‘The Slow Unraveling of Ecco2k’
Stockholm’s highest profile multi-hyphenate, Zak Arogundade, more widely known by his musical alias ‘Ecco2k,’ is a case study on how to alienate your audience so that only the most obsessed sycophants stay engaged.
And in the process? Lose the audience that made you ‘relevant’ to begin with.
Originally published April 26, 6.00pm EST.
In Progress:
(Avant Gardner / The Brooklyn Mirage)
Avant Gardner, and Their Quest to Ruin New York City’s Nightlife
The Brooklyn Mirage insists it’s New York’s premiere venue. The problem is that it isn’t. In a world where open secrets run rampant, why hasn’t Avant Gardner’s management been called to account for the state of the venue? And why do we have to pretend that it holds some kind of cultural capital that it so obviously doesn’t?
Summer 2025
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Social media destroyed Gen Z. With Gen Alpha, we have a chance to correct our mistakes.
The introduction of platforms like X (formerly Twitter), Instagram and TikTok have created such enormous problems for a generation vulnerable to corporate greed.
But we do not have to consent any longer.
June 2025
Is Succession a masterpiece? Or does it simply cosplay as one?
(HBO)
The Shakespearean tragedy may be intellectually sexy. But to what extent are we genuinely emotionally satisfied by its ending?
I’ve been thinking about these questions, and more, since 2023.
May 28, 2025 @ 9 a.m. EST