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6dBooks
A short, beautifully written novel about a love triangle ... more
9dMisc
Bach is the only music I can listen to while working. Thi... more
Workplace drama about finance. Characters make very bad c... more
The plot is convoluted and, I suspect, dumb, but Keri Rus... more
A silly low stakes sitcom with great performances by Seth... more
A family study from Raphael Bob-Waksberg, who did Bojack ... more
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Medical drama set over the course of one shift at a Pitts... more
24dChapel Hill
My favorite bookstore in Chapel Hill. Good selection, new... more
5wMisc
A rotary keyboard!
6wMisc
My kids really enjoy this guy's videos. 9yo has started d... more
6wMisc
Saw this painting in person last week at the Art Institut... more
A drivethrough biscuit joint on East Franklin Street. A C... more
8wMisc
A true time capsule. Discovered this today, but it sent m... more
A great, useful running and biking trail. Takes you all t... more
A Carrboro institution. Open Eye is to Carrboro as Driade... more
10wChapel Hill
Nice little Italian restaurant
10wChapel Hill
The best cafe within walking distance of my house
13wBooks
A surprisingly interesting novel/memoir set in New York i... more
13wSubstacks
My buddy Ryan is a high-powered real estate lawyer by day... more
13wSubstacks
Zvi writes a great Substack about a wide range of things.... more
13wSubstacks
I worked with Jasmine at Substack (she was the PM on the ... more
15wBooks
This is a really lovely book, largely about trees. Wouldn... more
16wThings
I throw this bad boy on every weekend morning. Makes me f... more
16wGames
We haven't played this as much recently but there was a s... more
16wGames
A very fun, surprisingly difficult card game that's all a... more
16wBooks
A very short, gripping novel set in Ireland in the 1980s.... more
16wSubstacks
Scott Alexander is a good blogger, but his Bay Area House... more
16wGames
I've recently become addicted to doing chess puzzles on L... more
16wSubstacks
Funny, thoughtful culture writer. I haven't broken down a... more
16wSubstacks
Writes very thoughtful, funny posts about startups. Simil... more