H. P. Des EsseintesOn Dune and HumorA tweet I came across earlier today called Dune the most humorless movie ever, and the review in The New Yorker felt compelled to fit an…Nov 1, 2021Nov 1, 2021
H. P. Des EsseintesA walk to the dollar store: a Fujiflm XF10 field testThis is a companion piece to my weekly newsletter, Walks in the past. It is also an example of the kind of work I hope to produce, going…Oct 15, 2021Oct 15, 2021
H. P. Des EsseintesHow I Built My Following — 80 More People Than I Know in Real Life!Start by creating a professional account, and maybe a few posts — leave just enough bread crumbs to doxx yourself to anyone who bothers to…May 23, 2020May 23, 2020
H. P. Des EsseintesThe Moral Amoralism of Weathering With YouIn Weathering With You, the 2019 animation film by the director Makoto Shinkai, everything is drawn with the same care, from Tokyo to the…Jan 27, 2020Jan 27, 2020
H. P. Des EsseintesWhy it does not matter that Bernie Sanders is a millionaireFirst it was the news about Sanders’s lake house. Now it’s about his status as a millionaire.Apr 16, 2019Apr 16, 2019