Derek Miller

Imaginary Invalid at Roundabout Theatre Company is great! 90 minutes of excellent comedy (physical and verbal), with sharp and inventive performances by a stellar cast. Highly recommended!

holy smokes, conan strikes up a chat with a random lady on the subway and she immediately starts riffing on his level, no problem.

I agree wholly.

I agree wholly.

A few words about museums and public art (as well as what to do with the massive institutional wealth in this country).

A few words about museums and public art (as well as what to do with the massive institutional wealth in this country).

I don't know about "has no right" but it is a truly outstanding movie. So many exceptional scenes and great performances. Tucci's bridge monologue is outatanding.

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You know what they say: the best offense is a desperate defense!

A significant number of the texts also appear to be fundraising emails from the Democratic Party.

My department is finally hiring again! Come teach with me: academicpositions.harvard.edu/postings/16878

@theharvardcrimson.bsky.social has run an essay of mine about AI at Harvard. I think we need a "reboot," including significant investment in reading and writing. Read the whole thing here:

Maybe then he'll have time to catch up on all that political news he's missed.

New editorial from Emily Hammer & the @pricelab.bsky.social Critical AI Working Group at Penn. "The Penn administration now budgets huge sums for licensing AI products. Our leaders should devote equal resources toward new physical spaces and staff that support innovations in AI-free instruction."

I think it pairs nicely with this great piece by Derek Miller in today's Harvard Crimson

@theharvardcrimson.bsky.social has run an essay of mine about AI at Harvard. I think we need a "reboot," including significant investment in reading and writing. Read the whole thing here:

Don't buy me a Claude subscription. Buy me a round seminar table around which 15 students can sit for a sustained conversation!

I'm in The Crimson today asking Harvard to "reboot" our relationship with AI by: matching investments in AI with investments in reading and writing; (re)constructing "analog" education infrastructure; and developing regulations from the bottom up (incl. departments and faculty committees).

I'm in The Crimson today asking Harvard to "reboot" our relationship with AI by: matching investments in AI with investments in reading and writing; (re)constructing "analog" education infrastructure; and developing regulations from the bottom up (incl. departments and faculty committees).

“Universities must stop falling in love with every new piece of software … that the tech industry pitches as essential. Administrators spend on software as if it is a durable investment, when all of the evidence shows that it … makes bloat worse.” globecollegetown.substack.com/p/higher-ed-...

Holy shit.

This is what I'm trying to say. Not everyone is highly literate. Those for whom reading and writing is a chore may find LLMs genuinely useful.

No one in the Democratic leadership really believes he's a danger to Republic. They just don't act like it. They say it sometimes. But they never act like they mean it. Ever.

Calling all NYC artists — painters, filmmakers, poets, musicians and more! Did you know our city provides grants to support your work every year? And this year, we're DOUBLING the amount — from $5,000 up to $10,000 per artist! Deadlines are approaching fast — apply today at nyc.gov/artistgrants.

"Theatre Things" is now available! This edited collection considers key theatrical objects through a comparative approach, examining uses and histories of different parts of the theatre throughout time and across culture and geography. Start reading: doi.org/10.3998/mpub...

Working on this reported essay, just published, increasingly took over my life for the last two months. PEN America did a terrible disservice with its sloppy reporting about American Jews and Israelis in publishing in July. Josh Lambert and I tried to do better. jewishcurrents.org/what-pen-ame...

New requirement for public office-holders: The ability to admit error and apologize.

Congratulations to my pal and an outstanding historian @arielron.bsky.social for winning a MacArthur! www.macfound.org/fellows/clas...

Intriguing detail from the Times article about the Mamdani Admin's Report on Combating Antisemitism. Against the proposition that Israel's war in Gaza is genocide, the Times cites "some independent scholars" with a hyperlink—to a grueling Chotiner interview with Norman Goda.

The self-destructive stupidity of all of this just ...

everyone who's ever joined in an online pile on should read this.

USA live arts folks, please check out Annie's survey (and advocacy) work here -->

Pictures from the archive! Brighten up your day!

Pictures from the archive! Brighten up your day!

I've got an essay on theater tickets in a great new edited collection on *Theatre Things*. Read an excerpt here, along with a few images from my research.

I've got an essay on theater tickets in a great new edited collection on *Theatre Things*. Read an excerpt here, along with a few images from my research.

This aired just the once in 1998 on the live SNL show for which McKay wrote it. It was effectively banned as it never aired again. I wonder why. MEDIA-OPOLY

Literacy is an ideology, as well as a set of tools. We need to address both when we talk about AI and writing.

Literacy is an ideology, as well as a set of tools. We need to address both when we talk about AI and writing.

More thoughts on AI and literacy, in case you haven't heard it all 20 times already.

Lots of discussion about AI and writing this week. I often find myself on opposite sides of the argument, depending on which room I'm in. It must be because I'm right! Read why:

Lots of discussion about AI and writing this week. I often find myself on opposite sides of the argument, depending on which room I'm in. It must be because I'm right! Read why:

17 new public bathrooms. Across all five boroughs. Because you can’t wait — and you shouldn’t have to.

Bankrupted a casino.