emmett.freedman

Admiring the greats

Hi! I’ve been sitting here at the kitchen table for ten minutes, tinkering with this newsletter, and still my tea hasn’t cooled. This is why I hate tea. This was a pretty fun quarantine week. I spent a lot of time reading (Ken Follett’s 900+ page Fall of Giants – would recommend if you feel like sacrificing a week to [...]

Is Sweetgreen Evil?

Ranjan Roy and Jia Tolentino make me second guess everything

How to Start Running

Some guidance as you embark on your new athletic pursuit

27th Birthday

Hi! Four weeks into this newsletter thing – getting tired yet? I turned 27 on Tuesday and celebrated in the best way possible – with pizza, bagels and a 17 mile walk (Anne knows me well – click here for the graffiti we saw). Lucali pizza was every bit the religious experience I’d been promised, and so [...]

Back In Brooklyn

Hi! Anne and I are back in Brooklyn and fully equipped with Buff face masks, Clorox wipes and too much hand soap. The masks have been an easy enough adjustment, but I’m already thinking ahead to how sweaty I’ll be in the middle of August. Beard + heat + face mask = misery. This was one [...]

Seventh Week of Quarantine

Hi! I have spent a good amount of time the last few days reflecting on our seven weeks of quarantine. Seven weeks. I always think of months as these major chunks of time, but it turns out that almost two months can fly by even during a time like this. Anne and I are headed back to [...]