Sam Cohen
@samcohen.bsky.social
Teaching, writing about books, music. Views mine, all mine, nobody else's, least of all my employer's. https://samuelscohen.com/
Go to grad school, I said to myself, live the life of the mind, immerse yourself in books, I said
December 4, 2025 at 8:40 PM
Go to grad school, I said to myself, live the life of the mind, immerse yourself in books, I said
Scenes from the end of a semester
December 3, 2025 at 6:41 PM
Scenes from the end of a semester
Oh buddy you better hope not
November 28, 2025 at 3:11 PM
Oh buddy you better hope not
Cold take: the difference between 51° and 41° is way more than ten degrees
November 26, 2025 at 10:39 PM
Cold take: the difference between 51° and 41° is way more than ten degrees
One of the many things being lost to austerity and to the idea that billionaires not only should exist but should be listened to
November 26, 2025 at 9:03 PM
One of the many things being lost to austerity and to the idea that billionaires not only should exist but should be listened to
Coming to you (virtually) in May, Other Middlesex County
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November 26, 2025 at 8:08 PM
Coming to you (virtually) in May, Other Middlesex County
ashlandmass.assabetinteractive.com/calendar/vir...
ashlandmass.assabetinteractive.com/calendar/vir...
That's what I'm talking about
November 25, 2025 at 3:48 PM
That's what I'm talking about
You say archaic, I say foundational, let's call the whole thing off
November 24, 2025 at 6:58 PM
You say archaic, I say foundational, let's call the whole thing off
Wanted to write something marking Don DeLillo's birthday, tried to look up something I wrote on him once, was served AI information about myself and my work that was bonkers, wonder if there's a term for the uncanny experience of reading stuff about yourself with such a weird relationship to reality
November 21, 2025 at 5:18 AM
Wanted to write something marking Don DeLillo's birthday, tried to look up something I wrote on him once, was served AI information about myself and my work that was bonkers, wonder if there's a term for the uncanny experience of reading stuff about yourself with such a weird relationship to reality
Available for your metaphor needs
November 20, 2025 at 3:53 PM
Available for your metaphor needs
Who's going to be surprised when he finally slips up and uses the C word
November 20, 2025 at 2:04 PM
Who's going to be surprised when he finally slips up and uses the C word
Looking ahead to the end of the semester
November 18, 2025 at 3:21 PM
Looking ahead to the end of the semester
