One thing that AI evangelists seem to assume, particularly legal AI evangelists assume, is that the thinking and analysis is quick, and the writing is just tedious busywork that slows us down.
But the writing IS the thinking and analysis. You work out the thinking and analysis by writing it down.
Buy from the list or rag on the list, I don't care, just be about books for a minute ...
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Seems like a good idea to bank the future of the world economy on an imaginary bleepblorp that you can make and then unmake 300 trillion of in one eighth of a second www.cnbc.com/2025/10/16/p...
What’s the farthest back you’ve been in your library’s queue? I think there was something in the 400 rank when I lived in DC.
I need to know *everything* about this commercial about a man whose love of pickup basketball has been restored by Camzyos, a drug that does something, which was created by and stars *exclusively* people who have never ever even seen people play basketball. www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xd9J...
Observations, lessons and incidents from biking 50 percent of Columbus, Ohio.
Plus, Ohio's sham redistricting process has its first hearing, and another Columbus Democrat faces school voucher allegations.
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This is excellent.
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I hope Bob Martin gets his memoir published one day. In the meanwhile, we have this banger.
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Here is why we need local media in Columbus (and wherever you might live) to hold power accountable for their misdirection and lies.
"She pretended she could write our lives as if we were in one of her novels."
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Sharing good news.
I always love @aubreyhirsch.bsky.social work so do yourself a favor and subscribe (and preorder her book!)
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"Censoring Scully's words is an example of how Trumpism slowly destroys everything in America, and how the people who currently run MLB would rather keep Trump happy than stand up for what makes America genuinely great" ~ @lincolnmitchell.bsky.social
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"The lack of coverage of the All-Star Game’s move out of Atlanta in 2021 — and the frames used to discuss it — are also a narrative that seeks to strip history of its context." ~ @jenramose.online
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As a brand new parent (again!) this one really lands with me.
More than 133,000 people have initiated claims to get their unclaimed funds in the weeks since Ohio lawmakers initially suggested using those dollars to help finance the new Cleveland Browns stadium, according to the Ohio Department of Commerce. ohiocapitaljournal.com/2025/07/07/m...
80 out of 100, and 19 out of the top 20, for me. Worth noting how few of the best have been made in the last five years. 🤔
Delighted that @storymag.bsky.social is now on the site. Give us a follow and say howdy and all that good stuff to the best litmag out there!
@litbox.bsky.social has arrived
If your literary organization lost an NEA grant this week, I'd like to hear from you for a story I'm writing for the LARB.
DMs are open, email is adam@thefrontlist.org.
The new pope is younger than 13 members of the Senate Democratic caucus
13/10 I do endorse these moves.
As a person who revived a literary magazine, you know what I'd love to see revived next?
VIDA
I hope someone out there can bring back VIDA Web and The Count, an invaluable resource for writers, readers, and editors, and further our conversation about being diverse and inclusive.
