over the pure strangeness of working on a TV show.

Jul 20, 2021 •

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