Free essays

#263: Jury Duty Presents: Heartwarming Surveillance?

Unpacking the modern prank show

Apr 12 • Haley Nahman

#262: The desire trap

Last month I was waiting on an email.

Apr 5 • Haley Nahman

#260: Disney Adults

Down the corporate rabbit hole

Mar 22 • Haley Nahman

#259: Do you feel “chosen” by your friends?

Mar 15 • Haley Nahman

#258: My reading list (fiction, addictive)

I finally catalogued it

Mar 8 • Haley Nahman

#256: The "world" according to AI pushers

Reflections on the viral article

Feb 15 • Haley Nahman

#255: Problems are the worst when they’re almost over

Baby advice, but for adults

Feb 8 • Haley Nahman

#254: Notes on spirit

+ a call for questions

Feb 1 • Haley Nahman

#252: The American spectacle of ‘Marty Supreme’

On a great movie that left me cold

Jan 18 • Haley Nahman

#251: The rainbow edge of annoying

Introducing: another graph

Jan 11 • Haley Nahman

#249: Both are better

Notes on year 2 of motherhood + a Maybe Baby sale

Dec 21, 2025 • Haley Nahman

#248: My favorite things of 2025

We’re back baby

Dec 14, 2025 • Haley Nahman

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