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Scott McLaughlin Reclaims His “Boring” Everyday

Originally written in Japanese on September 15, 2026, this essay traces one chapter of IndyCar’s story translated into English with the…

Ketika Seseorang Membuka Percakapan dengan “MBTI Kamu Apa?”,

Aku sudah lama curiga dengan orang-orang yang membuka percakapan dengan pertanyaan “MBTI kamu apa?”

The Yellow Light in Kyle Kirkwood’s Path, and the Era of Alex Palou

Originally written in Japanese on September 5, 2026, this essay traces one chapter of IndyCar’s story translated into English with the help…

A Remarkable Spin That Reminds Us of Alex Palou’s Strength

Originally written in Japanese on August 28, 2026, this essay traces one chapter of IndyCar’s story translated into English with the help…

Do the Right Thing, Use the ‘Right’ Hand

How do you know you’re using your right hand?

Louis Foster, Who Discarded the Visible Answer, and Marcus Ericsson, Who Found the Invisible One

Originally written in Japanese on August 23, 2026, this essay traces one chapter of IndyCar’s story translated into English with the help…

A Quiet Reversal That Makes the Winner’s Strength All the More Apparent

Originally written in Japanese on August 13, 2026, this essay traces one chapter of IndyCar’s story translated into English with the help…

on Mindseye

archived from backloggd. originally posted on 04/14/2026.

நினைக்கப்படும், வளவ துரையன் — கருத்துப் பகிர்வு

அபூர்வப் பூக்கள்

Tony Montana Would Never Drink Nescafé Classic

My introduction to Scarface happened just last night, after I asked a friend for a movie recommendation. To be honest, I had been feeling…

MEET THE EDITORS!

What a fine crew this is!

weight of the lever

The weight of the lever in your hands is heavier than you expected it to be, but you manage to push it down all the same. A train goes…

நான் என்ன செய்யட்டும் சொல்லுங்கோ, ஜெயகாந்தன் — கருத்துப் பகிர்வு

இக்கதையில் வரும் பெண்ணை, சிறு வயதிலேயே யானையின் கால்களை சங்கலியால் கட்டியதுபோல் சாஸ்திரிக்கு திருமணம் செய்து வைக்கிறார்கள். யானைக்கு அதன்…

in a world of champion, who would hug the looser?

“i’ll hug you until the sun rise.”

Boxy Design Resurgence

The future of automotive design is arriving with sharp creases, flat planes, and the silhouette of a 1985 concept sketch. The box is back…

The Beautiful Known Unknowns of Our Human Experience

And how to reclaim transcendence from a humanist perspective

Anger Management and Ma (間)

How a Japanese Concept Helps Me Become Less Reactive and More Peaceful

A Journey of Joy and Sorrow: BFF’s Wedding

The weight of knowing I will never walk my daughter down the aisle

What Impact Can High Culture Make in The Real World?

This piece was originally written for the 2026 Hubert Butler Essay competition. It didn’t place.

TINUBU UNHINGED

Nigeria’s Descent into a Police State of Denial, Economic Ruin, and Political Persecution

What AI Will Take From Us Is Not Our Jobs, but Our Place in the World

Almost every day, we see headlines warning that AI will take our jobs and destroy employment.

From the Colosseum to the Mona Lisa

It’s still consumption with or without a tour guide

Let Me Change Your Mind About Donald Trump — A Comprehensive Overview of His Character (Part 1)

This isn’t opinion, this is documented. I would say it’s pretty irrefutable at this point that Donald Trump is not only a bad president…

Oleilu

Words are magical

Refusing Easy Salvation: Michael Haneke — The Drastic Medicine at the Roots of My Narrative

There is a distinct, recurring coldness in the stories I weave. It is an uncompromising exclusion of easy salvation, an icy gaze fixed upon…

I Thought I Was Breaking Free

But it was just the wind in my hair as I ran toward more of the same

Sovereignty of the Solitary Mind

As desirer and desideratum are in flux with the two or more friends possessing both behaviors that are ever waxing and waning, any given…

Melankolia Seorang Abang

Semua boleh pergi, bahkan hilang, asal jangan adik perempuan. Sebab, di sanalah jantung seorang abang tertanam. Dalam. Sejak silam.

The American Healthcare System Has Trained Me to Avoid Medical Care

Barriers to care are many, resources are few

Expectations: Dreams We Inherit and the Pressure We Carry.

We are born as a promise of our parents to fulfil the expectation of the dreams they couldn’t do…

The Shinkansen Seat War

How I Almost Died for Seat 12-A

Return to the Soil’s Memory: Why the Farms of the Future Are Built on Our Grandfathers’ Diaries

I belong to a generation of kids exiled to their grandparents’ villages for the summer, double-serving as a way for parents to buy a few…

The Language of Goodbye

I thought I knew everything about letting go, but there is still much to learn

Why “I’m Not a Feminist But…” Is the Most Feminist Thing You Can Say

You’ve been a feminist this whole time. Sorry (not sorry) to break it to you.

Three Confessions, One Lunatic

A User’s Manual for Discarding Human Hearts Like Expired Coupons

THE MANDATE AND THE MIRAGE

How Denial, Institutional Capture, and the Systematic Pursuit of Enemies Have Replaced Governance in Africa’s Largest Democracy

Chicago Booth MBA: How to Approach the Essays Before Applying

The Chicago Booth MBA is one of the most flexible and intellectually rigorous MBA programs in the world, which is why its application…

Towards 81 Years of Indonesia: The Inflation of “Crisis” and Reality

By: Berthold Damshäuser (Pak Trum)

Fiksi yang (Mungkin) Terlalu Kita Percayai

Untuk apa kepercayaan ini?

Explaining Communism through Super Mario

What People Notice

They notice what you haven’t done

The Automated Ovation

Inside the click farms distorting the value of our writing.

Right-Leaning Voters Tend to Value the Dominance Hierarchy More Than Anything Else

Actual qualifications, and integrity are not a factor, as long as they can keep consolidating power

Ensayo: “Prácticas del desastre”

Obra teatral de Rosa Rivoira, Marco Spaggiari, y Gonzalo Peluso.

Tak Ada Piala Dunia Seharga Antrean Pertamina

Piala Dunia, kiranya, tak lebih penting daripada antrean pom bensin.

The “Skeleton” Method: How to Build a 2000 Word Essay Outline Without Crying

I once submitted a macroeconomics paper where the last 600 words were just me aggressively paraphrasing my own introduction. My professor…

The Quantum Mechanics of Missing the Last Train

Why a Japanese Salaryman Keeps Moving, Even When Movement Makes Everything Worse

how the hell are everyone getting married in this economy?

In your mid-twenties, life begins to develop a strange optical illusion. From one angle, nothing feels settled: work is unstable, money…

Corporate Girlhood: The Commodification of Productivity

I found the videos by accident.

Nasib atau Pilihan? Membaca Mentalitas Fatalistik Generasi Muda melalui Kacamata Ilmu Kalam

Pendahuluan: Pernahkah kamu mendengar seseorang berkata, “Ya, sudah, mau gimana lagi, emang udah takdirnya,” setelah mengalami kegagalan…