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The reluctant musical polymath star

Music

The reluctant musical polymath star

Paquin might have introduced himself already on TikTok but his bravura debut, Hahaha, is the sound of someone ready to welcome everyone to the party

31 Oct 2025
The nerfection of pobody

Essays

The nerfection of pobody

Learn your limits, them work within them

24 Oct 2025
The capriciousness of grief

The capriciousness of grief

The five stages of grief are not always linear, equally proportionate, or even experienced

01 Oct 2025
If we're being honest

Essays

If we're being honest

When the definition of self has nothing to do with who you are, it's a problem.

18 Sep 2025
Did we forgot?

Essays

Did we forgot?

We promised we never would. I think we did.

11 Sep 2025
Whining about a first-world problem

Essays

Whining about a first-world problem

Time to get out the world's tiniest violin

02 Sep 2025
The Great Imposter

Essays

The Great Imposter

Sometimes fact trumps syndrome

29 Aug 2025

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Though I'm not handy

Though I'm not handy

It's time to think about life beyond myself

22 Aug 2025
Tonight, I throw myself in two

Tonight, I throw myself in two

The best relationship is the one that slowly grows over time

12 Aug 2025
Failing with fire

Failing with fire

A reflection on burnout, growth, and slowing down

05 Aug 2025
Toothpicks, tinfoil, and tiramisu

Toothpicks, tinfoil, and tiramisu

Restaurant culture in the 90's was a unique experience

02 Aug 2025
On the provenance of self

On the provenance of self

Physics holds us together, language defines our reality

25 Jul 2025
I'm sorry for what I said, or did, or thought

I'm sorry for what I said, or did, or thought

Ignorance is a starting place for growth

18 Jul 2025
Goodnight, my love. Goodnight, goodnight.

Goodnight, my love. Goodnight, goodnight.

A retrospective on mental health and its impact on the death of Robin Williams

10 Jul 2025
An unanswered call

An unanswered call

To love what you do, you must do what you love.

03 Jul 2025
The ants

The ants

A formic-able opponent can get under your skin.

26 Jun 2025
Notes from a low point

Notes from a low point

The experience of depression and how to support it

19 Jun 2025
Love or first punch

Love or first punch

It's hard to take control under the threat of violence.

12 Jun 2025
On LGBTQ+ hate crimes in the United States

On LGBTQ+ hate crimes in the United States

Pride Month is here. It is a time to celebrate the LGBTQ+ community, and to reckon with the hatred that got us to this point. Since 1958, there have been 408 documented acts of violence against members of the LGBTQ+ community in the United States alone. Nearly half of those

10 Jun 2025
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Marcello De Feo

Marcello De Feo

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