Archive - Good Material

A little bitching and moaning about Hollywood

We need triggering stories now more than ever.

11 hrs ago •

trying to look for the good in a time full of bad

Jun 21 •

May 2025

Pandemic Puppy Crew

I'll see your "dog that looks like its owner" and raise you one "dog that gets sick like its owner"

May 22 •

March 2025

Happy 5th anniversary, COVID!

Why we can't quit you.

Mar 1 •

January 2025

The Disaster After the Disaster

LA is going to be toxic for how long?!

Jan 16 •

LA is Toxic, and We Need to Talk About it

The asbestos, my friends, is blowing in the wind

Jan 13 •

December 2024

2024: The Year I Lost (the illusion of) Control

On doing the most and the least, and searching for the medium

Dec 29, 2024 •

The Art of Losing and Playing Monopoly with Luigi Mangione

with a guest appearance by my photogenic heart

Dec 19, 2024 •

November 2024

Looking for Long COVID Zen

Placebos, Nocebos, and Naltrexone, w/ cameos by Alexei Navalny & Harrison Ford

Nov 26, 2024 •

Activating Primal Trust and Paid Subscriptions

Nov 11, 2024 •

The Waiting Room

What to do when you can't do much of anything

Nov 5, 2024 •

October 2024

The salt and nicotine diet

On long COVID and trying to get well

Oct 24, 2024 •

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