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Summer syllabus for Essay Club

Mondays at 7pm ET, 12 classics between now and Labor Day

Jun 20 • Michael Dean

Elon's million-dollar writing prize was of course a scheme

On missions and anti-missions

Apr 19 • Michael Dean

A Pattern Language

You don’t need templates, advice, rules, or Rick Rubin; you need to become fluent.

Oct 13, 2024 • Michael Dean

Against Interpretation (1964)

Susan Sontag (Dean’s List, Essay Review #1)

Jul 20, 2024 • Michael Dean

Turning the Ur pattern into code

Jul 16, 2024 • Michael Dean

a 10% compression cover of Emerson's classic essay

Jul 3, 2024

The alchemy of the rewrite

Assay, forgotten brother of the essay

May 1, 2024 • Michael Dean

specifics on where & how to look at the sun without going blind

Apr 11, 2024

Abolish Leap Year! (by 2035)

Guys, I think I solved it.

Feb 29, 2024 • Michael Dean

don't watch this on valentine's day

Feb 15, 2024

THESIS (Chapter 1?!)

The hidden center that brings order to chaos.

Feb 10, 2024 • Michael Dean

aliens in miami

when portal-peddlers are desperate for audience growth

Jan 8, 2024

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