The Passion of Christopher Pierznik

A Book Detailing the Rise of Humans Changed My View of Life

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What is Success?

There is no scoreboard for life

My Boring-Ass Morning Routine and Why I Won’t Quit My Job

No One Writes Self-Help Pieces and…

I Supported Sam Hinkie and “The Process”

After a decade of boring mediocrity, the Philadelphia 76ers had to do something — even if it ended in failure

DiCaprio’s Drought

Even if he wins tonight, his ongoing Oscar snub has already made him the Pacino of his generation

Tim Burton’s Batman Films Are Far Worse Than You Remember

Hailed as dark and edgy, “Batman” and “Batman Returns” are small, silly, and largely ignore The Dark Knight in favor of the villains

The Best Books I Read in 2015

This was originally published as part of my monthly reading newsletter.

Beginning in early 2014, inspired by Ryan Holiday’s Reading Recommendation Email, I began my own version of it, first on Tumblr, then on TinyLetter. Ryan’s version has over 40,000…

The Other Great Rap Battle of 2001

While Jay-Z and Nas vied for the throne, Beanie Sigel and Jadakiss engaged in their own classic duel

Kicked in the Ass

I’m no Steve Jobs or Cris Carter, but all three of us used failure to improve both our work and our lives

The Best De Niro Gangster Film You’ve (Probably) Never Seen — The Greatness of “Once Upon a Time in America”