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Former Substack creators say they’re earning more on new platforms. “Paying someone...
Former Substack creators say they’re earning more on new platforms. “Paying someone $100,000 a year to host your blog. Come on buddy. I said I hate being a businessman, but...
ICE director’s dream: “Squads of trucks rounding up immigrants for deportation the...
ICE director’s dream: “Squads of trucks rounding up immigrants for deportation the same way that Amazon trucks crisscross American cities delivering packages […] like (Amazon) Prime, but with human beings.”...
Speedrunning Economic Collapse for Funsies
Ryan Broderick on how, with the trade war that Trump’s tariffs has unleashed, we are speedrunning Brexit and other hyper-inflationary financial crises (thread) and Americans may soon find out what...
From Edith Zimmerman: Vampire Brand Crossovers. Like Nosferatuthbrush from Orlok-B....
From Edith Zimmerman: Vampire Brand Crossovers. Like Nosferatuthbrush from Orlok-B. 💬 Join the discussion on kottke.org →
The Phoenician Scheme
Ok so I’ve watched the trailer for the new Wes Anderson movie, The Phoenician Scheme, a couple of times and I still don’t know what it’s actually about? But from...
Which types of people aren’t big fans of “impartial” news? People who...
Which types of people aren’t big fans of “impartial” news? People who don’t have power. “The poor, those with less education, young people, and women are less likely to prefer...
The Rules of Road Runner and Wile E. Coyote Cartoons
Speaking of the Road Runner and Wile E. Coyote, animator Chuck Jones and his team were said to follow these simple rules when creating the cartoons: The Road Runner cannot...
Can I Teach the First Amendment If I Only Have a Green...
Can I Teach the First Amendment If I Only Have a Green Card? “[Trump’s chilling actions] also make it difficult to work out how to teach cases that boldly proclaim...
25 Films to Help Understand the US Today
For The Guardian, the film critic Guy Lodge has complied a list of 25 films that “shed light on the US under Trump”. From the introduction by filmmaker Alex Gibney:...
Happy 10th birthday to Lit Hub, a site I’ve been reading and...
Happy 10th birthday to Lit Hub, a site I’ve been reading and linking to more frequently over the past few months. “I believe deeply in making our small corner of...
DJ Bart Simpson & The Hood Internet
In a recent episode of The Simpsons, Bart becomes a DJ and KDO favorites The Hood Internet wrote the music and did all of Bart’s mixes. They also made a...
How to Enter the US With Your Digital Privacy Intact. “Crossing into...
How to Enter the US With Your Digital Privacy Intact. “Crossing into the United States has become increasingly dangerous for digital privacy. Here are a few steps you can take...
On the Episode That Changed Ira Glass’s This American Life Forever. Or,...
On the Episode That Changed Ira Glass’s This American Life Forever. Or, On the Importance of Fact-Checking. “There was only one problem. In almost every salient detail, the story was...
Torpedo Bats and the Physics of the Sweet Spot. They invented a...
Torpedo Bats and the Physics of the Sweet Spot. They invented a new legal-for-now baseball bat shaped like “an elongated bowling pin” and the Yankees are using it? 💬 Join...
Thomas Zimmer: “If you are feeling overwhelmed by the stupidity, the chaos,...
Thomas Zimmer: “If you are feeling overwhelmed by the stupidity, the chaos, the vile fanaticism, the immeasurable damage and suffering, the specter of global turmoil, just know that I am...
America’s Future Is Hungary
Anne Applebaum writes about how Trump, Bannon and other MAGA conservatives love what Hungarian Prime minister Viktor Orbán is going to his country. Once widely perceived to be the wealthiest...
Three key points on how economic crises can lead to the breakdown...
Three key points on how economic crises can lead to the breakdown of authoritarian regimes. “1. Regimes break down when elites turn on each other about how to deal with...
Rebecca Solnit on the importance of Preaching to The Choir in activism....
Rebecca Solnit on the importance of Preaching to The Choir in activism. “‘Have we thought critically about why we agree?’ It’s a call to go deeper, to question yourself.” It’s...
“If we want to bring the world back from the brink, we...
“If we want to bring the world back from the brink, we have to deal with him.” Quick quiz: is that a quote from the latest Mission Impossible movie trailer...
Tesla’s Cybertruck Is The Auto Industry’s Biggest Flop In Decades
Move over Ford Edsel, Pontiac Aztek, and AMC Pacer, there’s a new automotive flop in town: the dumpster-forward Tesla Cybertruck. After a little over a year on the market, sales...