Shit I Bought

Historically, I do not enjoy the club. It is loud, there are many people, things are too expensive, and most…

I genuinely love Christmas. I acknowledge all the pressures, all the consumerism, all the complex feelings, but I…

For the duration of my time indoors, I have replicated many of my outside world rituals inside the house. On…

This morning, my roommate knocked on my door to let me know there was a giant box on porch. “A giant box?” I…

Five years ago, while preparing to attend SXSW in Austin, TX, I received an email from a good friend whose family own…

In the early gasps of 2020, when war is imminent, the bush is burning, and various other preoccupations seize the…

I have a problem, which is that I have recently become a truck guy. This was not really a logical extension of any…

A few weeks ago I realized, as I do every so often, that I am terrible with money. Situational workplace anxiety…

As an adult, I have found that it’s hard to buy clothing that doesn’t make me look like a teenager, and in turn,…

Renowned French perfumer Olivier Cresp recommends having five or six different scents on hand at all times so you’ll…

Maria Sherman

After having a permalance gig with really awful pay, getting laid off the day before my birthday, and a few months…

I left for Taiwan with one top-heavy rolling suitcase and a floppy duffel bag filled with a jean jacket and a pair…

I’ve shopped very little this year, which helped me justify participating in a glut of passive consumerism for the…