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Henry T. Casey
Henry T. Casey

I can't stop writing, but the good news is that i'm finally taking time to edit.

culture diary

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Notes from a sick week

Sep 27, 2026

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5 min read

Notes from a sick week

What I was doing when I was trying to do nothing

Henry T. Casey
Henry T. Casey

musings

Merch declined

Sep 20, 2026

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5 min read

Merch declined

Are the shirts getting worse? Is something else afoot?

Henry T. Casey
Henry T. Casey

musings

How did I get into this?

Sep 13, 2026

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2 min read

How did I get into this?

Airplane thoughts

Henry T. Casey
Henry T. Casey

musings

My favorite podcasts of the summer

Sep 6, 2026

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5 min read

My favorite podcasts of the summer

Thank you to these podcasters

Henry T. Casey
Henry T. Casey

culture diary

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I carried three books in my bag this summer

Aug 30, 2026

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5 min read

I carried three books in my bag this summer

What I just finished, am still reading, and about to start

Henry T. Casey
Henry T. Casey

musings

About my new video experiment

Aug 23, 2026

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4 min read

About my new video experiment

I'm not pivoting to video, but this sure is something new

Henry T. Casey
Henry T. Casey

musings

Short true stories from the never-ending New York summer

Aug 16, 2026

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4 min read

Short true stories from the never-ending New York summer

Are we so back?

Henry T. Casey
Henry T. Casey

culture diary

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I waited all summer to go to Camp Miasma

Aug 9, 2026

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5 min read

I waited all summer to go to Camp Miasma

Jane Schoenbrun confirms their place in the modern canon

Henry T. Casey
Henry T. Casey

musings

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Six different ways to go offline

Aug 2, 2026

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4 min read

Six different ways to go offline

It’s about the sounds of silence

Henry T. Casey
Henry T. Casey

The Cinemaddict

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17 movies from this year I liked more than The Odyssey

Jul 26, 2026

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8 min read

17 movies from this year I liked more than The Odyssey

And my thoughts after seeing that Nolan flick

Henry T. Casey
Henry T. Casey

The Cinemaddict

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It's OK you probably won't see The Odyssey in IMAX 70mm

Jul 19, 2026

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6 min read

It's OK you probably won't see The Odyssey in IMAX 70mm

Part explainer, part poking at the problems

Henry T. Casey
Henry T. Casey

musings

I've stopped wearing face masks

Jul 12, 2026

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6 min read

I've stopped wearing face masks

Here's how it happened

Henry T. Casey
Henry T. Casey

musings

There's such a thing as too many movies

Jul 5, 2026

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5 min read

There's such a thing as too many movies

Now that we're past June, it's time to start looking backwards and forwards

Henry T. Casey
Henry T. Casey

musings

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This New York summer feels like it should last forever

Jun 28, 2026

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4 min read

This New York summer feels like it should last forever

Can it survive until September?

Henry T. Casey
Henry T. Casey

musings

We Knicks fans have never understood being so back

Jun 21, 2026

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11 min read

We Knicks fans have never understood being so back

I needed a week to begin to process my years rooting for the Knicks

Henry T. Casey
Henry T. Casey

musings

I kinda stopped watching TV, but now I'm back

Jun 14, 2026

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3 min read

I kinda stopped watching TV, but now I'm back

Some thoughts about the TV

Henry T. Casey
Henry T. Casey

musings

The least-terrible dating app just got worse

Jun 7, 2026

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4 min read

The least-terrible dating app just got worse

This feels undercooked at best, or (more likely) ill-intentioned at worst

Henry T. Casey
Henry T. Casey

culture diary

You don't need to love horror to see May was a good month for movies

May 31, 2026

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5 min read

You don't need to love horror to see May was a good month for movies

Film in May 2026 isn't just about "Obsession" and "Backrooms"

Henry T. Casey
Henry T. Casey

musings

It's OK if you're tired of dating

May 24, 2026

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5 min read

It's OK if you're tired of dating

But we need to talk about what you're replacing it with

Henry T. Casey
Henry T. Casey

musings

You should be giving great compliments

May 17, 2026

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4 min read

You should be giving great compliments

Or: a chance to have other people tell me this outfit isn’t good

Henry T. Casey
Henry T. Casey

musings

We can all learn from Letterboxd's flaws

May 10, 2026

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4 min read

We can all learn from Letterboxd's flaws

App criticism as life advice... I really hope someone reads this

Henry T. Casey
Henry T. Casey

culture diary

We need to talk about Blue Heron, both with and without spoilers

May 3, 2026

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8 min read

We need to talk about Blue Heron, both with and without spoilers

My early favorite movie of the year

Henry T. Casey
Henry T. Casey

musings

Am I doing too much or not enough?

Apr 26, 2026

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4 min read

Am I doing too much or not enough?

If you know me, you know the answer already

Henry T. Casey
Henry T. Casey

musings

The summer I turned off WWE

Apr 18, 2026

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5 min read

The summer I turned off WWE

And the other reasons to skip WrestleMania

Henry T. Casey
Henry T. Casey

The Cinemaddict

My latest physical media order, unboxed

Apr 12, 2026

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3 min read

My latest physical media order, unboxed

We have Criterion Closet at home

Henry T. Casey
Henry T. Casey
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