Holden Desalles
Holden Desalles is a pen name for Brandon Gorrell.
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Dear Apple, Bring Back the iPod Not for Nostalgia but for Parents Who Want Their Kids to Love Music and Audiobooks Without Social Media Attached
Bring back the Walkman spirit for 2026, not a dopamine casino disguised as Spotify. The Sony Walkman came out in 1979. It played cassette tapes. The Game Boy came out in 1989.
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The Ethicist From The ‘Social Dilemma’ Asked AI Leaders Why They’re Really Doing This…
Tristan Harris is a former Google design ethicist who became one of tech’s most prominent whistleblowers.
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The 3 Excuses Epstein’s Legal Team Used, And What They Expose About Elite Immunity
The audacity of powerful men and their lawyers knows no bounds.
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This Viral “Relationship Guide” Is Teaching Men The Same Strategy Billionaires Use To Control Women
A relationship strategy called “Secretarymaxxing” gained 2.3 million views in 48 hours. The framework instructs men to assign their girlfriends administrative tasks like grocery lists, appointment scheduling, and travel research.
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An Interview From 2036 With Elon Musk, Jeff Bezos And Sam Altman
This looks like a Black Mirror episode and feels so real. Three men are sitting in a boardroom. They’re pitching their company, Energym.
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Jeffrey Epstein’s Girlfriend and the Columbia University Admissions Controversy
Columbia University admitted Jeffrey Epstein’s girlfriend, Karyna Shuliak, to its dental school via an “irregular process” that coincided with fundraising solicitations by former faculty and alumni to Epstein.
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The FBI Had Evidence Against Jeffrey Epstein in 1996, They Did Nothing
Newly released documents reveal that Maria Farmer filed an official FBI report on September 3, 1996, detailing Jeffrey Epstein’s sex trafficking operation.
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3 Highly Disturbing Trafficking Claims Virginia Giuffre Made Against Prince Andrew
Virginia Giuffre died by suicide in April 2025 at the age of 41. She was a mother of three. She was also the woman who did what no one else could.
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14 Bizarre Details From the Epstein Files That Prove Billionaires Are Not Normal People
Here are 14 of weird facts about Jeffrey Epstein’s daily life, all pulled directly from the files. 1. He tipped Instacart delivery drivers $2. Epstein’s actual Instacart receipts were found in the DOJ document dump.
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‘Eyes Wide Shut’ Was Made In 1999. After The Epstein Files, It Feels Like A Different Film
Is Eyes Wide Shut Actually About Jeffrey Epstein? Since the Epstein files dropped, this question has been everywhere. The comparisons are hard to ignore. It feels like Kubrick was telling us something. But was he? Here’s what’s actually true.
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James Van Der Beek Moved His Family To Texas, And Still Went Broke Fighting Cancer
A few years ago, James Van Der Beek took his family out of Los Angeles. He moved his wife Kimberly and their six kids to Texas, bought a house and fixed it up himself along with the property.
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Did Hungary Really Build Solar-Heated Tunnels To Keep Stray Dogs Warm This Winter?
It’s going viral that Hungary not only takes care of its homeless, but also its stray dogs. Solar-powered shelters in Budapest. Insulated tunnels keeping strays warm through freezing winters with no electricity. Volunteers placing them in parks. No.
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9 Signs You’ve Found Yourself A Godly Man
Many “desirable” traits in today’s masculine ideal are at odds with goodness, or at least difficult to possess while also having moral virtue.
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16 Struggles Of Just Wanting To Call Everyone Out On Their Bull But Being Too Polite To Do So
If there is one thing true of humans, it is that we are fallible, unpredictable, self-protective, ego-driven creatures (among other, more noble things), and we love to carry on with our attention-seeking, problem-avoiding, procrastinating, lazy, ignorant nonsense so we don’t…
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9 Ways You Know You’re With A Godly Man
He puts God first. This is an obvious principle to state, but a difficult one to live by.
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The Real Life “Stranger Things” Story In New York State
THE MONTAUK PROJECT (aka the Philadelphia Experiment) is the real-life conspiracy that helped spark Stranger Things. If the show ever felt like it was pulling from something darker than fiction, this is the legend people point to.
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15 Guys On The One Irresistible Thing Women Do That Make Them Stand Out From The Rest
When they get dressed for you (sometimes).
