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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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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

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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

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

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

musings

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Every day counts

Mar 29, 2026

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9 min read

Every day counts

Thinking about the week

Henry T. Casey
Henry T. Casey

musings

The science and shame of sleep

Mar 22, 2026

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7 min read

The science and shame of sleep

It's not just one thing. It’s also another

Henry T. Casey
Henry T. Casey

musings

All of the things I'm changing

Mar 15, 2026

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9 min read

All of the things I'm changing

Big "do as I say not as I do" energy here

Henry T. Casey
Henry T. Casey

culture diary

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Where I'm finding joy, Vol. C

Mar 8, 2026

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13 min read

Where I'm finding joy, Vol. C

Some suggestions

Henry T. Casey
Henry T. Casey

musings

It's time to forget the Alamo Drafthouse

Mar 1, 2026

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17 min read

It's time to forget the Alamo Drafthouse

Never forget what they took from us

Henry T. Casey
Henry T. Casey

culture diary

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We need to send Emerald Fennell to live in Wuthering Heights as punishment

Feb 22, 2026

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21 min read

We need to send Emerald Fennell to live in Wuthering Heights as punishment

A "Wuthering Heights" megapost regarding the book, new movie, and even the soundtrack

Henry T. Casey
Henry T. Casey

culture diary

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You should skip these Oscar movies

Feb 15, 2026

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18 min read

You should skip these Oscar movies

If you don't need to see them all, here's how to prune your watch list

Henry T. Casey
Henry T. Casey
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