Inescapable Fate: On Aurelius's Meditations

Notes & scraps from Marcus Aurelius's Meditations

Oct 15 • 

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WE ARE THE DEAD: 1984 Book Review

spoilers included

Oct 10 • 

Xan Doane

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The Freedom of Frivolity

1984, Utilitarianism, and A Free Society

Oct 5 • 

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East of Eden: Book Review

my new favorite book (mild spoilers)

Oct 4 • 

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THE ARTIST SERIES

My New Journalism & Photography Project

Oct 1 • 

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September 2025

In Defense of "Selective Empathy": The Charlie Kirk Assassination

Why we are all "guilty" of selective empathy

Sep 16 • 

Xan Doane

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The Cain & Abel Trope

The story of all humanity & how to escape it.

Sep 2 • 

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August 2025

Why are most songs love songs?

how the love songs you listen to affect your outlook on life

Aug 25 • 

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July 2025

But how could you live and have no story to tell?

On White Nights & Why Nastenka Shouldn’t Have Loved Our Main Character

Jul 12 • 

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In Defense of Instagram

Of Highlight Reels, Aesthetics & Sharing Our Lives

Jul 2 • 

Xan Doane

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June 2025

The Course of Empire: Why Thomas Cole is my Favorite Artist

“The Earth is littered with the ruins of empires that believed they were eternal,"

Jun 28 • 

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Why Charles is My Favorite East of Eden Character (as someone who is nowhere near finished with the book)

It’s always scary to have an opinion on something you don’t know a lot about (or, more importantly, pretty stupid) and even more so when you don’t even…

Jun 21 • 

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