City Untangled

    Personal Thoughts on Physical Limits, Complexity, City Planning, and Community

    • Going Almost Car-Free

      I have been living almost car-free since the end of August of 2025 when I junked my car due to heavy rusting. By “car-free,” I mean not owning a personal automobile, and I say “almost” because I have a ZipCar hourly rental car subscription I use about once a month.… More ⇢

    • All Information is Physical

      A short post, with mostly links pointing to videos about the UK’s British Library. I learned from a YouTube video by Tom Scott (link listed further down) that the British Library needs to have a copy of anything published in UK and Ireland and that the copies are stored in… More ⇢

    • The Art and Culture of KPop Demon Hunters

      *To read other articles on the hit 2025 animated musical KPop Demon Hunters, please go to the Arts & Culture category.* Similar to the previous article about the music of KPop Demon Hunters (KDH for short), this article will mostly list links to content by others people. It focuses on… More ⇢

    • Political Tension 06: A Lonely Tribe of Heroes

      *For a list of all the articles in this series and other political articles, please go here: https://cityuntangled.com/category/politics/. I will write this brief article more like an informal diary entry without being technical or pointing to other sources. This week starting on Monday, 10/20/2025, I experienced many ups and downs. I… More ⇢

    • The Music of KPop Demon Hunters

      This post will be very short with lots of links to music videos. I have been obsessed with the animated musical from Netflix, KPop Demon Hunters, since I watched it in July of 2025. I got a Netflix subscription just for a month to watch it. On October 7th, the… More ⇢

    • The South Korean Self-Coup of 2024

      As of August of 2025, the impeached former South Korean president Yoon Suk Yeol and his wife Kim Keon Hee are simultaneously in jail. I thought now would be a good time to share the link to the August 13, 2025 AP News article about it at https://apnews.com/article/south-korea-yoon-suk-yeol-kim-keon-hee-arrest-90ce614e2c1c1b2740645f5edb89e9ae. One cultural… More ⇢

    • Political Tension 05: Surplus Revenue

      *For a list of all the articles in this series and other political articles, please go here: https://cityuntangled.com/category/politics/. Residents of Northampton, MA have been having much discussion about whether the City has too much surplus revenue it could be using for the operating budget. It is a valid policy discussion where… More ⇢

    • Political Tension 04b: Radio Interview about Northampton Issues

      *For a list of all the articles in this series and other political articles, please go here: https://cityuntangled.com/category/politics/. The previous article for this series, https://cityuntangled.com/2025/09/05/political-tension-04a-northampton-city-council/, covered my public comment about the conduct of the Northampton Ward 3 city councilor. This article links to my interview with Ruthy who hosts the… More ⇢

    • Political Tension 04a: Northampton City Council

      *For a list of all the articles in this series and other political articles, please go here: https://cityuntangled.com/category/politics/. This is a mini-post pointing people to my 2-minute public comment at the Northampton City Council meeting on September 4, 2025. The timestamp is 41:12 and the direct link is https://youtu.be/inXCQYR7uQk?t=2472. [Sept.… More ⇢