Magazines Are Dying, My Elegy in “Magazine”
Condé deflates. Magazines, like mass media, continue to shrink into oblivion. I wrote my ellegy to the form in my book, Magazine. https://t.co/nj7CYBv3sJ https://t.co/21DANhsSp2
Ozempic's “Personality” Fuels Pervasive Life‑level Ennui
The ennui molecule. What is ‘Ozempic personality,’ and why does it make life feel ‘meh’? https://t.co/toW9XopfGA
NY Governor Targets Billionaires with $5M Second‑Home Tax
A baby step. Just tax the damn billionnaires. New York Governor Proposing Tax on Second Homes Worth $5 Million or More https://t.co/bhuVmaQ3or
Pittsburgh Post‑Gazette Survives Sale to Nonprofit Media Group
This is fine news for Pittsburgh, but before thinking salvation from high is nigh, know that there aren't enough over-endowed nonprofits to go around. The hard work of reinvention and sustainability remains. Pittsburgh Post-Gazette to continue publishing after sale to...
British Tabloids Face Extinction in Digital Era
The slow death of the massest of mass media. Can the traditional British tabloid survive the digital age? https://t.co/vHXP2KytRy
Tucker Carlson's
Sewage for ink. Tucker Carlson to launch publishing imprint with books by Russell Brand and Milo Yiannopoulos https://t.co/OgtWe3p0EJ
Ezra
In an odd exercise in rhetorical dentistry, Ezra Klein tries to defang Joe Rogan, Hasan Piker, et al, wanting to book Democrats on their shows. Hasan Piker Is Not the Enemy https://t.co/UXP6ytypCk
Intel Partners with Musk's Terafab, Signaling Its Decline
Poor, old Intel is reduced to working with Musk. How the once-mighty do fall. Intel says it’s joining Elon Musk’s ‘Terafab’ project https://t.co/kXVUDQWDBf
US Archives Release Nazi Party Records for Public Search
The US National Archives opened up Nazi party member cards and @DIEZEIT made them searchable so German families can examine their heritage. MAGA be aware: Your descendants will ask what you did in fascist America. They will judge you. https://t.co/Vhn8osAgSE
Defending the Rich: Latest Economic Books Reviewed
From the house that brought you How to Spend It: In defence of the rich — and other new economic books https://t.co/DB0eFhiqzL
QVC and HSN Bankruptcy Threatens
Wherever will I acquire my capodimonte now? QVC, HSN cable networks face Chapter 11, insolvency https://t.co/60gKHLv5PG
Fiction Serves as Refuge From Digital Overload
Oh, my. 'There are readers–I count myself among them–who turn to fiction as an antidote to the digital din of everyday life. Just seeing the word “app” on a page is rage-inducing.' Transcription by Ben Lerner review–a stunning exploration of technology...
Satellite Mirrors Threaten Global Sleep and Ecosystems
Let Mother Earth sleep. Satellite mirror plans could disrupt sleep and ecosystems worldwide, scientists say https://t.co/w6OCTyPqcu
Media Platform Fuels Extremists by Granting Them Attention
The #BrokenTimes loves to profile extremists, giving them what they crave: attention. The Women Who Believe Women Should Lose the Right to Vote https://t.co/aN0UVSJKMd
AI Powers $1.8B Automated
It's just an automated GLP-1 prescription mill -- nothing to lionize. How A.I. Helped One Man (and His Brother) Build a $1.8 Billion Company https://t.co/t00YcMDgKw
