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The Year Ahead
What we believe is next for culture, technology, and how we live
Dec 20, 2025
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The Aesthetics of Authenticity
On the commodification of emotional tone, algorithmic mimicry, and the performance of authenticity online.
Aug 22, 2025
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Listening, Reading, Thinking, Shopping, Watching / 22
In this edition: The intimate realism of a celebrated Spanish artist; reflections on one book just finished and another newly begun; a beautiful film…
Feb 22, 2025
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Listening, Reading, Thinking, Shopping, Watching / 21
A beautiful film I watched last week; a dramatic love triangle (be sure to read the fascinating footnotes); a stunning hotel in Amalfi; décor…
Jan 26, 2025
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Two Books that Changed my Life
From insomnia to insight—how two books changed my understanding of mind and manifestation
Jan 20, 2025
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The Metrics of Attention and the Dark Architecture of Platform Capitalism
A documentary about OnlyFans creator Lily Phillips’s 100-man challenge, and a discussion about the attention economy's double-edged sword
Dec 20, 2024
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9 Indispensable Websites for Finding Interesting Books to Read
Plus: the limitations of popularity-based recommendations; the evolution of criticism; all the books featured on Friends; a charming brick-and-mortar…
Oct 20, 2024
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Film Review: The Substance
Intense self-loathing and the horror of ageing in Hollywood; (plus some related reading on the topics of beauty, and ageing in general)
Oct 2, 2024
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The Film that Opened a Literary Door
American Fiction: Navigating the Intersection of Artistic Integrity and Cultural Commodification through Satire, Identity, and Legacy
Apr 18, 2024
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