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Try Flourish to create charts and interactive visuals — a 3-minute read

May 18

Wonder Tools | Get free, fast meeting summaries

May 11

Wonder Tools I value on my phone

May 4

Infinite Processes vs Finite Results

May 17

Things You Can Do Only When You Slow Down

May 10

Short Big Skills

Apr 26

quinnie, Ellie Goulding & Central Cee

Jul 21

Suki Waterhouse & Madeline The Person

May 18

venbee, Wet Leg & Jack Harlow

Apr 17

Raising money to raise money, the history of baseball caps

May 15

Swimming in the Seine, Weekend Whats, Feel Good Friday

May 12

MSG? OMG! Border Mayhem, CNN’s Betrayal

May 11

The soft power of Google Doc publishing

May 15

Putting the "artificial" in artificial intelligence

May 9

First season, first dates

Feb 21

Sunday, May 14, 2023

May 14

Sunday, May 7, 2023

May 7

Sunday, April 30, 2023

Apr 30

May 20, 2023

May 20

May 19, 2023

May 19

May 18, 2023

May 18

‘It’s affecting me mental health, innit?’

May 19

a jabberwocky of bonkers hot takes

May 12

like Isis, Vice was a 2010s phenomenon

May 5

By Walt Hickey Welcome back! Super The Super Mario Bros. Movie made another $40 million domestically in its fourth weekend of release, and given the…

May 1

By Walt Hickey Welcome to the Numlock Sunday edition. This week, I spoke to Alexander Kaufman, who wrote Germany Shuts Down Its Last Nuclear Power…

Apr 30

By Walt Hickey A huge, huge thank you to everyone who preordered my new book yesterday, it’s so exciting and the response was overwhelming. Save those…

Apr 28

Goddamn, Woke Tuesday cracked the can open again.

May 15

I didn't spend eight years in Unpleasant Medical School to be called "Mr. Unpleasant."

May 12

You know who else hides behind a cloud of ink?

May 11

Welcome to our weekend conversation! Several people have written to me recently about writing workshops. So, let’s talk about them. First of all…

May 20

Writer discusses his project to read and review every story in Best American Short Stories each year.

May 18

Editor of 75-year-old lit mag takes us behind the scenes

May 17

A Multimedia Haiku Project - 3D Maps - Story Models - Typographic Art

May 14

Alchemical Recipes - Sound & Vision - Living Diagrams - Anxious Agents - NLP

Apr 30

Captioning Goes Long - Social Agents - LLMs in Prod - Bubbles

Apr 15

Special edition 👀

Dec 24

Is substack the new twitter

Dec 10

calling all rabbit hole voyagers, paying you to think, and cultivating a long term mindset

Jul 6

Q&A primo episode coming shortly

May 23

There are no winners here.

May 22

Talk about anything

May 17

status update

May 12

an unofficial primer on risks, protocols, and some other stuff

May 9

We know shockingly little about one of the most important human phenomena

Apr 14

PLUS: How Richard Rushfield built The Ankler into a thriving industry newsletter

May 19

Hey all, this is just a quick reminder that I’m doing a live Office Hours chat today at 2 p.m. ET. Here’s the Zoom link again: Zoom link:

May 18

PLUS: How a veteran journalist built a thriving local news outlet

May 18

Three years later, they continue to defend the indefensible - even including hyper-aggressive ventilator use. No wonder they won't tell the truth about…

May 19

The highest court today ruled for Twitter and other social media companies against plaintiffs who sued them over hosting terrorist videos. The ruling is…

May 18

A new paper offers fresh evidence ventilators killed Covid patients, suggesting ventilator-acquired pneumonia - not Covid itself - caused many deaths…

May 16

The American Academy of Pediatrics claims to support the health of all children. Many doctors are appalled by its prescriptions.

Dec 7

The American Academy of Pediatrics claims to support the health of all children. Many doctors are appalled by its prescriptions.

Dec 7

A week of opposition to the CCP, eating bugs, the University of California, railroad workers, Shopify, and euphoria. Plus: does Elon Musk already have…

Dec 2

Lots going on today, but I have been on the road and my battery is down to a tiny sliver of red. Headed for bed to recharge and will be back at it with…

May 15

On the day before Mother’s Day, I usually post about the origins of the holiday in the 1870s, when Boston reformer Julia Ward Howe decided she would…

May 14

For all the predictions about what would happen when the Title 42 emergency health authority that prohibited most immigration ended just before midnight…

May 13

Who's real? And who's fake?

May 23

As there’s little room for the courts to act, curbing online hate will require creativity from lawmakers and tech firms.

May 23

When you’re a star, they let you do it.

May 23

Listen now (12 min) | Narrated Version

May 23

As Matt Orfalea's new video shows, apologies are due for the media campaign against "the unvaccinated," which unveiled open cruelty as public policy…

May 21

Walter and I discuss "The Great Loyalty Oath Crusade" from Catch-22, the paradigm-shifting satire of the original House Un-American Activities…

May 20

Elon Musk, a self-described "free speech absolutist," agreed to censor Twitter in Turkey on Saturday, the day before a critical election, at the request…

May 15

Florida Governor Ron DeSantis (R) is a prolific fundraiser. Since announcing his candidacy in 2018, DeSantis has solicited funds for his eponymous state…

May 11

On April 27, the Republican-controlled Kansas legislature overrode Governor Laura Kelly’s (D) veto to pass a law that legally defines an individual’s…

May 10

Making of Modern Ukraine 20

May 21

Making of Modern Ukraine 19

May 20

Fascism and Self-Defense

May 17

Happy Sunday! We have a great collection of links for you today: on how the Republican Party may have miscalculated in betting on intolerance; on a…

May 21

My discussion last night with Lawrence O'Donnell

May 17

He built a buzzy Indian restaurant empire in New York. Now he wants to change the meaning of being Indian

May 14

I am leaving Substack and using a new service called Ghost now. You may have to look for the first email in your promotions or spam folder and mark it…

Apr 20

Some nights we literally just held up iPads while patients were dying

Apr 18

Ruination Day

Apr 14

Plus: Kari Lake’s canny campaign strategy.

Oct 11

The new prime minister’s plan to get the United Kingdom’s economy on track is sparking backlash against her and her party.

Oct 11

Can the GOP turn the tables on abortion?

Oct 11

For contest #375, we visit a city whose rich culture stands the test of time. Personal stories abound.

May 20

We are in a new era. And the erasure of gay men and lesbians is intensifying.

May 19

The young activist is more practical and tolerant than most. Listen now on the Dishcast.

May 19

The case against party unity.

May 22

Listen now (60 min) | Yascha Mounk and Gary Marcus discuss the strengths and the shortcomings of artificial intelligence.

May 20

In an era of hyper-certainty, dialogue and humility are more vital than ever.

May 19

Watch now (2 min) | This video works! My remarks to the New College of Florida Grads. Enjoy.

May 21

Students from the much-maligned target of Gov. Ron DeSantis’ hateful rage, the New College of Florida, held their graduation last night. New College is…

May 20

Member of Congress Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez wrote these beautiful words today: “I do not believe in late-stage capitalism or that prioritizing the…

May 12

Proof is publishing the entirety of 2018 New York Times bestseller Proof of Collusion for free. Sign up for Proof as a free subscriber to get each…

May 18

The latest episode of the hit HBO show may well be prescient—as there’s already significant evidence that a criminal plot by Trumpist neofascists to end…

May 15

While no one thought Twitter would die honorably, the last few days have been an uglier stage in the platform’s inevitable demise than anyone…

May 9

Preorder my new book! Recently, Taylor Swift has been facing some heat from fans over persistent rumors that she’s dating Matt Healy, the lead singer of…

May 15

People keep asking me to comment on the recent film How to Blow Up a Pipeline, but I can’t do that because I haven’t seen the film yet! However, I think…

May 12

I have a piece out for the Daily Beast about Jordan Neely and why we need looser standards for involuntary commitment. It was read by very few and…

May 11

Many nations seem poised to abandon the core lesson of the Enlightenment: no human institution can or should be trusted to decree Absolute Truth and…

Feb 25

SYSTEM UPDATE is now available in podcast form; improving the nightly transcripts into article form; changes to our format to permit more written…

Feb 9

Video Transcript: System Update #31

Feb 1

Carlson's show helped popularize a greenwashed form of white nationalism that falsely blames environmental problems on immigrants.

Apr 27

As we approach Earth Day, it’s worth remembering that not everyone shares the same view of what "environmentalism" means.

Apr 21

For their unnecessary joy rides over L.A., celebrities have been called “climate criminals.” What, then, should we call the L.A. police?

Apr 14

Listen now | On today’s show Andrew and Bill begin with reactions to the meeting between Qin Gang and US Ambassador Nicholas Burns, the case for sending…

May 10

Summary of the Essential Eight: Disappointing April trade data - Imports surprisingly fell 7.9% in April from April 2022, and exports grew 8.5%, in more…

May 9

Listen now | Episode Notes: In this episode of the Sinocism Podcast Bill speaks with Tu Le, Founder and Managing Director of Sino Auto Insights. Tu…

May 9

What we leave them

May 22

I'm really worried about living

May 17

The week that got away

May 15

In the last decade, the term "net zero" has become ubiquitous in the climate world. It is now the default way of framing global climate goals. For…

May 19

State, local, and tribal governments will be charged with implementing the federal legislation Democrats have passed in the last two years, including…

May 17

The Nature Conservancy recently completed a detailed study of the nation's environmentally & culturally sensitive lands and then modeled ways of…

May 12

I’ve always thought of the famous John Lennon refrain, “War is over/if you want it,” as mostly a thought experiment meant to shake us out of the learned…

May 18

Dedicated to the memory of David Miranda

May 10

Big money made a big comeback in 2022 in Democratic politics, more than matching the surge in small dollar contributions that had been kicked off first…

May 8

It does the splits and it looks like that!!!!

May 19

Community-based media is being slowly but surely murdered by a few giant companies.

May 18

This has gone on long enough. The next time she misses a vote, it has to be her last.

May 17

There are (better) options besides not paying interest on government bonds

May 18

And you'd better get used to seeing Trump on TV like this

May 11

Don't call it a debt limit deal...

May 2

Listen now (43 min) | Today on The Breakdown, we're featuring an episode of The Momentum Advisors Show that was originally released on November 27th…

May 14

Listen now (49 min) | Whether we're headed towards a recession, you got laid off from your job, or you just want to be more responsible about your…

May 14

Listen now (54 min) | Today, on The Breakdown, we're featuring another episode of The Momentum Advisors Show that was originally released on April 16th…

May 13

Q&A primo episode coming shortly

May 23

There are no winners here.

May 22

Talk about anything

May 17

Another crazy election cycle with added craziness of AI deployed (maybe by China & Russia as well as both campaigns) & crazy reporting about AI

Apr 17

Do 'the clever beasts have to die'?

Mar 21

A largely unknown British hero, another case study in the unrecognised simplicities of high performance (and relevant to those thinking about nuclear…

Jan 20

"But I'm afraid you have it backward. It is better to live on one's feet than die on one's knees.”

Mar 21

"But I'm afraid you have it backward. It is better to live on one's feet than die on one's knees.”

Mar 21

"hey hey my my. rock and roll will never die" - a guy who will soon die

Feb 7

Listen now (106 min) | RIP Martin Amis (and Andy Rourke and Jeremy Clarke) “Pussies are bullshit” A reading list: Money. London Fields. Zone of…

May 22

Also: RIP Andy Rourke

May 20

Listen now (115 min) | “Zero-to-insane in the first three minutes” The terrible 2024 election The right’s bizarre infatuation with RFK Jr. The…

May 18

Who to read, and why

Apr 22

Listen now (65 min) | Rob Henderson on Succession, S4: Ep 2-4

Apr 18

Foreign policy, American politics, and social science

Apr 18

A Chronicle of Failure

May 21

On The AGP's Dreadful Plight and Dreadful Triumph

May 12

How Gender is Lived Today, Part 1

Feb 14

Plus, The Onion's commentary on mixtape CDs for your girlfriend and a classic column from Herbert Kornfeld.

May 21

The Onion predicts the war on straws, profiles a Swede doing well with the ladies, and asks the question, "How would you create your own religion?"

May 14

The Onion in 2003 ignored "Mission Accomplished," but it did explore Bush's favorite 1980s movie, James Brown's 70th birthday and the plight of…

May 7

Because then we'd be paying more attention to some truly freaky data

May 17

A night to remember just how grim the oil industry really is

May 14

A few thoughts about 'reform.'

May 8

Listen now (62 min) |

May 22

Listen now (64 min) | Most people would agree that every online platform needs some way to moderate user-generated content. It seems reasonable, for…

May 21

with Norman Finkelstein

May 18

Amid ongoing political turbulence, the Tory right strikes a Trumpian tone

May 18

Welcome to DiscRep, Berny Belvedere’s daily guide to the public discourse.

May 16

There were like 500 dumb moments, but I'll keep it to 5

May 12

Comments from the Week of 05.14.23

May 22

Listen now (18 min) | 04.20.85 It is a hot week in Lake Wobegon, sapping everyone’s strength. There is no good thing as good worth. It is purely…

May 21

Hosted by Steve Martin

May 20

Talk about Charles Portis and you start acting like a character from Charles Portis. You pull people aside and assault them with enthusiasm, assuring…

May 19

by Ann Kjellberg, editor We do not need to accept that the environment handed to us by economic exigency, defined by a technology industry to which we…

May 17

by Ann Kjellberg, editor By many measures, study of the humanities has endured an unprecedented collapse since 2008. Our editor hunts down some…

May 16

Episode 48 The four men in black wearing sodden balaclavas are out in the open, closing in. ANNA and FRANCIS are on the terrace of the house, holding…

Aug 7

Episode 47 There’s a blackout. The power lines are down. They are in the living room, in the darkness. The eye of the storm is right overhead; there’s…

Jul 30

A double helping to make up for last week's silence... also, it turns out there will be 51 episodes in total, not 49. Just FYI.

Jul 23

For the week of May 15th

May 23

I was intrigued by the dynamics of the links in Thurwar’s chain. Does the fact that they’re constantly being filmed alters how they interact wit…

May 21

Chain-Gang All-Stars, is set in a near-future dystopia where convicted felons can opt into the CAPE program, and if they survive 3 years of brut…

May 19

“There is no substitute for the decision-making by the people responsible for the outcome."

May 17

In honor of Mother’s Day, my mom (!) wrote me a letter about the four big lessons she’s learned in motherhood.

May 14

In honor of Mother’s Day, my mom (!) wrote me a letter about the four big lessons she’s learned in motherhood.

May 14

The promised manuscript pages.

Apr 30

On ghosts, bunnies, ghost-bunnies, and the relation between the experimental and necessity.

Apr 27

In which Elise takes your questions.

Apr 23

Do we live in a savage world? Most times it feels like we do but I don’t think it's true — the world is simply indifferent to our feelings and this fact…

Sep 12

every creative act is an act of war we are in timeless battle with the lesser versions of ourselves and in defeat we sit alone in mumpish judgment of…

Sep 5

Moving through the city though I’ve spent my whole life leaping skirting and sprinting up around and through these tangled forests of steel glass and…

Aug 29

A conversation with the designer and harness lover

May 19

We invited some friends to celebrate our most recent issue at the Public Hotel

May 17

One dick at a time until we're done

May 12

A few updates

May 10

The gang resumes its campaign of urban acid mind terrorism guerilla war with a series of shootings, bombings, and assassinations

Apr 25

A Beckett's retrospective

Apr 3

Commonplace Newsletter #102

May 22

Commonplace Newsletter #101

May 6

Housekeeping, statements of intent and greetings to new readers.

Apr 29

'And how exactly would a saved world differ from an unsaved world?'—Review #209

May 21

Our 7 favorite novels and 7 favorite nonfiction books from the past 7 years.

May 7

'That there is no moral of the story—that's the moral of the story.'—Review #208

Apr 23

Judge me by the friends that I keep

May 17

Sculpting us as we return to the sea

May 14

No one was pretending

May 10

redemption, morality in fiction

May 16

just talking about one of my favorite stories

May 4

hot writing tips etc

Apr 27

The summer after I graduated from high school, I worked at a Texas Roadhouse. While my friends quit their part-time jobs and packed their cars for…

May 10

are not always pulitzer prize worthy

May 3

We bought the house on a Tuesday. The pink-washed bungalow from the fifties had white paneled walls and laminate floor covering the original hardwood…

Apr 26

A talk with podcaster Becca Katz. Plus, the first episode of her show about societal messages about weight and body image that are passed down through…

May 23

Hot flashes inspire Carolita Johnson to reclaim a garment from childhood—and contemplate how she’s beginning to feel released from the pressures of…

May 22

A link roundup...

May 19

One of the things I enjoy complaining about is “Steinbeck didn’t have to deal with fucking email or updating his fucking Instagram this week.” I enjoy…

May 14

Watch now (2 min) | This is Dane. He’s alright for someone who tried to tell me about Jesus. Woody liked him.

May 12

My dad hates that movie. Hates it. More than I think you should hate a movie that’s objectively beautiful, starring a baby Brad Pitt when he still…

May 11

Duh.

May 19

Things you can't unsee

May 18

Kansas City is a Go

May 16

Happy birthday Sun Ra and Gerard de Nerval

May 22

Watch now (6 min) | Happy Trials

May 21

Made by Suze T (good job)

May 20

status update

May 12

an unofficial primer on risks, protocols, and some other stuff

May 9

We know shockingly little about one of the most important human phenomena

Apr 14

There are so many kinds of mother. The mothers you cherish and celebrate. The mothers who were never really there. The mothers who broke you. Who built…

May 13

Happy

May 1

Transcriptions and the TV show!

Apr 26

I can’t believe I’m writing this.

May 8

Watch now (10 sec) | I was framed.

Mar 31

You're welcome.

Mar 17

President Recep Tayyip Erdogan is no friend of Sweden. But a Swedish economist may hold the key to understanding the inflation that Erdogan has…

May 21

Great links, reading & images from Chartbook Newsletter by Adam Tooze

May 20

I was alerted to the tension n the global olive oil market in early 2023 by this graph from Daily Shot. Cam Abadi liked the story, so we picked it up…

May 19

Chinese policy and geopolitical risk are doing a lot of the work here.

May 22

We need to bring back state capacity.

May 20

We talk about China's economy, decoupling, export controls, industrial policy, state control, and lots more.

May 18

FRIDAY MARKET UPDATE

May 19

THURSDAY MARKET UPDATE

May 18

WEDNESDAY MARKET UPDATE

May 17

Voluntary carbon emission offset credits are hollow, and everyone knows it.

May 18

Burning old car tires gets a “biomass” rebrand?

May 15

A look at the implausible demands imposed on the grid by green mandates.

May 10

Happy Sunday! We have a great collection of links for you today: on how the Republican Party may have miscalculated in betting on intolerance; on a…

May 21

My discussion last night with Lawrence O'Donnell

May 17

He built a buzzy Indian restaurant empire in New York. Now he wants to change the meaning of being Indian

May 14

for Monday, May 22nd, 2023

May 22

The 'tourist talks about the other type of vol fund that's moving markets

May 21

for Thursday, May 18th, 2023

May 18

An investor's perspective on market context and opportunity

May 17

Raising funds as a startup founder is hard and opaque. Let's break it down into practical steps.

May 3

Clinical trials are a complicated mess, find out why and what is being done to fix them

Apr 19

Plus! Money and Equilibria; eSports; The Price of Liquidity; Plausible Deniability; The Illiquidity Premium, Continued; Diff Jobs

Dec 12

Writing; Lifestyles; PostScript; Arms; Shorting; Economics; Dollars

Dec 10

Plus! Exporters' Alliance; Two Pension Stories; Capital Allocation; Moving Fast; Retail and Banking

Dec 9

And fewer labor economists at the Fed

May 22

Pension Geeks shall inherit the earth

May 8

The IMF and World Bank should stay in their lane

Apr 17

The consumer is strong but some leading indicators are weak

May 15

Listen now | Episode 103

May 9

The Fed recognizes that rate increases are leading to tightening demand

May 8

Good morning everyone. Oil and gas continues to be one of the most volatile sectors to invest in. Despite the volatility I continue to hold a meaningful…

May 17

Strategic alternatives still ongoing with meaningful upside over the next 12 months and management sells the remaining division

May 16

The best insider buys of the week

May 15

One way or another, the U.S. is heading for default...or simply coming to terms with the default we've been perpetuating for years already.

May 22

"...this year’s WEF gathering proved again that there will never be a shortage of media and intellectual bootlickers for tyranny."

May 18

Saying subprime was contained and calling for transitory inflation turned out to both be humiliating predictions. Now here's the next odious lie coming…

May 16

Another technology promising to deliver us from evil, ignorance and bad manners

May 22

If demography is destiny, the situation for the industrialized world is grave

May 21

The Nasdaq 100 has retraced 50% of its bear market losses. Today’s tech leaders are real companies with real cash flows, real customers, and real…

May 19

A few thoughts on why I love the HUSBANDS brand so much, with an editorial look at their team, office, and shop on Rue de Richelieu

Apr 28

The back story of how a French ski company wound up designing some of the most sought-after shoes in fashion

Apr 26

Adsum x Gramicci, Beams x L.L. Bean, and St. John x Drake's

Apr 6

Who will educate the youth!!!!!!!

Apr 28

In which NSYNC's Chris Kirkpatrick befriends Coolio.

Apr 27

Mariah Carey needs to revoke Andrew Tate's Lambily membership immediately.

Apr 21

Recent New Orleans discoveries, chic Parisian experience curators, packing tips from our friend who does carry-on for even 4-week trips, and finally a…

Apr 29

Liguria favorites—hiking to lunch in Cinque Terre, affordable rooms with a view in Portofino, architectural gems and antiques in Genoa, and everyone’s…

Apr 22

Marbella’s chicest family-friendly resort, favorite hotels on the Pacific Coast Highway, a spontaneous trip to Israel & Jordan, and the Navigator who’ll…

Apr 15

Listen now (37 min) | Central Division 118: Heading to the Highlands

Apr 22

Listen now (52 min) | Central Division 117: Bunker to Bunker

Apr 10

This week I went on the Making Media podcast to talk about one of my favorite topics: merch. I realized how much I love this stuff as we chatted about…

Apr 9

plus, a plea for harmony

May 16

the joy and grief of letting go

May 14

following up on this morning’s post, in 24 point type

May 9

Surplus military kit as your summer outerwear, rediscovering the daiquiri, and fueling your fire

May 20

old school haunts and some secret vintage spots

May 7

whisky a go-go: a shoulder season cocktail, whisky terroir book , and a collector's piece for a high roller

Apr 16

Hiiii. It’s been a minute. Much has happened, from Donda to Bad Art Friends, but I have a good excuse. As you might have seen… I’m curating an…

Oct 26

off brand: august 25th round up

Aug 25

off brand: august 2nd round up

Aug 2

A conversation with the designer and harness lover

May 19

We invited some friends to celebrate our most recent issue at the Public Hotel

May 17

One dick at a time until we're done

May 12

The Road Back West

May 8

Back From the Highlands

May 1

Letter from Scotland

Apr 29

It's ageism masquerading as age inclusivity.

May 19

The Don't Buy List: Issue #51

May 16

With the gift of laser hair removal!

May 14

While we’re still here

May 23

Welcome back to cafe Leandra!

May 19

18 outfit ideas for late spring, which is not summer, but is also not not summer

May 16

Plus my favorites from W&W and weekend long reads

Apr 15

A few highlights from 2022 and looking forward to 2023.

Dec 28

Turning the page to a new chapter

Sep 5

Oh yes, we'll get to Marcia.

May 22

On TikTok, however, it's a different story.

May 18

Colored clothing is for news anchors only.

May 15

Answering the why's and how's of rebuilding my wardrobe from scratch as well as announcements and resources for you to do it yourself!

May 16

Part 1

May 9

Listen now (78 min) | Recapping: Sofia Richie's wedding and the Met Gala

May 7

And my secret to reading more

Dec 5

Why career resilience is more important

Nov 14

How to avoid being driven and miserable

Oct 31

Sun, water, wind, windmills, sails, draft animals, wheels, agriculture... How have they affected our use of energy? What do they tell us about the…

May 23

Remote Work, Loneliness Epidemic, Better Social Interactions, Brazil and the Amazon, AI is Killing Jobs, The Map Is the Territory, More Ocean Currents…

May 16

In this week’s free article, we opened our eyes to the opportunities of seaflooding: transforming a dry depression into an oasis. But how many of these…

May 11

Retraining the consumer, chatbot optimization, the rise of the Smart Page.

May 13

One companies misfortunes are a warning for media. But it's not just AI. Media's troubles are deeply generational.

May 8

Picasso and the "summarize" button.

Apr 29

The soft power of Google Doc publishing

May 15

Putting the "artificial" in artificial intelligence

May 9

First season, first dates

Feb 21

The Friday Five: Episode LIX

Jun 24

An annual tradition with a 10x unlock for your life

Jun 22

The Friday Five: Episode LVIII

Jun 17

Plus: Time CEO Jessica Sibley on six months in

May 18

The Messenger is from a bygone era that isn't coming back

May 16

Plus: The Google dance is back, which is more bad news for publishers

May 11

Behind the scenes of the $8.1B fintech startup defying the odds

Nov 2

Grow your career by embracing accountability

Oct 5

All of the templates, tips and examples I wish I knew when applying for product manager and associate product manager roles

Jul 25

First two episodes are live

May 17

I am annoying

May 15

The reader's advice column

May 11

Angel Summit June 4-7th Napa, All In Summit Sept 10-12th LA

May 15

100 angel investors, VCs, and LPs for three days of talks, food, activities, wine, and poker.

Apr 11

[ I moved my mailing list to Substack, please unsubscribe if you don't want updates going forward, since I feel like writing more! ]

Feb 18

Geoff Charles, VP of Product, on Ramp's unique culture of velocity, efficiency, and empowerment

May 23

Listen now (85 min) | Brought to you by Microsoft Clarity—See how people actually use your product | Eppo—Run reliable, impactful experiments | Eco—Your…

May 21

Community Wisdom 135

May 19

“How do I get out of my own way so that I can write what needs to be written most?”

May 18

& an essay on beds and memories by Tamzin Merivale

May 14

& my brother Adam Jaouad on saving life

May 7

How a beautifully crafted animated loop built a fanbase of 12 million subscribers on YouTube

May 11

How a reality show built accountability into the format

Apr 20

How a format challenges the idea the opera belongs to a different time

Apr 6

Listen now | Treat your reps like they were the biggest deals you've ever closed

May 18

Transform your questions with my template

May 11

It's time to get precise

May 4

Listen now (24 min) | an audio letter about how we hate women too much to ever let everything be ok

May 19

Updates! Insomnia! And things to read, create, hear and eat! Amen!

May 13

Listen now (10 min) | She saved my life.

May 10

A kind of review of Jeff Hawkins's theory of intelligence.

Dec 7

All things from neuroscience to machine learning.

Sep 8

OK, so we want to build an actual mind. It would be great to have a theory of what a mind is. A real good theory. One that explains the mind so well, we…

Aug 27

10 things worth sharing this week

May 19

A zine about Aristotle’s “Doctrine of the Mean”

May 16

10 things worth sharing this week

May 12

From the British painter and sculptor Maggi Hambling

May 15

And why they’re a gift

May 1

Too many brains!

Apr 17

Elon Musk has announced Twitter’s new CEO – the former Chair of Advertising at NBCUniversal Linda Yaccarino, who interviewed him onstage at a marketing…

May 16

As we speak, we are entering a historical battle between actual labor – those who create value in organizations and the world itself – and the petty…

May 12

When I wrote The Rot Economy, I spoke to the fundamental problem in modern business — the pursuit of eternal growth at all costs. This cancerous…

May 4

PLUS: How Richard Rushfield built The Ankler into a thriving industry newsletter

May 19

Hey all, this is just a quick reminder that I’m doing a live Office Hours chat today at 2 p.m. ET. Here’s the Zoom link again: Zoom link:

May 18

PLUS: How a veteran journalist built a thriving local news outlet

May 18

Undisputed lightweight championship on the line Saturday night

May 19

Plus: My interview with Katie Taylor, news of the week, and memories on the anniversary of Gatti-Ward I

May 19

WBC junior welterweight titlist due to make first defense June 17

May 19

First and foremost, on behalf of myself and our family, I want to express our deepest gratitude for the outpouring of support, love, and sympathy from…

Dec 14

This post is presented by TENLEGEND, The Gentlemen’s Football Brand Croatia advanced to the World Cup semifinals past Brazil in a jaw-dropping game…

Dec 9

They just don't care. Qatari World Cup organizers don't even hide their apathy over migrant worker deaths, including the most recent one.

Dec 8

My take on news, pop culture, sports, and whatever else interests me.

May 22

My take on news, pop culture, sports, and whatever else interests me.

May 19

My take on news, pop culture, sports, and whatever else interests me.

May 15

Loopy recaps, the Dodgers doing the right thing, Madison Bumgarner's red ass, the loss of a great ballwriter, a night of unexpected NBA watching, Kyiv …

May 23

A couple of DFAs, a couple of injuries, Rob Manfred and the Sisters, Bauer in the bush leagues, I'm still house hunting, Martin Amis, and the orcas

May 22

The Dodgers’ P.R. disaster, the A’s stadium funding crisis, Cohen burning money, comebackers, "Guardians of the Galaxy", The Mouse, feelings-inducing…

May 19

PODCAST: And is Rui Hachimura the Jokic-stopper?

May 18

Breaking down an epic performance and an epic failure

May 17

PODCAST: And the troubling case of Ja Morant

May 15

Your standard Monday around-the-league spin comes from Chicago, where I am here to attend the NBA draft combine, Tuesday's highly anticipated draft…

May 15

I”m a playoff goat. Not the good kind, either. Somehow I completely forget to launch a community playoff predictions thread before Rounds 1 and 2 ...

May 15

Here's our up-to-date inside look at Monty Williams' dismissal in the desert and the league's other three current openings

May 14

Isaiah McKenzie's spot with us last week sure has made waves, eh? The Bengals aren't happy. We examined his thoughts in full context with Friday's…

May 20

What a ride it's been. New York's all-time leading rusher opens up to Go Long on life and football.

May 19

New insight into the Bills' offense is revealed. More jabs, more nuance is a must. In Green Bay? Joe Barry now has eight first-rounders. These four…

May 19

Sam Allardyce probably won’t save Leeds United. I don’t say that to disparage him. I say it because every bookmaker currently has Leeds at an implied…

May 15

It's been really bad recently. Can one man fix it?

May 7

Spurs? Man Utd? Where should he be next season?

Apr 30

There were two superheroes in my life when I was growing up, and, as it turns out, both were connected to my Cleveland hometown. The first, obviously…

May 22

People often ask why I like golf as much as I do. It’s not easy to explain, because I don’t play golf, not at all, and you would expect anyone who likes…

May 22

I need a little time to reflect before I can fully write about the extraordinary impact and titanic life of Jim Brown, who died today. Obviously, being…

May 19

Listen now (13 min) | Most interesting developments and WHY they're important from this past week.

May 21

What did legislative bodies think was going to happen??? The infractions + my experience.

May 19

Here's how the explosion in growth across Asia (relating to sports) will be felt across the globe.

May 17

Breaking down how a beautiful, and difficult, stage was won

May 22

Breaking down how an impressive stage win unfolded and what to expect in the coming battle for the GC

May 20

Breaking down the heavily altered opening alpine stage & what it means for the rest of this Giro d'Italia

May 20

Shabby modifications made in advance of the 1980 PGA and one player reaction kick-started a global restoration movement that comes full circle at 2023's…

May 15

The PGA CEO makes interview claims and LIV Golf refutes. Plus, press conference schedule features odd omissions, a Mickelson v. Lynch Twitter spat…

May 14

No lack of viewing options and hi-tech upgrades will be available with coverage of the 2023 PGA at Oak Hill. Who actually watches all of these feeds is…

May 12

The names everyone is talking about in the 2024 NFL Draft.

May 15

We’re just getting started on scouting the upcoming college football season and the 2024 NFL draft class, but the pros have been keeping a watchful eye…

May 11

Our friends at BetMGM have updated Super Bowl odds post-draft. We looked at those and thought we’d make our own rankings. Here’s how each team stands…

May 9

Dyson says it offers 'six times the suction' of competing robot vacuums

May 23

The mobile version of Mario Kart is under fire from a disgruntled consumer

May 23

It's now just behind Disney's Frozen and Frozen 2

May 23

Chinese policy and geopolitical risk are doing a lot of the work here.

May 22

We need to bring back state capacity.

May 20

We talk about China's economy, decoupling, export controls, industrial policy, state control, and lots more.

May 18

On new nations, social groups, and everything else

Aug 5

How blockchains square with privacy

Jul 29

How to pay for Web 3

Jul 7

200K, Robotaxis, Brain Imaging, Legos, Immigrants, Mutation Browser, Anaximander

Apr 28

Google, Positioning, and Not the Innovator’s Dilemma

Apr 24

Starship, How Solar Got Cheap, AgARDA, Against Safetyism, Dr. Peter Attia

Apr 21

The Friday Five: Episode LIX

Jun 24

An annual tradition with a 10x unlock for your life

Jun 22

The Friday Five: Episode LVIII

Jun 17

An investor's perspective on market context and opportunity

May 17

Raising funds as a startup founder is hard and opaque. Let's break it down into practical steps.

May 3

Clinical trials are a complicated mess, find out why and what is being done to fix them

Apr 19

Listen now (52 min) | I dig into why the Substack founders don't want to fight with Elon Musk.

May 17

Reporter's notebook + a look at returns from USV, Sequoia, Forerunner & others

May 12

Listen now (54 min) | On the podcast, I talk to the former editor-in-chief of BuzzFeed News about his book chronicling the rise & fall of digital media…

May 2

Netflix's new buy, Bhavish spots his bro, and stuff from the week before.

Mar 26

Oil losses, Byju’s moment, and Big Tech acquisitions.

Mar 25

More Unicorns, INFY's latest bet, and India's export win.

Mar 24

Behind the scenes of the $8.1B fintech startup defying the odds

Nov 2

Grow your career by embracing accountability

Oct 5

All of the templates, tips and examples I wish I knew when applying for product manager and associate product manager roles

Jul 25

A phony viral photo of an attack at the Pentagon reveals deep flaws in the company's trust and safety systems

May 23

Seven principles for journalism in the age of AI

May 17

A promised audit hasn't actually happened, sources say. PLUS: Twitter's Turkey problem, and a new CEO

May 16

An Introduction to Auto-GPT

May 22

Sundays, The Sequence Scope brings a summary of the most important research papers, technology releases and VC funding deals in the artificial…

May 21

Don't miss Matei Zaharia, DJ Patil, Yoav Shoham, and more on June 7!

May 19

Angel Summit June 4-7th Napa, All In Summit Sept 10-12th LA

May 15

100 angel investors, VCs, and LPs for three days of talks, food, activities, wine, and poker.

Apr 11

[ I moved my mailing list to Substack, please unsubscribe if you don't want updates going forward, since I feel like writing more! ]

Feb 18

There are Eight Million Stories in the SubStack City. Let's Read Two Of Them.

Mar 16

The Worst Work Event Doesn't Have to Have the Worst Outcomes

Mar 12

Part 3 of My Quixotic Quest to Build a 9-Bit CPU

Feb 25

Happy New Year Y'all!

Dec 31

On automation, consumption upgrading and programmable money

Nov 25

On the reflexivity of fengkous

Oct 14

Building on the momentum from part 1 of our series where we examined the wide-ranging behind-the-meter (BTM) and in-front-of-the-meter (IFTM) uses for…

May 10

Listen now (51 min) | 🔋🔋🔋

May 3

Sharing through Intercalation Collective

Apr 25

Also: Amazon’s RTO on the way, Stack Overflow cutting down on product development,Google reducing perks and the story of Excalidraw.

May 18

An exclusive interview with the four researchers behind a new developer productivity framework: The three dimensions of DevEx

May 17

The observability provider was down for more than a day in March. What went wrong, how did the engineering team respond, and what can businesses learn…

May 16

A Multimedia Haiku Project - 3D Maps - Story Models - Typographic Art

May 14

Alchemical Recipes - Sound & Vision - Living Diagrams - Anxious Agents - NLP

Apr 30

Captioning Goes Long - Social Agents - LLMs in Prod - Bubbles

Apr 15

tuesday report #17 // AI hearing, regulation season, elon hit from all sides, and the clowniest links from clown world hell in months

May 23

this isn’t mere “diversity in casting"

May 20

white pill #6 // a near-earth water comet, magic kitchen drawers for instant food delivery, the human immunome project, and 9000-year-old blueprints

May 20

See you later!

May 30

A generalist AI that can complete 600+ tasks, successes in the right-to-repair battle, plant grown in lunar regolith, and much more

May 16

Catching a rocket with a helicopter, black holes and stars orbiting together, fecal transplants reducing aging symptoms, and much more

May 9

A kind of review of Jeff Hawkins's theory of intelligence.

Dec 7

All things from neuroscience to machine learning.

Sep 8

OK, so we want to build an actual mind. It would be great to have a theory of what a mind is. A real good theory. One that explains the mind so well, we…

Aug 27

Swirling in the cesspool that is Twitter urbanism discourse (I shudder to even string those words together) is a popular genre of content that resembles…

May 12

Byung-Chul Han concludes his 2022 book Non-things with an essay about jukeboxes. The short book is an affirmation of the value of physical…

May 3

In a recent issue of the excellent Vittles newsletter, Jonathan Nunn wrote about the decline of the restaurant review and its replacement by the…

Apr 14

Examining Three Statistics That Capture Broad Behavior Shifts

May 19

Speaking with Notion's Head of Community on Notion's Growth Playbook

May 10

Three Generational Shifts Shaping Technology & Culture

May 3

Demystifying the scary black box, AKA the Terminal

May 10

Making deploying your frontend as easy as possible

May 10

Runtimes, software libraries, and gRPC

May 1

Special edition 👀

Dec 24

Is substack the new twitter

Dec 10

calling all rabbit hole voyagers, paying you to think, and cultivating a long term mindset

Jul 6

Elon Musk has announced Twitter’s new CEO – the former Chair of Advertising at NBCUniversal Linda Yaccarino, who interviewed him onstage at a marketing…

May 16

As we speak, we are entering a historical battle between actual labor – those who create value in organizations and the world itself – and the petty…

May 12

When I wrote The Rot Economy, I spoke to the fundamental problem in modern business — the pursuit of eternal growth at all costs. This cancerous…

May 4

Sometimes gloomy sci-fi can teach a valuable lesson

May 22

American techno-optimism; the economic impact of climate change; our productivity deficit; and more!

May 20

Boosting US economic growth would help put America on a better fiscal path

May 19

When is a depositor not just a depositor

Mar 16

Reflecting on 2 years worth of hype while building a startup

Mar 1

Sometimes innovation just ain't enough

Feb 24

User interest in crypto projects is often transactional, mercenary, and short-lived. Here’s how to change that.

Apr 4

A new three-month cohort-based program for web3 founders at the earliest stages

Mar 24

Building a creative community starts with great content, before layering in community ownership

Jan 13

Weekly Recap: Regulators go wild, Coinbase gets optimistic

Feb 25

Jetzt anhören (53 min) | The Superchain vision

Feb 25

Listen now (23 min) | Ryan and David debrief the recent Annie Jacobsen episode

Feb 25

Chinese policy and geopolitical risk are doing a lot of the work here.

May 22

We need to bring back state capacity.

May 20

We talk about China's economy, decoupling, export controls, industrial policy, state control, and lots more.

May 18

An SoK on Shared Sequencing, Aggregation Theory and Vertical Integrations

May 5

A Continued Systematization of Knowledge on Modular MEV

Mar 22

A Systematization of Knowledge on MEV in the Modular World

Feb 7

The Friday Five: Episode LIX

Jun 24

An annual tradition with a 10x unlock for your life

Jun 22

The Friday Five: Episode LVIII

Jun 17

Listen now (3 min) | Note: You all should have received my latest book summary (Excellent Advice for Living by Kevin Kelly) in your inbox this morning…

May 17

Listen now (3 min) | To investors, A key part of the Federal Reserve campaign against inflation is the ability to claim victory. Regardless of whether…

May 16

Listen now (3 min) | To investors, The economists and Federal Reserve officials are saying the quiet part out loud now. Atlanta Fed President Raphael…

May 15

Crypto is Easy moved. Tap here to get the new link!

Apr 19

Listen now (2 min) | Last post before the move

Apr 17

You down with USD?

Apr 13

Level 3 - Virgin DeFi Analyst

Apr 28

Level 5 - Sonic Autist

Apr 25

Level 4 - Turbo Autist

Apr 20

Pentru prima data de o luna incoace, pretul unui bitcoin trece de $17.000. Ultima data a reusit sa graviteze catre 18k dupa care am avut parte de o…

Jan 9

De ce conteaza povestea asta? In primul rand pentru ca deja nimeni nu mai crede pe nimeni. Inclusiv Binance, dupa cum scriam intr-un newsletter…

Jan 5

Am primit cateva mesaje de la oameni care subliniau faptul ca nu avem nevoie de politicieni, ca industria crypto & blockchain-ul e "manifestul oamenilor…

Dec 19

Slowing GDP and persistent inflationary pressures have prompted debates on the appropriate policy response. The market expects more rate hikes late into…

Apr 28

The exponential price appreciation after the Bitcoin halving is more of a function of buyer demand and long-term holder dynamics than it is of the…

Apr 27

Upcoming dates for economic metrics and earnings data for U.S. equities. CBOE introduces a 0-day expiry volatility index. Debt ceiling woes raise rates…

Apr 25

Decentralisation Theatrics, Early Liquidity, Fake Data & Inflated Valuations and User Ownership

Apr 26

Listen now (26 min) | A conversation with Jenil Thakkar on building and growing Coinvise

Apr 20

We're entering the next stage of maturity as an industry

Apr 19

Plus our podcast with A16z on investing in the sector

May 22

Listen now (45 min) | Hi Fintech Architects, Welcome back to our podcast series! For those that want to subscribe in your app of choice, you can now…

May 19

Smart is used by 70K+ employers and helped 1M+ individuals in retirement planning through their integration of payroll and investment systems

May 18

Dear subscribers, Welcome to The Bitcoin Forecast #61, the final letter. Bitcoin price has continued sideways with the market at peak fear. Bears have…

May 4

Dear subscribers, Welcome to The Bitcoin Forecast #60, the letter’s penultimate issue before ending in May. Bitcoin has chopped sideways. It has climbed…

Apr 27

Dear subscribers, Welcome to The Bitcoin Forecast #59. The 4 days since my last letter I outlined a window for a local reversal. Since then price has…

Apr 16

Features chart analysis on 8 Altcoins: ALGO, OMG, SUSHI, GALA, NEAR, SOL, ZIL, ROSE

Apr 28

The upcoming new Monthly Candle Close

Apr 26

First BTC Bull Market Correction Incoming?

Apr 24

Hello Defiers! This is a recap of our latest DeFi Alpha Call that took place on 11/21/2022 in Discord. TIMESTAMPS 02:24 - Market Overview 08:14 - NFT…

Nov 24

Hello Defiers! Here’s what we are covering today: News Stablecoins Show Signs of Stabilizing After FTX Storm Curve Releases Whitepaper for crvUSD…

Nov 23

MakerDAO Brings Aboard Rocket Pool’s rETH

Nov 22

What are Central Bank Digital Currencies (CBDCs), and what threat do they pose to our freedom? In this newsletter I dive into why CBDCs are not the…

Oct 10

Background Ethereum generally dominates the conversation when it comes to discussing platforms for launching an NFT. However, NFTs started on Bitcoin…

Sep 2

It’s for rich folks with names like Brian Armstrong and Ray Dalio. But it’s just as much for Mama Rosa, the El Salvadoran beachside snack vendor who has…

Aug 4

Plus why Trung co-founded an AI startup and how he uses AI to create content

May 10

Why listening is critical for building long-lasting relationships at home and at work

May 3

A conversation about generative AI's impact on our everyday lives

Apr 26

User interest in crypto projects is often transactional, mercenary, and short-lived. Here’s how to change that.

Apr 4

A new three-month cohort-based program for web3 founders at the earliest stages

Mar 24

Building a creative community starts with great content, before layering in community ownership

Jan 13

We haven’t done this for many months (and it’s the thread I get the most requests for) so let’s DO THIS and return to the most participatory of Friday…

May 19

The Limits and Possibilities of the Scientific Imagination

May 17

It’s been hot hot hot here in the Pacific Northwest and I’m already thinking of what I want to read in the sun. So what are you reading right no…

May 16

Our fav stories.

Dec 23

"Style."

Dec 22

Osamu Dazai, BookTok's problematic fave.

Dec 21

On Hank Green’s cancer diagnosis, and a different kind of parasocial relationship.

May 22

"Any gossip on the flop nepotism babies Kendall, Shiv, and Roman Roy?"

May 21

When we're all on our phones,reality is the new entertainment.

May 17

Happy Sunday! We have a great collection of links for you today: on how the Republican Party may have miscalculated in betting on intolerance; on a…

May 21

My discussion last night with Lawrence O'Donnell

May 17

He built a buzzy Indian restaurant empire in New York. Now he wants to change the meaning of being Indian

May 14

Cracker Barrel, Lightyear, and other stories from this week.

Aug 12

Right-wing media spent weeks trying to torpedo the Disney film. As usual, their freak-out was based on next to nothing.

Aug 11

It's about more than just online comments. It's about control.

Aug 9

As a jazz singer—but I don't know if that makes it better or worse

May 22

These under-the-radar records absolutely deserve your attention

May 20

It's time to change the conversation

May 18

It’s easy to fall in love with a film series, harder to keep that love alive. A Nightmare on Elm Street was one of the movies that made me fall …

May 19

The reportedly penultimate 'Fast & Furious' offers a tail of revenge while the latest from Paul Schrader explores a long, hard road to redemption.

May 18

In his 1992 indie drama with Willem Dafoe, Schrader reworked 'Taxi Driver' into another urban tale of alienation and violence. But with a twist.

May 17

not everything's artificial

May 18

melting?

Apr 27

a controversial campaign

Apr 4

How cocaine, the "patent medicine" industry and mass advertising created the world's most iconic beverage.

May 20

How Jason Blum turned "constraints breed creativity" into a business model.

May 13

The Apple co-founder and the super-producer share similar ideas regarding taste and creativity.

May 6

Ranking the Roys after season 4 episode 8, “America Decides”

May 15

The Friday Post. (On Sunday)

May 14

Ranking the Roys after 407, "Tailgate Party"

May 8

A conversation with the designer and harness lover

May 19

We invited some friends to celebrate our most recent issue at the Public Hotel

May 17

One dick at a time until we're done

May 12

A few updates

May 10

The gang resumes its campaign of urban acid mind terrorism guerilla war with a series of shootings, bombings, and assassinations

Apr 25

A Beckett's retrospective

Apr 3

What are the cultural needs to be addressed by organizations?

May 10

Vol.23 3_TRENDS is an interview series with the world's leading cultural researchers and thinkers, sharing their favorite overlooked trends.

May 2

Why winning The Webby Award means so much

Apr 17

NETFLIX gives trim to 2023 spending / NBC sets Fall sched, some shows in lurch / VICE officially bankrupt

May 15

Catch up on our recent best

May 14

Listen now (48 min) | A focus on the gig economy, Silicon Valley and CEOs have made the story far bigger than Hollywood

May 12

A Multimedia Haiku Project - 3D Maps - Story Models - Typographic Art

May 14

Alchemical Recipes - Sound & Vision - Living Diagrams - Anxious Agents - NLP

Apr 30

Captioning Goes Long - Social Agents - LLMs in Prod - Bubbles

Apr 15

A meandering 2022 collage.

Dec 22

Loose thoughts on immersion and autofiction.

Nov 5

On summer, love/porn, the good/bare life, body/reality.

Jul 11

Roundup 05/21/2023

May 21

PLUS: A video about the eight canonical laser gun sounds! Twitter and advertisers! Topical humor! Merchandise!

May 19

Roundup 05/15/2023

May 15

CRIMES OF THE FUTURE (David Cronenberg, 2022)

Jul 2

On FIRE ISLAND, THE NORTHMAN, MEMORY and much more...

Jun 4

Review: DEEP WATER (dir. Adrian Lyne, 2022)

Mar 16

The summer after I graduated from high school, I worked at a Texas Roadhouse. While my friends quit their part-time jobs and packed their cars for…

May 10

are not always pulitzer prize worthy

May 3

We bought the house on a Tuesday. The pink-washed bungalow from the fifties had white paneled walls and laminate floor covering the original hardwood…

Apr 26

A talk with podcaster Becca Katz. Plus, the first episode of her show about societal messages about weight and body image that are passed down through…

May 23

Hot flashes inspire Carolita Johnson to reclaim a garment from childhood—and contemplate how she’s beginning to feel released from the pressures of…

May 22

A link roundup...

May 19

Examining Three Statistics That Capture Broad Behavior Shifts

May 19

Speaking with Notion's Head of Community on Notion's Growth Playbook

May 10

Three Generational Shifts Shaping Technology & Culture

May 3

Instruments that don't exist, the history of English, Frank Ocean, the internet, Elliott Smith, e-scooters, Cecil Taylor, Ian Penman, more.

May 12

Prince, dub, reduction, JD Twitch, Arthur Russell, Terry Riley, Éliane Radigue, Charles Curtis, unreleased songs, Timbaland, Dido, caroline, Cop City…

May 7

Ryuichi Sakamoto died at the age of 71 on March 28th, 2023, after fighting colorectal cancer for almost three years. For the past few days, I’ve felt…

Apr 6

"Telfar is easy to get - if you get Telfar"

Apr 24

How taste economics works

Apr 10

Three species of creative leaders are poised to redefine the industry

Apr 3

Q&A primo episode coming shortly

May 23

There are no winners here.

May 22

Talk about anything

May 17

Elon Musk has announced Twitter’s new CEO – the former Chair of Advertising at NBCUniversal Linda Yaccarino, who interviewed him onstage at a marketing…

May 16

As we speak, we are entering a historical battle between actual labor – those who create value in organizations and the world itself – and the petty…

May 12

When I wrote The Rot Economy, I spoke to the fundamental problem in modern business — the pursuit of eternal growth at all costs. This cancerous…

May 4

the spanish golden age boys are back in town

Apr 28

king of the road trip play

Apr 21

or the week everyone texted me that succession meme

Apr 14

What I learned in a side-by-side test of homemade and store-bought.

May 19

Listen now | Talking with the author of 'MAYUMU: Filipino American Desserts Remixed.'

May 12

as personal narrative—and as a food writing trap.

May 8

"But I'm afraid you have it backward. It is better to live on one's feet than die on one's knees.”

Mar 21

"But I'm afraid you have it backward. It is better to live on one's feet than die on one's knees.”

Mar 21

"hey hey my my. rock and roll will never die" - a guy who will soon die

Feb 7

The startup search company Neeva promised users an ad-free search experience. It delivered, but then circumstances changed. A tale from the AI shakeout.

May 22

Nothing. The program shouldn’t have happened. But it did–and here are some bitter truths it reinforced about dealing with Trump.

May 11

By Deborah Fallows. This is the kind of story we'll be telling about these times.

May 6

Home Movies Tuesday!

May 9

SWEET ENOUGH RECIPE CORRECTION

Apr 27

The return of Home Movies Tuesday!

Apr 25

Why the most versatile — and neglected — cooking technique is the absolute best for the hot months

May 22

The omniscience of Amatriciana; cheap and good wine; and vegetables instead of pasta (sometimes)

May 19

Plus: One of Mark's favorite pastas, an all-out assault on Big Food, and tough but really good TV

May 17

the 20-minute meal you didn't know you needed

May 21

it's lamb time.

May 14

with an addictive cucumber pepper avocado salad

May 7

A Biography of the TV Food Man, by a person who hates him. Words by Ruby Tandoh.

May 22

Mixed grills, garlic mogo, and Premier League games. Words by David Jesudason.

May 19

A new publication. Plus Vittles Projects, and more of the Vittles Extended Universe

May 15

Catch your dinner, drink rum, watch a sunset, and get your creative juices flowing

May 19

Our friends at Kittch are offering Broken Palate readers a free beta trial

May 16

Plus, an alligator buys a sandwich, Martha is a cover girl, and more

May 15

Farm to table, circa 1983. A favorite recipe. Some great food. And drinks.

May 19

Something for fans of Under the Tuscan Sun. A vintage menu. A truly memorable dish.

May 12

How raw fish changed America. How America changed raw fish.

May 5

Listen now (24 min) | an audio letter about how we hate women too much to ever let everything be ok

May 19

Updates! Insomnia! And things to read, create, hear and eat! Amen!

May 13

Listen now (10 min) | She saved my life.

May 10

And how Walt Disney let us down.

May 19

Which sounds like a metaphor for my brain, but Actual Recipe Boxes were involved

May 16

And cucumbers and fennel, to make your livin' easy.

May 8

the perfect potato salad to make friends with

May 21

edible insects and faux outrage

May 20

for everyone trying to mother

May 13

Hey everyone, I’m here this week to answer any and all cooking questions for paid subscribers. What would you like to know? Amateur Gourmet, at your…

May 22

Plus: Sugar Snap Pea Cacio e Pepe, Tart Vinegar, and Links Links Links.

May 22

Hey friends, I’m writing from an airplane somewhere over Indianapolis (I can see that on the screen of the person in front of me) and I’m still…

May 17

Plezi isn’t great. And the backlash is maybe even worse?

May 23

On the fat mom bat signal, Martha Stewart's swimsuit cover, and impractical plants.

May 19

Listen now (51 min) | On fat politics, fat glamour, and fat community, with Tigress Osborn.

May 18

Catching up on things

May 20

A pocket-size sandwich shop, café, and wine bar in Paris.

May 16

A left bank wine cave and restaurant in Paris worth crossing the river for

May 9

"You better not be acting like you're in a Wes Anderson film in this newsletter."

May 19

Move over "bourbon-flavored," there's a new taste trend poised to take over.

May 17

An excerpt from Camper English's The Ice Book, on the art of making ice for cocktails.

May 12

Remember last year’s thread “Where should I live next?” Well, we’ve decided! And I was hoping to tap into the DALS community for advice, as we d…

May 19

An excellent Saturday night menu, Emma Cline's new page-turner, and...Sicily!

May 16

A correction on earlier recipe. Apologies!

May 12

~ And some reflections on turning 100 ~

May 19

An album of favourites from the first 100.

May 17

~ Cheats Pimm's ~ Out and About with Martin Parr ~ Creativity, Emotion, and the Unconscious ~ Good Queen Bessie ~ Root Beer Fail ~

May 5

As a jazz singer—but I don't know if that makes it better or worse

May 22

These under-the-radar records absolutely deserve your attention

May 20

It's time to change the conversation

May 18

a.k.a. A closer look at one of television's iconic theme songs.

May 23

a.k.a. Breaking down an act of journalistic malpractice, plus a round-up of the week's electronic music news and a fresh slate of new track…

May 18

a.k.a. Resident Advisor gifted Friends with Benefits a little bit of reputation rehab.

May 16

Continuing a bout of U2 re-reckoning

May 19

I recently came across this clipping from an Uncle Tupelo show in London in 1993. I remember the night, but I never saw this review. I think it should…

May 11

A glammy bounce in the Alpha Centauri system

May 4

"Kylie has always been sweetly open to my bananas ideas..."

May 22

"Robert Smith ended up throwing up on my shoes..."

May 19

"We were always more concerned with protecting The Clash’s legacy rather than squandering it."

May 15

Lewis Capaldi, "Broken by Desire to Be Heavenly Sent" (Capitol)

May 17

Melodies that mitigate pain and navigate stumbling relationships, a spiritual force on tour, 25 songs or rants about (among other things) street life…

May 10