I’d say a big thing we’re all learning from the pats-chargers game is that skyrizi works for crohns as well as plaque psoriasis
January 12, 2026 at 3:45 AM
I’d say a big thing we’re all learning from the pats-chargers game is that skyrizi works for crohns as well as plaque psoriasis
trying to explain to jd vance why it's bad that renee good was killed by federal agents: ok, so, imagine that she was a squirrel belonging to an IG/onlyfans influencer,
January 9, 2026 at 9:12 PM
trying to explain to jd vance why it's bad that renee good was killed by federal agents: ok, so, imagine that she was a squirrel belonging to an IG/onlyfans influencer,
wrote about this exact point yesterday in the context of figuring out what/where/how musk's power lies. musk making himself twitter (and vice versa) is a strength for musk but a weakness for twitter maxread.substack.com/p/why-wont-s...
January 8, 2026 at 6:41 PM
wrote about this exact point yesterday in the context of figuring out what/where/how musk's power lies. musk making himself twitter (and vice versa) is a strength for musk but a weakness for twitter maxread.substack.com/p/why-wont-s...
i'll do eggs in whatever pan you give me
January 7, 2026 at 10:34 PM
i'll do eggs in whatever pan you give me
didn't realize that libs had turned on tooze. sad!!
Tooze's Wages of Destruction remains a masterpiece. Just don't look at his output post-2022 on public affairs, because there's been a sad decline
No and I mean logistics is a real thing. But if you really pressed me I'd probably pick Wages of Destruction or The Allure of Battle over that.
January 7, 2026 at 1:30 PM
didn't realize that libs had turned on tooze. sad!!
out from 2025: butlerian jihad
in for 2026: full prohibition on graven images
in for 2026: full prohibition on graven images
January 2, 2026 at 5:11 PM
out from 2025: butlerian jihad
in for 2026: full prohibition on graven images
in for 2026: full prohibition on graven images
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this week's "work friend" advice column features an extended mo salah/liverpool metaphor, proof that the premier league transfer market has lessons for all workers and workplaces
My Job Is Making Me Sick
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December 28, 2025 at 8:19 PM
this week's "work friend" advice column features an extended mo salah/liverpool metaphor, proof that the premier league transfer market has lessons for all workers and workplaces
this week's "work friend" advice column features an extended mo salah/liverpool metaphor, proof that the premier league transfer market has lessons for all workers and workplaces
My Job Is Making Me Sick
www.nytimes.com
December 28, 2025 at 8:19 PM
this week's "work friend" advice column features an extended mo salah/liverpool metaphor, proof that the premier league transfer market has lessons for all workers and workplaces
yeah. sometimes i think about that eno quote about distortion, ugliness, limitation, etc. becoming the thing you miss when a medium gets improved upon--i get the feeling that "bad"/spiky/weird/ugly prose is going to have a counterintuitive premium in some way soon and for a while
December 24, 2025 at 1:44 AM
yeah. sometimes i think about that eno quote about distortion, ugliness, limitation, etc. becoming the thing you miss when a medium gets improved upon--i get the feeling that "bad"/spiky/weird/ugly prose is going to have a counterintuitive premium in some way soon and for a while
not long-form, no, but my understanding is that the short length of what we have so far is more a function of resources than any kind of hard-wired limitations. so if you are simon & schuster (or lee child industries or w/e) it may be worth your while to expend those resources
December 24, 2025 at 1:28 AM
not long-form, no, but my understanding is that the short length of what we have so far is more a function of resources than any kind of hard-wired limitations. so if you are simon & schuster (or lee child industries or w/e) it may be worth your while to expend those resources
something 'cool' about LLMs is that to the extent that they are simultaneously "cultural technologies" and "productivity technologies," every abstract 'philosophical' question about what LLMs can do is also an inquiry into the material basis of our understanding of art, creativity, authorship, etc
December 24, 2025 at 1:18 AM
something 'cool' about LLMs is that to the extent that they are simultaneously "cultural technologies" and "productivity technologies," every abstract 'philosophical' question about what LLMs can do is also an inquiry into the material basis of our understanding of art, creativity, authorship, etc
seems clear that LLMs are already good enough at mechanically and invisibly reproducing style/vibe to churn out good-enough-or-better lee child or colleen hoover novels (or whatever else the market might demand: le carre? elmore leonard?). could they reproduce pynchon? well, who would want that?
December 24, 2025 at 1:12 AM
seems clear that LLMs are already good enough at mechanically and invisibly reproducing style/vibe to churn out good-enough-or-better lee child or colleen hoover novels (or whatever else the market might demand: le carre? elmore leonard?). could they reproduce pynchon? well, who would want that?
very interesting !
What if Readers Like A.I.-Generated Fiction?
If economic and technological transformations have changed our relationship with literature before, they could do so again.
www.newyorker.com
December 24, 2025 at 1:03 AM
very interesting !
30 lists and 15,000 words to round out the year from (among others) @tomscocca.bsky.social ! @bcmerchant.bsky.social ! @caseyjohnston.bsky.social ! @taylorlorenz.bsky.social ! @choire.bsky.social ! @rilaws.bsky.social ! @libbycwatson.com ! @hamiltonnolan.bsky.social !
The Read Max year in review 2025
Over 30 lists and 15,000 words from Read Max friends, foes, and family
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December 23, 2025 at 3:32 PM
30 lists and 15,000 words to round out the year from (among others) @tomscocca.bsky.social ! @bcmerchant.bsky.social ! @caseyjohnston.bsky.social ! @taylorlorenz.bsky.social ! @choire.bsky.social ! @rilaws.bsky.social ! @libbycwatson.com ! @hamiltonnolan.bsky.social !
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really really enjoyed talking about this with the great @maxread.info felt like we got to a place at the end where some broader attention economy stuff locked into place! www.theatlantic.com/podcasts/202...
Prediction Markets and the ‘Suckerifcation’ Crisis, With Max Read
Everyone’s betting; nobody’s winning.
www.theatlantic.com
December 19, 2025 at 7:20 PM
really really enjoyed talking about this with the great @maxread.info felt like we got to a place at the end where some broader attention economy stuff locked into place! www.theatlantic.com/podcasts/202...
the main thing here, and a common theme on the newsletter, is that "A.I." and the technologies that power it emerge in their particular forms conditioned by the environment in which they were developed. "LLM chatbots" are *products* of slopworld as much as if not more than they are its agents
December 19, 2025 at 5:56 PM
the main thing here, and a common theme on the newsletter, is that "A.I." and the technologies that power it emerge in their particular forms conditioned by the environment in which they were developed. "LLM chatbots" are *products* of slopworld as much as if not more than they are its agents
what is slop? wrote up this short tweet thread at only slightly greater length: maxread.substack.com/p/what-is-sl...
December 19, 2025 at 5:54 PM
what is slop? wrote up this short tweet thread at only slightly greater length: maxread.substack.com/p/what-is-sl...
one thing about roger ailes i feel like people sometimes lose track of is that in addition to being a propagandist he was a genius tv producer
Bari Weiss’ Next CBS News Move: Town Halls With JD Vance, Sam Altman and Debates About God and Feminism
The news division is also planning a town hall with Maryland Gov. Wes Moore in the 'Things That Matter' series, with Bank of America lined up as a sponsor.
www.hollywoodreporter.com
December 18, 2025 at 3:17 PM
one thing about roger ailes i feel like people sometimes lose track of is that in addition to being a propagandist he was a genius tv producer
I don’t have clue if it’ll work but the zohran yankee stadium beer thing feels smart to me—if you can target and win on really high profile and symbolic high prices, and then hope for 2% inflation elsewhere, maybe that’s a sufficient vibes reset
December 18, 2025 at 12:59 AM
I don’t have clue if it’ll work but the zohran yankee stadium beer thing feels smart to me—if you can target and win on really high profile and symbolic high prices, and then hope for 2% inflation elsewhere, maybe that’s a sufficient vibes reset
if you were an okay hang with an ivy league degree in LA in the past decade you could get in a room for a "funny" netflix adult animated show about trauma and healing or whatever. if you were a GREAT hang with an ivy league degree in LA you could get david ellison to buy your substack for $150m
Bari Weiss in Wonderland
Her exile in Hollywood paved the way for a triumphant return to New York.
nymag.com
December 16, 2025 at 7:07 PM
if you were an okay hang with an ivy league degree in LA in the past decade you could get in a room for a "funny" netflix adult animated show about trauma and healing or whatever. if you were a GREAT hang with an ivy league degree in LA you could get david ellison to buy your substack for $150m
if you went to an ivy league school and traveled out to LA with a pilot in the peak tv/streamers era and couldn't get a solitary job in a writers room you must have been an UNBELIEVABLY bad hang
December 16, 2025 at 6:21 PM
if you went to an ivy league school and traveled out to LA with a pilot in the peak tv/streamers era and couldn't get a solitary job in a writers room you must have been an UNBELIEVABLY bad hang
went to see pirates of the carribbean with two really beautiful older girls from my high school and they taught me the trick where you pour reeses pieces into your bag of hot popcorn and get a sort of makeshift peanut-butter candy popcorn. nothing happened otherwise but it was a life highlight
Raising the always fun question: What are your most memorable theater-going experiences?
Mine also include The Matrix, Blair Witch, and being way too stoned in Belgium when Fellowship of the Ring was sold out so we sat in the back row for Mulholland Drive instead.
Mine also include The Matrix, Blair Witch, and being way too stoned in Belgium when Fellowship of the Ring was sold out so we sat in the back row for Mulholland Drive instead.
It was hands-down one of the most memorable theater-going experiences I can remember, a collective 30-minute butt-clench/armrest-grab for the final climb. And we knew he lived! Wild.
December 13, 2025 at 12:18 AM
went to see pirates of the carribbean with two really beautiful older girls from my high school and they taught me the trick where you pour reeses pieces into your bag of hot popcorn and get a sort of makeshift peanut-butter candy popcorn. nothing happened otherwise but it was a life highlight
ronin is probably one of the ten best best action-movie scripts of all time, and spartan, heist, and redbelt are all great!
December 12, 2025 at 9:32 PM
ronin is probably one of the ten best best action-movie scripts of all time, and spartan, heist, and redbelt are all great!
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December 11, 2025 at 7:06 PM
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literally don’t think my 5 y/o would believe me if I told him that Santa is not real. I don’t have the credibility
Noticing a lot of other toddler parents going hard on telling their 3 and 4 year olds that "Santa is not real.". I get the impulse but I don't know: myth is pretty foundational to imagination? They need to be allowed to believe in things that are mysterious and perhaps a little bit dark.
December 9, 2025 at 3:45 PM
literally don’t think my 5 y/o would believe me if I told him that Santa is not real. I don’t have the credibility