slowly making my way through yeats' collected poems on a quiet Saturday afternoon, getting sleepier and sleepier, poem by poem...
February 7, 2026 at 8:18 PM
slowly making my way through yeats' collected poems on a quiet Saturday afternoon, getting sleepier and sleepier, poem by poem...
Marilynne Robinson putting labour front and center.
"Yet their faith in the system is strong enough to let them limit their criticism to the high price of groceries rather than to the lowering valuation of their work, their health, and their time."
"Yet their faith in the system is strong enough to let them limit their criticism to the high price of groceries rather than to the lowering valuation of their work, their health, and their time."
At What Cost? | Marilynne Robinson
New York’s mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani plans to absorb individual costs into the collective life of the city, but whether that will be enough is an open question.
www.nybooks.com
February 4, 2026 at 6:01 PM
Marilynne Robinson putting labour front and center.
"Yet their faith in the system is strong enough to let them limit their criticism to the high price of groceries rather than to the lowering valuation of their work, their health, and their time."
"Yet their faith in the system is strong enough to let them limit their criticism to the high price of groceries rather than to the lowering valuation of their work, their health, and their time."
Spent the better part of my morning grappling with this essay. I wonder if 'reactionary centrism' isn't the prominent posture of *our (extremely online) time.
"That is not it at all."
On Reactionary Centrism as Gesture
adriandaub.substack.com
January 4, 2026 at 5:32 PM
Spent the better part of my morning grappling with this essay. I wonder if 'reactionary centrism' isn't the prominent posture of *our (extremely online) time.
arabica espresso + sparkling water
November 18, 2025 at 2:50 PM
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