• The Agony of Appointment #2 This time it's personal

    There’s something uniquely sinister about the second doctor’s appointment. Something dark, cold, and vaguely antiseptic that sets it apart from the friendly handshake of the first and the resigned acceptance of the third and fourth. The first appointment is often a warm-up, a meet-and-greet with a stethoscope. You show up as a mystery, an unopened file, a symptom in a…

  • From DMV to Your Couch America’s Most Dreaded Bureaucracy Has Finally Gone Digital

    Ah, the Department of Motor Vehicles. Society’s favorite reminder that despite our drones, AI assistants, and phones smarter than the Apollo missions, bureaucracy remains blissfully entrenched in the Stone Age. If you’ve ever wondered what would happen if Dante rewrote Inferno as a choose-your-own-adventure set in a strip mall, well, the Department of Motor Vehicles is the place for you.…