sunday essays

Sunday Essays #6: Yapper's Delight

the future of the gift of gab

Feb 22 • John Abbate

Sunday Essays #5: Pre-Packaged Opinions are Poisoning the Well

you buying your viewpoints off Amazon Prime too?

Feb 16 • John Abbate

Sunday Essays #4: Are You or a Loved One at Risk for OD'ing on Hustle Culture?

read this before redlining.

Jan 25 • John Abbate

Sunday Essays #3: It's All So Unserious Now (and that's ok)

Polymarket, politics, and payouts.

Dec 7, 2025 • John Abbate

Sunday Essays #2: You're probably too Brainrotted to even read this

books, bikes, British slang, and brainrot.

Nov 23, 2025 • John Abbate

Sunday Essays #1: It's cringe to have a boyfriend now?

We've outdone ourselves with this one.

Nov 3, 2025 • John Abbate

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John from Long Island

sunday essays