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Boston, We Have a Problem: What Every Creator Needs to Learn from the Stella Lefty Drama
I first heard about Stella Lefty — or rather, the controversy surrounding her — a few months ago. I thought it was just another internet drama that would burn out in 48 hours. That’s not what happened. Lefty’s track “Boston” hit No. 2 on the Billboard Hot 100. Long Way Home, her debut album, dropped…
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Think Like the World’s Greatest Detective Every Time You Go Online
If you’ve ever read a Batman comic, watched the animated series, or saw the Dark Knight on the big screen, you know that Gotham City is defined by its shadows. It’s a city of endless fog, deceptive illusions, and masked figures hiding behind false identities. Each alleyway has its own trap, and every whispered rumor…
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Why Chasing the Paul Brothers’ Model Is a Trap for Content Creators
If Logan and Jake Paul can teach content creators anything, it’s how to get attention. Another thing they can learn is that getting attention and building a career worth having aren’t the same thing. That’s an important distinction in today’s creator economy. I’ve spent years creating content, writing for different publications, researching unfamiliar subjects, interviewing…
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How Phoebe Bridgers Stripped Down Nirvana (And What Creators Can Learn)
In mid-August 2026, Phoebe Bridgers stepped into BBC Radio 1’s Live Lounge and delivered a haunting, stripped-down cover of Nirvana’s 1991 grunge anthem, “Lithium.” Rather than trying to recreate the original’s explosive distortions and raw screams, she took the track entirely in a different direction. With quiet guitar work and whisper-soft vocals, she stripped it…
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Don’t Tell Me the Facts. Tell Me the Story.
I’ve been freelance writing long enough to remember when researching an article meant opening a ridiculous number of browser tabs. It took digging through search results, hunting for the right study, emailing sources, and occasionally staring at your screen wondering if the information even existed. Over the years, I’ve written about technology, business productivity, personal…
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Dave Portnoy Is a Chud, But His Content Strategy Works.
I can’t stand Dave Portnoy. But as creators, we shouldn’t let our distaste for someone blind us to how their media machinery really operates.
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Forget Prompt Engineering—Critical Thinking Is the Real Superpower
As we move toward the age of AI, the ultimate superpower is critical thinking, not raw output.
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Why Creators Should Stop Drinking the Gary Vee Kool-Aid
This might ruffle some feathers. But I’ve got some criticism about Gary Vee. To be fair, over the past decade, Gary Vaynerchuk — better known as Gary Vee — has been an inescapable force for online entrepreneurs and content creators. Whether he’s screaming into a camera about all the micro-content you’re not creating or “shaking…
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Glen Hansard, “Farewell Transmission,” and the Power of Being Real
As a quiet warning, Jason Molina sang “listen” on “Farewell Transmission.” Years later, Glen Hansard repeated those words.
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Healthy Skepticism vs. Conspiracy: Lessons from the McConnell Photo Controversy
I think the recent controversy over Mitch McConnell’s “proof-of-life” photo is a perfect example of why we need media literacy, while still being skeptical. If you missed the drama, here’s a quick recap. The 84-year-old Senator was rushed to the hospital on June 14, 2026. In an incredibly vague statement, his team said he was…