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The Absolut Worst

Posted on April 25, 2026 by 34orion

This week I had lunch with the guy who literally wrote the book on Absolut advertising. And it got me thinking: what if I pitched Absolut today?
So I did. With a little help from AI.
The results are… something. 🍸 Continue reading →

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Making Airport Lines Great Again

Posted on March 29, 2026 by 34orion

After 3.3 million miles, airports once meant escape and possibility. Now they feel like a monument to Trump’s ego—longer TSA lines, performative fixes, and policy driven less by competence than by the refusal to ever admit being wrong. The magic didn’t fade. It was suffocated. Continue reading →

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There is Something to Be Said for Hanging Out on a Sunny Summer Friday Morning In Montclair with Your Sister

Posted on August 16, 2025 by 34orion

There is something to be said for spending a sunny summer Friday morning in Montclair with your sister. First, per a long-standing and ironclad agreement with said sister, I must note that she is much, much younger than me. Exactly … Continue reading →

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Salvador, A First Date, Michael Jackson and Brazil’s History of Slavery

Posted on February 24, 2025 by 34orion

Brazil’s history with slavery is shameful. Brazil imported more than 4.8 million Africans as slaves—almost eleven times more than the American colonies and the U.S. during its own shameful past. Even more shocking is that 50% of those who arrived … Continue reading →

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The Green Flash:

Posted on January 28, 2024 by 34orion

Day 1: 8pm . Chapter 1: Well the first days are the hardest days, don’t you worry any more‘Cause when life looks like easy street, there is danger at your doorThink this through with me, let me know your mindWoah-oh, … Continue reading →

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The Green Flash: Chapter 1

Posted on January 25, 2024 by 34orion

Day 1: 3pm (Continued) It is my nephew, Liam. 6’4”, and despite his twenty-eight years a boyish face with rosy cheeks, dimples, and a beard that only needed to be shaved twice a week. Covid protocols be damned we gave … Continue reading →

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