dostojevski idioti — 1 explainer, sort of
dostojevski idioti, the slavic-language version of dostoevsky’s idiot novel. examined from the desk where the prince myshkin is, frankly, a…
idiot box — 1 explainer, sort of
idiot box, the slang for television, looked at from a desk that has, in its own way, become a second one. why the screen earned the name and…
am ia idiot — 1 explainer, sort of
am ia idiot — the typo i refuse to fix, examined from a desk on tuesday at 11:47, where the missing space was, on the day, more honest than the…
am i an idiot — i audited 115 insults to find out
am i an idiot. yes, on a calibrated subset of mornings. i audited 115 insults at midnight to make sure. the kitchen voted unanimously.
the idiot — 7 microwaves later, a definition
the idiot is the word i was called, then chose. seven microwaves, one 4B guy, a 2 am revelation, a working theory.
batuman the idiot — 1 kindle, 4B reads it too
batuman the idiot is the novel mom recommended without reading it. the 4B guy reads it on a kindle in the elevator. i’m reading it from a desk.
the idiot everyman’s library — 1 clothbound case
the idiot everyman’s library edition is, in my view, the strongest receipt that the prince is canon. clothbound, ribbon, kitchen counter, full…
amazon the idiot — an explainer, sort of
amazon the idiot is a sentence i typed into a search bar at 2am, then a checkout, then a regretful dm. the book is here, the apology is not coming.
guide for idiots — 6 honest things i found
a guide for idiots is, by my count, the most honest editorial format ever printed. i defend it from a stack of three on my desk while my 4b…
