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Amazing lessons George Carlin can teach creators
Amazing lessons George Carlin can teach creators
Inspiration creators (comedic and otherwise) can take from George Carlin’s life and approach.
Matt Ruby
May 31, 2022
The 20 most interesting paragraphs of 2021
The 20 most interesting paragraphs of 2021
Thought-provoking ideas from Jeff Tweedy, Ralph Waldo Emerson, Esther Perel, Wesley Morris, David Sedaris, David Simon, and more.
Matt Ruby
Jan 4, 2022
15 lessons on creativity (and life) from The Beatles
15 lessons on creativity (and life) from The Beatles
“Get Back” shows what the creative process really looks like.
Matt Ruby
Dec 2, 2021
How therapy-speak turned victimhood into currency
How therapy-speak turned victimhood into currency
The language of trauma cracked the code of the attention economy and turned mental health into the new luxury item.
Matt Ruby
Nov 3, 2021
Norm Macdonald: The eyes of a child, the words of an adult
Norm Macdonald: The eyes of a child, the words of an adult
An examination of the beginner’s mind approach of Norm Macdonald.
Matt Ruby
Oct 7, 2021
10 hidden reasons for the Capitol mob
10 hidden reasons for the Capitol mob
Lost masculinity, mental illness, victimhood as currency, and more.
Matt Ruby
Jan 12, 2021
The 25 most interesting paragraphs in 2020
The 25 most interesting paragraphs in 2020
Thought provocations from Jerry Seinfeld, George Saunders, Naval Ravikant, Miranda July, Andrew Sullivan, Ruth Bader Ginsburg, etc.
Matt Ruby
Dec 29, 2020
I Lack Awareness (On Renting a Room Near the Beach In Someone Else’s Home)
I Lack Awareness (On Renting a Room Near the Beach In Someone Else’s Home)
A comic nightmare about too much sand and overzealous toasters.
Matt Ruby
Sep 17, 2020
New York City is not dead because it’s an idea that can’t be killed
New York City is not dead because it’s an idea that can’t be killed
NYC is not five boroughs, it is a way of thinking and living
Matt Ruby
Sep 16, 2020
Omertà, snitches, and the blue wall of silence
Omertà, snitches, and the blue wall of silence
Why do we expect cops to do something we teach everyone else not to do?
Matt Ruby
Aug 10, 2020
Swamp Flowers
Swamp Flowers
What happens when you attempt to cross a closed border with no ID?
Matt Ruby
Jul 28, 2020
Rubyisms
Rubyisms
Things I’ve learned along the way
Matt Ruby
Jul 9, 2020
Woke cucks, racist Nazis, and the “right” way to talk politics
Woke cucks, racist Nazis, and the “right” way to talk politics
On language usability and the alienation that results from the language of inclusion
Matt Ruby
Jun 24, 2020
Brooklyn Protests
Brooklyn Protests
Photographs from marches in Fort Greene, Prospect Heights, Dumbo, and Downtown Brooklyn in early June, 2020.
Matt Ruby
Jun 8, 2020
Choppers overhead and a police van on fire outside my door
Choppers overhead and a police van on fire outside my door
A 360° view of policing, looting, and “justice” from the front lines of the NYC protests.
Matt Ruby
Jun 4, 2020
Cancel Culture Stew
Cancel Culture Stew
This Chrissy Teigen and Alison Roman beef has me imagining a whole new kind of recipe.
Matt Ruby
May 27, 2020
Please don’t ask me about Mother’s Day
Please don’t ask me about Mother’s Day
Jackknifed conversations and the ongoing awkwardness that comes from losing a parent early in life
Matt Ruby
May 11, 2020
We had a virus before this too
We had a virus before this too
This pandemic is showing us how ridiculous our priorities used to be.
Matt Ruby
Apr 6, 2020
Politics Is Dumb
Politics Is Dumb
A humorous look back at the political news from the past month
Matt Ruby
Oct 31, 2019
Top 10 Burning Man Looks for 2019
Top 10 Burning Man Looks for 2019
It’s time to hit the playa! Here‘s some wardrobe inspiration.
Matt Ruby
Aug 22, 2019
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