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The Beds of Death https://collections.artsmia.org/art/58085/

It’s never been more clear that racism is a scam perpetrated by wealthy elites to convince working people to blame someone other than the wealthy elite.

NEW EPISODE OUT NOW! Today’s episode is part 2 of David's conversation with historian William Whyte about how universities have survived for nearly a thousand years. Can institutions that have adapted to just about everything adapt to the digital revolution as well? Find us at...🎧 ppfideas.com

Decided to start my 2026 nightmare Advent Calendar early

if the matrix ever gets built they will hire Aaron Sorkin to write the Lore Bible.

I’m ok. Make no mistake: this is an attempt to target political enemies and weaponize federal law enforcement. For ten years, Trump has targeted me with baseless lies and smear campaigns. This is just the latest escalation in his campaign of political intimidation. I will not be silenced.

Had a dream it was 2030 and the only job I could get was recapping the year 2016 for a new culture platform.

Viral marketing

Someone somewhere has to make a decision... onlineonly.christies.com/s/fine-print...

Thinking about Mark Sandman today and his music and when this tune came on I thought I would google the 74 thing!

Lizard people face mask

I can't believe climate week is already over.

Election Ad?

so much whining

I don't believe AI is going to kill us all but I DO believe it is time for everyone to download and back up anything you would hate to lose from Google!

Two Dudes in Tompkins Sq Park D1: I don't think its safe to speak out about AI D2: Why? D1: In the near future you are going to see a lot of AI Doomers suddenly arrested for having Child Porn on their computers D2: you mean like AI Porn or real Porn? ME: hahahahahahahahahahahaa (silently though)

Documentaries that invite a closer listen… We’re launching a new podcast built from nearly three decades of our Falling Tree documentary archives! Listen to Falling Tree for innovative docs, radio features and audio art - podfollow.com/6812121787

I love this book and this BPL space is one of Boston's few redeeming features. Wish I could go

These kids have had AI crammed into their faces for the past 3 years. Its not fair. www.nytimes.com/2026/09/13/s... this one gets it though!

We were very sorry to hear about the death of the historian Frances Stonor Saunders. Saunders wrote six pieces for the paper; her final book, 𝘛𝘩𝘦 𝘚𝘶𝘪𝘵𝘤𝘢𝘴𝘦: 𝘚𝘪𝘹 𝘈𝘵𝘵𝘦𝘮𝘱𝘵𝘴 𝘵𝘰 𝘊𝘳𝘰𝘴𝘴 𝘢 𝘉𝘰𝘳𝘥𝘦𝘳, was first published in three parts in the 𝘓𝘙𝘉. Read all of her pieces here: www.lrb.co.uk/contributors...

Very sad to learn of the death of Frances Stoner Saunders, whose extraordinary book Who Paid the Piper was a big touchstone for my podcast Wind of Change. They're reissuing the book this year. Seek it out. www.theguardian.com/books/2026/s...

America was a country dreamed up by religious fanatics and realized through violence. Philip Roth gave a name for this ‘blessed rage for purity’: the ‘indigenous American Berserk’. Granta 176: American Berserk publishes today. granta.com/products/gra...

From today's show today: a really great conversation with filmmaker and journalist Jon Ronson about his new book, 'The Castle: Adventures in a World of Unraveling Men' wnyc.org/browse/shows...

stoked to get back to the good ol USA! newrepublic.com/post/214946/...

In France you need to be 12 to see the Odyssey so we used AI to create a photo of his passport for the Grand Rex last night. Now the 11 year old fully understands what AI is for: cheating.

Lael Neale on rooftop in Paris. Free show to boot!

www.nytimes.com/2026/08/12/u... Seen this movie...

future of cinema

FIGHT! FIGHT! FIGHT! www.youtube.com/watch?v=yk6T... ICEBERG LETTUCE WILL NEVER BE DEFEATED

Rediscovering America’s Orwell Why are people in the United States not happy? "Because we are so violent." That was the view of Dwight Macdonald, a great essayist whose work is collected in a new book....

Doing a talk on Richard Wright next week moulinande.com/agenda/cente... at the Moulin d'Andé outside of Paris

barbarians ate the gate

Happy May 8th. I could never love anyone who doesn't know what play opened in London on this day in 1956

As it happens, on @thisdaypod.com next week we're doing a two-parter on Plessy v Ferguson... we trace reconstruction, the brief rise of Black electoral power, and the pushback. We then talk about the world Plessy wrought... Wish it didn't feel so deeply timely. But I think it'll be worth a listen.

I watched BAIT this weekend - very rare for me to be able to sit through an actual full TV series. I loved it. The Riz/Himesh scene in ep2 - is so good but this little clip makes it even funnier. www.youtube.com/watch?v=KCrh...

in the near future all our children will be locked up for "6 7"

Ok..I just saw someone on the train reading this and I just have to ask... is this desperation or is this a well thought out propaganda strategy!?? @mayor.nyc.gov

Such a great conversation about power and institutions. Send to everyone you know who clings to the fantasy that everything will be OK once Trump is out of office! -OK to be fair many people who think this are not evil, but they are wrong!

‘Nicola Barker’s explorations have taken her to 19th-century India and a post-metaphysical future. Yet British banality has retained its allure, and its uses. Her work is full of people called things like Bill and Jim.’ Leo Robson on Barker’s novels. www.lrb.co.uk/the-paper/v4...