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“At last, a public intellectual who is not afraid to say it.” - Mr. Bitch. Words: @VanityFair @Slate @TheCut. I cancelled Ellie Kemper.
Imagine thinking we are significant in any way whatsoever.
It’s called rock and roll
Prince would be 4 minutes deep into moaning and gasping on the track then with complete sincerity be like We need to stop all wars right now.
I would step in personally to address the situation
If you knew the end of humanity was in five years, what would you do between now and then?
Best books so far this year
best books read so far this year
When I was a kid I read without adult supervision. I read plenty of stuff I probably shouldn’t have but it also helped me love reading and read precociously. My natural inclination is to be pretty libertarian with my kids reading. But I don’t know with the level of smut now.
American right-evangelicals affirming that they don’t perceive the Apostolic Christian communities of Palestine as being their coreligionists in any sense is disappointing but shouldn’t really be surprising
What do the Epstein files have in them if this is better press than just releasing them
Breaking News: Speaker Mike Johnson said he would shut down the House until September to block a vote on calling for the release of the Jeffrey Epstein files. nyti.ms/4nZtblR
Sorry this is incorrect. If you haven’t made what is widely regarded as the greatest film of all time, or equivalent work in your chosen medium, by age 25 you have failed. It’s your fault and it’s too late for you.
Orson Welles had a very wealthy and privileged background. He had an incredible education and was setup for success. He was given complete artistic free range by RKO and the best writer MGM had on payroll. By no means are you a failure for not making Citizen Kane at 25.
A friend’s mother passed away last night. Please pray for them both.
It's going down. Meet me after school tomorrow.
I thought everyone talking about “Jubilee” the last day or so was talking about the church’s jubilee year 2025 until just now and it was very confusing
Got assigned a project that has been an outstanding problem for over a year today and identified a solution within like an hour. Feeling like the And1 guy of Product Managers.
China’s “rise” is all things to all men. It can be whatever you want it to be, so it can have any cause you like.
This is the kind of narrative I was alluding to with my poll last week, where I asked if China's strengthening natonal posture vis-à-vis the USA can be attributed more to China "winning" or the USA "losing". The most sensible answer surely is a combination of both, but I think…
There’s a view of morality that seems primarily focused on what you “must” do in certain circumstances that doesn’t speak to me at all. I’m really only concerned with how I can live well, i.e. be happy. On many constructions this makes me basically amoral which I’m fine with.
Sounds like you don’t want to make the movie then brother
Kevin Feige says Marvel Studios’ ‘BLADE’ is still in development with Oscar winner Mahershala Ali still attached to star. The film will be set in a modern-day setting: “We didn’t want to put a leather outfit on him and have him start killing vampires.” (deadline.com/2025/07/marvel…)
Chess Story, Stefan Zweig
what is your favorite short story?