culture

Sunday Essays #15: Reading From a Script That Doesn't Exist

observations from a barstool in mid-2026

May 31 • John Abbate

Sunday Essays #14: Signal-to-Noise Ratio (Not a Boring Tech Bro Essay)

applied science for the creative mind.

May 24 • John Abbate

Sunday Essays #13: LinkedIn Lingo is Draining Our Life Force

sanitized language = sanitized spirit

May 17 • John Abbate

Take Five Under the Live Oak

Everybody I spoke to today said they're extremely stressed out.

May 15 • John Abbate

"Just ask ChatGBT"

you're doing a lot better than you think you are.

May 12 • John Abbate

Sunday Essays #12: The Constant Trait in the Most Attractive People I Know

not a looksmaxxing article

Apr 19 • John Abbate

Sunday Essays #11: Finding God in the Gulf Coast

an Easter essay on how a guy got his faith back.

Apr 5 • John Abbate

Sunday Essays #10: The 3 Friends You Actually Need (it's not who you think)

do you have these people in your life?

Mar 29 • John Abbate

Sunday Essays #9: Keyboard Warriors at the Gate

managing the inevitable in the digital landscape

Mar 22 • John Abbate

Sunday Essays #7: Believing in Things Is So Back.

and it feels really good.

Mar 2 • John Abbate

Sunday Essays #6: Yapper's Delight

the future of the gift of gab

Feb 22 • John Abbate

Only the International Secret Agents Will Survive!

talking about AI without "talking about AI"

Feb 21 • John Abbate

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