Oct 11, 2018The Dead HobbyistHere’s how I learned how I got hired for my first ever internship: The hiring manager told me that out of hundreds of cover letters, she liked that mine was the only one missing the supposed turnkey phrase “foot in the door.” Except it wasn’t so much as missing —…Entrepreneurship6 min readEntrepreneurship6 min read
Aug 23, 2018Fuck Your ResumeI wrote this essay in the fall of 2017, just weeks after I was fired from my job. I haven’t returned to a full-time position in the year that’s passed, and many of the people I meet or run into still think I work my old job. I am, in…Jobs7 min readJobs7 min read
Feb 23, 2018Jeff Staple’s Oral History of the 2005 Nike SB “Pigeon” Riot In NYCWhen underground movements step out from online clubhouses and into the streets, the daylight does not burn. Rather, the subsequent spotlight—whether shimmering or critical—thrust onto the purveyors of a new cultural cache only emboldens growth. It’s like a steroid…Sneakers5 min readSneakers5 min read
Published inYALA Magazine·Feb 16, 2017How Bohan Phoenix Made My Chinese New Year Extra SpicyJALA JALA JALA — I had finally found someone at this party to shout “kung hei fat choi” at. Chinese New Year had arrived, and the night called for a toast to the Rooster. …Bohan Phoenix3 min readBohan Phoenix3 min read
Oct 11, 2016Why Hillary Clinton Is This Election’s Real “Protest” CandidateYour “protest” vote should really be going to Hillary Clinton. (Do not abstain this year.) The spirit of the Deplorable base Donald Trump’s mobilized so viciously and so quickly must be shattered this November. They’re bubonic, ready evolve and erupt. Every American feels that fear—idea of conflict perhaps beyond the…Politics3 min readPolitics3 min read
Sep 21, 2016The Deplorables Are Living In A Powerful “Theoretical” CountrySo, what’s going on here? Where did these Trump supporters get these insane ideas from? Well, that one woman in Jordan Klepper’s segment said it herself: Facebook and Twitter. These…Politics4 min readPolitics4 min read