Archive - It Only Takes a Taste

May 2025: This One Thing

Fully conscious that I must come across as low-brow in my tastes following Kyle’s aesthetic critique, I begin this month with two pop songs that capture…

May 2 •

April 2025

April 2025: A Love Letter to Music

My thanks to Kyle for this beautiful guest essay!

Apr 15 •

February 2025

February 2025: Carried Away

How did Trump make everybody so mean?

Feb 11 •

January 2025

Mid-January: Making the Mundane Sacred

Anna Guerrini, a guest contributor, reflects on the importance of forming rituals.

Jan 15 •

January 2025: [Following Up on "Back to Basics"]

In lieu of a full newsletter, here’s an addendum to my Christmas note.

Jan 1 •

December 2024

Christmas Special: Back to Basics

This Christmas Eve, I’m thinking about How the Grinch Stole Christmas, a story that shines moral clarity upon our moment in history.

Dec 24, 2024 •

December: The Language of Particularity

Welcome to December!

Dec 1, 2024 •

November 2024

November: As We Grow Older

In “Older,” Ben Platt makes this interesting claim, which I’ll use as a jumping point for this month’s story.

Nov 1, 2024 •

October 2024

October: Welcome!

That deep breath out with the blackout to a climactic or cathartic final scene, that trembling breath in as you hike down from a sunset view in crisp…

Oct 1, 2024 •

September 2024

This is It Only Takes a Taste.

Sep 29, 2024 •

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