New Existentialists Psychology needs poetry Ask most poets who the biggest influences on them are, and you’ll usually get a…BenjaminFebruary 19, 2015
Rethinking Complexity Hate is Supported by Many Systems Are you a hateful person? The answer may depend on where you live. Culturally, we…BenjaminFebruary 19, 2015
Long-form Journalism Out of the Wilderness: The Future of Burning Man Isn’t in the Desert. It’s Everywhere Else (This originally appeared in the SF Weekly) On the first Tuesday in August, the staff…BenjaminJune 23, 2013
Long-form Journalism The Forbidden City: How the Happy Meal ban explains San Francisco (This originally appeared in SF Weekly, co-written with Joe Eskenazi) In August 2010, San Francisco…BenjaminJune 23, 2010
Long-form Journalism Let it Bleed (Everything you need to know about San Francisco’s budget problems) (This originally appeared in the SF Weekly, co-written with Joe Eskenazi) "Infinite" is not a…BenjaminJune 23, 2009
Long-form Journalism The Worst-Run Big City in the U.S. (This originally appeared in the SF Weekly, with Joe Eskenazi as a co-writer) Despite its…BenjaminJune 23, 2008
Long-form Journalism Putting the Test to the Test (This originally appeared in 2003, on the 10 year anniversary of the establishment of the…BenjaminJune 23, 2007