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Rick Paulas

Voting is Meaningless. But Probably Do It Anyway.

Of the 3,250 walk buttons in New York City, only 120 actually work.

4 min readOct 29, 2020

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Voting is Meaningless. But Probably Do It Anyway.

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Rick Paulas

ANNOUNCING: Eastern Span, Second Edition

Last year, I wrote and published my debut novel Eastern Span, a neo-noir set in Oakland, Calif. circa 2013–14 amongst the housing crisis…

3 min readSep 1, 2020

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ANNOUNCING: Eastern Span, Second Edition

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Rick Paulas

Tales from the Palmer Hotel

Table of Contents

2 min readAug 31, 2020

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Tales from the Palmer Hotel

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Rick Paulas

Introducing: Tales of the Palmer Hotel

Hey folks.

1 min readJul 12, 2020

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Introducing: Tales of the Palmer Hotel

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OneZero

On Nextdoor, the Homeless Are the Enemy

The platform built for neighborhood news often scapegoats the most disadvantaged communities

8 min readSep 30, 2019

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On Nextdoor, the Homeless Are the Enemy

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Why Was Bill de Blasio Running for President, Anyway?

We asked a bunch of New Yorkers, and they had some far-flung ideas

5 min readSep 20, 2019

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Why Was Bill de Blasio Running for President, Anyway?

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Rick Paulas

Interview with Rutger Hauer (2011)

In early 2011, I pitched a story to WIRED magazine’s “front of book” section, themed on “Vengeance” that month, about the new black-comedy…

20 min readJul 24, 2019

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Interview with Rutger Hauer (2011)

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The Atlantic

A New Kind of Labor Movement in Silicon Valley

Employees at Google and elsewhere are protesting their bosses’ business decisions. Will that evolve into a more sustained labor movement?

7 min readSep 4, 2018

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A New Kind of Labor Movement in Silicon Valley

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New York Magazine

All Good Gadgets Go to Waste

All the gadgets I love are falling apart and going to waste. And there’s no way to fix them.

8 min readAug 6, 2018

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All Good Gadgets Go to Waste

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Rick Paulas

The Mass-Shooting Survivor Network

“Talking to others has helped me realize that I’m not a crazy person”

7 min readApr 23, 2018

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The Mass-Shooting Survivor Network

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Rick Paulas

Rick Paulas

Writes a bunch. VICE, The Awl, Atlas Obscura, Pacific Standard, others, so many others, my goodness. rickpaulas.com for more.

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