Jaime Leifer
@jaimeleifer.bsky.social
publisher of @columbiagr.bsky.social, connoisseur of chocolate chip cookies
So odd how stigmatized certain names are around the world. "Karen" here in the US, "Kevin" in France, now apparently "Brayan"/"Brian" in Colombia: www.nytimes.com/2025/09/29/w...
A President’s Remarks Harshly Single Out Men With a Particular Name
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September 30, 2025 at 6:28 PM
So odd how stigmatized certain names are around the world. "Karen" here in the US, "Kevin" in France, now apparently "Brayan"/"Brian" in Colombia: www.nytimes.com/2025/09/29/w...
Where have I heard this before... 6 books a year that "expand our understanding, challenge orthodoxies, and are useful, artful, and irresistibly interesting." Any ideas, @columbiagr.bsky.social? simonsixbooks.com
August 26, 2025 at 6:37 PM
Where have I heard this before... 6 books a year that "expand our understanding, challenge orthodoxies, and are useful, artful, and irresistibly interesting." Any ideas, @columbiagr.bsky.social? simonsixbooks.com
Don't pass up this Alexandra Alter @nytimes.com piece just because you're not interested in romantasy. It's actually about Harry Potter fanfiction, which is bizarre and fascinating and all I want to talk to folks about since reading the piece www.nytimes.com/2025/08/20/s...
Why Magic, Dragons and Explicit Sex Are in Bookstores Everywhere
www.nytimes.com
August 21, 2025 at 1:59 PM
Don't pass up this Alexandra Alter @nytimes.com piece just because you're not interested in romantasy. It's actually about Harry Potter fanfiction, which is bizarre and fascinating and all I want to talk to folks about since reading the piece www.nytimes.com/2025/08/20/s...
The lovely folks over at @bookshop.org are having a sale this week, too, so you can support @columbiagr.bsky.social while also supporting indie bookstores! bookshop.org/shop/CGR
Columbia Global Reports Bookshop
Columbia Global Reports is a nonprofit publishing imprint from Columbia University that commissions authors to produce works of original thinking and on-site reporting from all over the world, on a wi...
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July 8, 2025 at 6:09 PM
The lovely folks over at @bookshop.org are having a sale this week, too, so you can support @columbiagr.bsky.social while also supporting indie bookstores! bookshop.org/shop/CGR
It seems like YouTube and the other streaming networks could earn some goodwill among Americans of all political stripes pretty quickly and cheaply by agreeing to carry @c-span.bsky.social www.vanityfair.com/news/story/c...
“It’s About Keeping C-SPAN Alive”: Behind the Network’s Beef With Google
Despite fans across the aisle—including Trump—the cable network’s financial path is “not sustainable,” per CEO Sam Feist, as platforms like YouTube TV and Hulu aren’t carrying it. The situation, says ...
www.vanityfair.com
May 14, 2025 at 2:30 PM
It seems like YouTube and the other streaming networks could earn some goodwill among Americans of all political stripes pretty quickly and cheaply by agreeing to carry @c-span.bsky.social www.vanityfair.com/news/story/c...
Time to start setting expectations with your kids and loved ones now for handmade Halloween costumes and holiday gifts bsky.app/profile/weis...
THE ACTUALLY EXISTING WAR ON CHRISTMAS
@tracyalloway.bsky.social and I wrote jointly in the Odd Lots newsletter about the prospect of empty shelves and reduced variety, as retailers are handling holiday orders right now.
Sub here:
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@tracyalloway.bsky.social and I wrote jointly in the Odd Lots newsletter about the prospect of empty shelves and reduced variety, as retailers are handling holiday orders right now.
Sub here:
www.bloomberg.com/account/news...
April 25, 2025 at 4:02 PM
Time to start setting expectations with your kids and loved ones now for handmade Halloween costumes and holiday gifts bsky.app/profile/weis...