Reposted by Henry Freedland
“‘It’s awful,’ the historian said.
‘All true,’ I said.”
A collage essay from @hernyfreebland.bsky.social, published by @laphamsquarterly.bsky.social.
‘All true,’ I said.”
A collage essay from @hernyfreebland.bsky.social, published by @laphamsquarterly.bsky.social.
The American Scheme of Things, by Henry Freedland
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November 11, 2025 at 8:01 PM
“‘It’s awful,’ the historian said.
‘All true,’ I said.”
A collage essay from @hernyfreebland.bsky.social, published by @laphamsquarterly.bsky.social.
‘All true,’ I said.”
A collage essay from @hernyfreebland.bsky.social, published by @laphamsquarterly.bsky.social.
Reposted by Henry Freedland
“That’s the trouble with dreams of power. It stimulates anxiety about a catastrophe that has yet to happen. ”
@hernyfreebland.bsky.social in a collage essay which was published by @laphamsquarterly.bsky.social.
@hernyfreebland.bsky.social in a collage essay which was published by @laphamsquarterly.bsky.social.
The American Scheme of Things, by Henry Freedland
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November 4, 2025 at 5:30 PM
“That’s the trouble with dreams of power. It stimulates anxiety about a catastrophe that has yet to happen. ”
@hernyfreebland.bsky.social in a collage essay which was published by @laphamsquarterly.bsky.social.
@hernyfreebland.bsky.social in a collage essay which was published by @laphamsquarterly.bsky.social.
is there a more haunting line than Friedrich Kittler’s “no reader will ever notice” about statistical text generation (from Artforum, 1992)?
October 27, 2025 at 4:35 AM
is there a more haunting line than Friedrich Kittler’s “no reader will ever notice” about statistical text generation (from Artforum, 1992)?
The collage essay I put together for @laphamsquarterly.bsky.social out of Lewis Lapham’s sentences is excerpted in the new issue of @harpers.bsky.social.
Feels fittingly full circle: I sourced many of the sentences from his Harper’s columns, and LQ is effectively Readings through history.
Feels fittingly full circle: I sourced many of the sentences from his Harper’s columns, and LQ is effectively Readings through history.
The American Scheme of Things, by Henry Freedland
harpers.org
October 23, 2025 at 1:55 AM
The collage essay I put together for @laphamsquarterly.bsky.social out of Lewis Lapham’s sentences is excerpted in the new issue of @harpers.bsky.social.
Feels fittingly full circle: I sourced many of the sentences from his Harper’s columns, and LQ is effectively Readings through history.
Feels fittingly full circle: I sourced many of the sentences from his Harper’s columns, and LQ is effectively Readings through history.
Reposted by Henry Freedland
buttondown.com/perfectsente... this week in sentences: syntax, inarticulate, mountain too big, constant vigilance, crew cut spirit, werewolves, 27th place, grappling, doomed to hear, hard candy, the vibe, doorbell-synth, curiosity, communal spirit
July 27, 2025 at 3:34 PM
buttondown.com/perfectsente... this week in sentences: syntax, inarticulate, mountain too big, constant vigilance, crew cut spirit, werewolves, 27th place, grappling, doomed to hear, hard candy, the vibe, doorbell-synth, curiosity, communal spirit
Reposted by Henry Freedland
“In short, I read, I stole, I arranged, I found energy again in the Laphamian vernacular, I glimpsed some honest hope for these anni horribiles. The result is something I could never have known how to say without him.” www.laphamsquarterly.org/roundtable/m...
Motet for the Record
A grand tour through the essays of Lewis H. Lapham.
www.laphamsquarterly.org
July 23, 2025 at 5:00 PM
“In short, I read, I stole, I arranged, I found energy again in the Laphamian vernacular, I glimpsed some honest hope for these anni horribiles. The result is something I could never have known how to say without him.” www.laphamsquarterly.org/roundtable/m...
Here’s a collage essay I put together for @laphamsquarterly.bsky.social in remembrance of Lewis, who I’ve missed since his passing a year ago.
It’s in my voice using 121 of his sentences, or in his voice transmuted by me into the present—really both. Either way, it means a lot to me.
It’s in my voice using 121 of his sentences, or in his voice transmuted by me into the present—really both. Either way, it means a lot to me.
Motet for the Record
A grand tour through the essays of Lewis H. Lapham.
www.laphamsquarterly.org
July 22, 2025 at 7:22 PM
Here’s a collage essay I put together for @laphamsquarterly.bsky.social in remembrance of Lewis, who I’ve missed since his passing a year ago.
It’s in my voice using 121 of his sentences, or in his voice transmuted by me into the present—really both. Either way, it means a lot to me.
It’s in my voice using 121 of his sentences, or in his voice transmuted by me into the present—really both. Either way, it means a lot to me.
Reposted by Henry Freedland
"I know you work as a human even if you are a piece of work with variously disordered aspects... You do not have to be working to work; an apparent function may break whatever about you should be otherwise humming along."
Everybody go read Henry, it'll make your day better:
Everybody go read Henry, it'll make your day better:
I’ve been thinking about what it means for something—or someone—to be working, among other questions of fatherhood and generally being alive.
Working
Foam blocks, functionalist cynicism, broken remote controls.
eephus.ghost.io
July 3, 2025 at 4:24 PM
"I know you work as a human even if you are a piece of work with variously disordered aspects... You do not have to be working to work; an apparent function may break whatever about you should be otherwise humming along."
Everybody go read Henry, it'll make your day better:
Everybody go read Henry, it'll make your day better:
Reposted by Henry Freedland
highly recommended read
I’ve been thinking about what it means for something—or someone—to be working, among other questions of fatherhood and generally being alive.
Working
Foam blocks, functionalist cynicism, broken remote controls.
eephus.ghost.io
July 3, 2025 at 4:27 PM
highly recommended read
I would absolutely like to see Mamdani clarify his stance on some things, namely the development of algebra and the invention of the toothbrush in the Islamic Golden Age. What do you have to say for yourself SIR
June 29, 2025 at 3:28 AM
I would absolutely like to see Mamdani clarify his stance on some things, namely the development of algebra and the invention of the toothbrush in the Islamic Golden Age. What do you have to say for yourself SIR
I’ve been thinking about what it means for something—or someone—to be working, among other questions of fatherhood and generally being alive.
Working
Foam blocks, functionalist cynicism, broken remote controls.
eephus.ghost.io
June 27, 2025 at 5:33 PM
I’ve been thinking about what it means for something—or someone—to be working, among other questions of fatherhood and generally being alive.
feels like there probably can’t be this many dads ranked #1 all at once?
June 16, 2025 at 1:53 AM
feels like there probably can’t be this many dads ranked #1 all at once?
At last, the good news that @laphamsquarterly.bsky.social will return—lovingly in the memory and vernacular of Lewis.
Because if we want this whole human project to last, it’s probably worth learning from more than the last few minutes of what Lewis would and did call our “wreckage of history.”
Because if we want this whole human project to last, it’s probably worth learning from more than the last few minutes of what Lewis would and did call our “wreckage of history.”
Lapham’s Quarterly is coming back this summer. www.laphamsquarterly.org/roundtable/l...
Lapham’s Quarterly Relaunches this Summer
The prologue to our next chapter.
www.laphamsquarterly.org
June 12, 2025 at 3:24 PM
At last, the good news that @laphamsquarterly.bsky.social will return—lovingly in the memory and vernacular of Lewis.
Because if we want this whole human project to last, it’s probably worth learning from more than the last few minutes of what Lewis would and did call our “wreckage of history.”
Because if we want this whole human project to last, it’s probably worth learning from more than the last few minutes of what Lewis would and did call our “wreckage of history.”
Reposted by Henry Freedland
“It’s more important than ever that this magazine survives. It acknowledges the importance of history and art and thought — all things that seem to be threatened now.” www.nytimes.com/2025/06/12/b...
Lapham’s Quarterly Will Begin Its Revival with Website and Podcast
www.nytimes.com
June 12, 2025 at 1:35 PM
“It’s more important than ever that this magazine survives. It acknowledges the importance of history and art and thought — all things that seem to be threatened now.” www.nytimes.com/2025/06/12/b...
inside Val were two wolves
May 27, 2025 at 3:57 AM
inside Val were two wolves
Reposted by Henry Freedland
BLIPPI: Hi kids, today we’re going to learn about shapes and colors!
[frolics goofily across a grassy field]
Have you ever heard the song “Kill the Boer”? Hee hee!
[frolics goofily across a grassy field]
Have you ever heard the song “Kill the Boer”? Hee hee!
May 15, 2025 at 4:23 PM
BLIPPI: Hi kids, today we’re going to learn about shapes and colors!
[frolics goofily across a grassy field]
Have you ever heard the song “Kill the Boer”? Hee hee!
[frolics goofily across a grassy field]
Have you ever heard the song “Kill the Boer”? Hee hee!
been reflecting on how the Truman Show house was filmed at Matt Gaetz’s childhood home, and how in retrospect maybe that was the butterfly flapping its wings
May 15, 2025 at 1:38 AM
been reflecting on how the Truman Show house was filmed at Matt Gaetz’s childhood home, and how in retrospect maybe that was the butterfly flapping its wings
KEXP playing Explosions in the Sky while I’m driving my kid to school like we’re about to take the team to state championships while struggling with our sense of identity in small-town Texas
🇺🇦 #NowPlaying on #KEXP's #MorningShow
Explosions in the Sky:
🎵 Your Hand in Mine
#ExplosionsintheSky
▶️ 🪄 Automagic 🔊 show 📻 playlist on Spotify
▶️ Song on #Bandcamp:
Explosions in the Sky - Your Hand in Mine (The Polish Ambassador Remix), by The Polish Ambassador
from the album Remixes and Live Sets
thepolishambassador.bandcamp.com
April 23, 2025 at 3:39 PM
KEXP playing Explosions in the Sky while I’m driving my kid to school like we’re about to take the team to state championships while struggling with our sense of identity in small-town Texas
a truly brutal truncation
April 21, 2025 at 4:05 PM
a truly brutal truncation
super impressed that chuck schumer would come meet some kids at the local science center
April 5, 2025 at 11:32 PM
super impressed that chuck schumer would come meet some kids at the local science center
not me sitting in a diner with my back to the door and “don’t stop believing” coming on
March 1, 2025 at 9:37 PM
not me sitting in a diner with my back to the door and “don’t stop believing” coming on
well if it isn’t @ryannliebenthal.bsky.social giving a talk at @sxswedu.com
We are thrilled to announce two new Featured Sessions for SXSW EDU 2025, that will tackle the mental health crisis and explore an alternative vision for higher education finance.
Plus, check out the final film screening added to the Film Program.
www.sxswedu.com/news/2025/an...
Plus, check out the final film screening added to the Film Program.
www.sxswedu.com/news/2025/an...
Announcing Late-Breaking Featured Sessions and the Final Film Screening
We are thrilled to announce two new Featured Sessions for SXSW EDU 2025, rounding out the Featured program!
www.sxswedu.com
February 22, 2025 at 11:43 PM
well if it isn’t @ryannliebenthal.bsky.social giving a talk at @sxswedu.com
every worm-brained piece that treats the dumbest possible shit as parlor-room fodder for pipeful consideration hinges so atrociously on a big “But” like this.
just always “here’s a thing completely undeserving of serious consideration BUT what pray tell if we give it anyway?”
just always “here’s a thing completely undeserving of serious consideration BUT what pray tell if we give it anyway?”
February 18, 2025 at 3:55 AM
every worm-brained piece that treats the dumbest possible shit as parlor-room fodder for pipeful consideration hinges so atrociously on a big “But” like this.
just always “here’s a thing completely undeserving of serious consideration BUT what pray tell if we give it anyway?”
just always “here’s a thing completely undeserving of serious consideration BUT what pray tell if we give it anyway?”
again, @markkrotov.bsky.social perfectly nails the moment
“Even at the nadir of his first presidency, during the bleach-addled Covid months, US policy was guided by more than Trump’s whims,” writes n+1 coeditor @markkrotov.bsky.social. “This time around, whim is law.” www.nplusonemag.com/online-only/...
DOGE Nation | Mark Krotov
Like Critical Race Theory before it—but with a supercharged intensity, since each new campaign of right-wing hate has been more aggressive than the last—Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion has come to st...
www.nplusonemag.com
February 17, 2025 at 10:51 PM
again, @markkrotov.bsky.social perfectly nails the moment