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Namwali Serpell and Tracy K. Smith Discuss Toni Morrison’s The Bluest Eye

Literary Hub, Thursday, May 21, 2026 2:10:57 AM

Why We Shouldn’t Feel Guilty For Not Being Extremely Well Read

Literary Hub, Thursday, May 21, 2026 1:59:52 AM

What Happens When Billionaires Control the Media?

Literary Hub, Thursday, May 21, 2026 1:59:50 AM

It’s All Just Torture Porn: A Record of Failed Attempts to Explain What Trans Lit is “For”

Literary Hub, Thursday, May 21, 2026 1:59:31 AM

An Exile’s Guide to Losing a Country

Literary Hub, Thursday, May 21, 2026 1:59:22 AM

How Donald Trump and His Allies Seek to Remake American Schools in Their Own Image

Literary Hub, Thursday, May 21, 2026 1:59:21 AM

My Writing Group Forgot My Birthday: Are They the Assholes?

Literary Hub, Thursday, May 21, 2026 1:59:10 AM

5 Book Reviews You Need to Read This Week

Literary Hub, Thursday, May 21, 2026 1:58:02 AM

The Independent Press Top 40 Bestsellers: Fiction

Literary Hub, Thursday, May 21, 2026 1:56:51 AM

The Independent Press Top 40 Bestsellers: Nonfiction

Literary Hub, Thursday, May 21, 2026 1:56:49 AM

Plastic, Prism, Void: Part One

Literary Hub, Thursday, May 21, 2026 1:47:35 AM

As seas rise, where will Louisiana’s fishers go?

Grist, Thursday, May 21, 2026 1:45:00 AM

Georgia’s PSC elections have become a referendum on energy prices

Grist, Thursday, May 21, 2026 1:30:00 AM

Christian B. Miller on The Honesty Crisis

Literary Hub, Thursday, May 21, 2026 1:01:41 AM

Pa. can move ahead with broadband expansion after feds back down on wage dispute

Spotlight PA, Thursday, May 21, 2026 12:57:21 AM

078: Zašto kažeš Google I/O, a misliš Google AI

Sutra, Thursday, May 21, 2026 12:51:29 AM

Microsoft warns of new Defender zero-days exploited in attacks

BleepingComputer, Thursday, May 21, 2026 12:49:48 AM

Civic engagement duo Soft Power Vote (Melissa Sáenz Gordon and Molly Salas) on connecting with community

The Creative Independent, Thursday, May 21, 2026 12:00:00 AM

Film Review: Exit 8

nerds of a feather, flock together, Thursday, May 21, 2026 12:00:00 AM

GitHub links repo breach to TanStack npm supply-chain attack

BleepingComputer, Wednesday, May 20, 2026 11:54:01 PM

The economics of unions

Marginal REVOLUTION, Wednesday, May 20, 2026 11:44:22 PM

Analysis: 382 news sites, including 342 local outlets, are blocking Internet Archive's crawlers amid AI concerns, an increase from 241 sites in January 2026 (Nieman Lab)

Mediagazer, Wednesday, May 20, 2026 11:25:01 PM

Arsenal, triumph & empathy

diamond geezer, Wednesday, May 20, 2026 11:11:19 PM

OTR Links 05/21/2026

doug — off the record, Wednesday, May 20, 2026 10:30:53 PM

Filings: Omnicom CEO John Wren received compensation of $69.9M in 2025, nearly 2x greater than the combined CEO compensation at six other ad holding companies (Kendra Barnett/Adweek)

Mediagazer, Wednesday, May 20, 2026 10:15:02 PM

An Interview with Leslie Feist

sippey.com, Wednesday, May 20, 2026 10:15:00 PM

WordPress "AI" Apocalypse Extremely Fucking Nigh

jwz, Wednesday, May 20, 2026 9:57:58 PM

Robin (it’s happening)

Marginal REVOLUTION, Wednesday, May 20, 2026 9:49:33 PM

Sources: Penske Media is likely to acquire one or more unsold Vox Media brands, internally called Remain Co., which include The Verge, SB Nation, and Eater (Mark Stenberg/Adweek)

Mediagazer, Wednesday, May 20, 2026 9:30:00 PM

coworker wrote a sonnet about my absences, boss asked me if I was job hunting because of her, and more

Ask a Manager, Wednesday, May 20, 2026 9:03:31 PM

Art for Art's Sake

daniel.industries, Wednesday, May 20, 2026 8:17:21 PM

An Interview with NVIDIA CFO Colette Kress: $1 Trillion Shareholder Return Is on the 'Horizon'

https://firstadopter.substack.com, Wednesday, May 20, 2026 7:59:42 PM

New Acting FDA Commissioner: Some Florida Lawyer That Shoots Animals With Don Jr.

Techdirt, Wednesday, May 20, 2026 7:53:29 PM

The Beleaguered Business Insider

Status, Wednesday, May 20, 2026 7:03:40 PM

Prototyped in PLA, sent out for printing in nylon, they turned out great! Now I just have to put this together

Aaron Parecki, Wednesday, May 20, 2026 6:22:10 PM

The Boys (2019-2026)

Justin Cox, Wednesday, May 20, 2026 5:35:06 PM

Value creation, bullshit jobs and the future of work

Seth's Blog, Wednesday, May 20, 2026 5:17:56 PM

Efter at have haft bøvl i et ...

Left handed typing since 2017, Wednesday, May 20, 2026 5:16:39 PM

Truth, Fact, and the Patterning of Reality: Virginia Woolf on How We Come to Know the World

The Marginalian, Wednesday, May 20, 2026 5:16:17 PM

not bad, san francisco

sippey.com, Wednesday, May 20, 2026 4:47:00 PM

Easier Way to Win a Million Dollars: Going on Survivor or Storming the Capitol?

McSweeney’s, Wednesday, May 20, 2026 4:40:00 PM

Q&A with Vox CEO Jim Bankoff on the sale of Vox Media's podcast network, why buyers were interested in that network, and how remaining sites are in "good shape" (Peter Kafka/Business Insider)

Mediagazer, Wednesday, May 20, 2026 4:10:00 PM

Snowcaps

On my Om, Wednesday, May 20, 2026 4:01:42 PM

FUCK ICE: Struggles against Trump's Immigration Policy : A Spanish-Language Book Assembling Our Coverage of Resistance to ICE

CrimethInc., Wednesday, May 20, 2026 3:59:49 PM

Midday

Doc Searls Weblog, Wednesday, May 20, 2026 3:53:54 PM

Ad tech company Viant partners with Ad Fontes Media to help advertisers target connected-TV news inventory based on scoring of political bias and reliability (Mark Stenberg/Adweek)

Mediagazer, Wednesday, May 20, 2026 3:45:01 PM

Trump’s $1.776 Billion Grift, Republican Obstruction & the Road to Opposite World with Driftglass

The Nicole Sandler Show, Wednesday, May 20, 2026 3:44:25 PM

Day 1947: “A little bit nasty.”

What The Fuck Just Happened Today?, Wednesday, May 20, 2026 3:39:21 PM

Border Patrol Chief Dips Out After Bragging About His Sex Tourism To His Underlings

Techdirt, Wednesday, May 20, 2026 3:38:20 PM

Quoting SpaceX S-1

Simon Willison's Weblog, Wednesday, May 20, 2026 3:26:36 PM

Plex Pass’ $750 lifetime price is for suckers

Advisorator, Wednesday, May 20, 2026 3:19:15 PM

S&P Global says it plans to cut Paramount Skydance's credit rating from BB+ to BB after the WBD merger, indicating company debt securities are speculative grade (Todd Spangler/Variety)

Mediagazer, Wednesday, May 20, 2026 3:15:01 PM

How the Democratic Party "Blob" Rolls

The Connector, Wednesday, May 20, 2026 3:08:32 PM

The Immersive ’86 Eighty-Six’ Audiobook Goes Harder Than the Anime Ever Did

io9 | We Come From the Future, Wednesday, May 20, 2026 3:00:33 PM

It’s more than broadcasting – it’s about protecting our democracy

British Broadcasting Challenge, Wednesday, May 20, 2026 2:59:37 PM

Senior Strategic Account Executive, Firefox Enterprise (France)

Current Mozilla job openings, Wednesday, May 20, 2026 2:48:36 PM

Pennsylvania primary goes smoothly despite a few incidents

Spotlight PA, Wednesday, May 20, 2026 2:45:16 PM

Ukraine identifies infostealer operator tied to 28,000 stolen accounts

BleepingComputer, Wednesday, May 20, 2026 2:36:24 PM

The BSR Weekly Arts and Culture Roundup, May 21-27, 2026

'The Nutcracker: Dipped in Chocolate,' catching up with Jaleel Shaw, and more for prime holiday times, Wednesday, May 20, 2026 2:26:00 PM

What If Lock-In Doesn’t Matter So Much Anymore?

kottke.org, Wednesday, May 20, 2026 2:25:00 PM

Hackers bypass SonicWall VPN MFA due to incomplete patching

BleepingComputer, Wednesday, May 20, 2026 2:19:17 PM

Owl & Co. report: the podcast industry generated $9.2B in sales globally in 2025, up 23% YoY; 73% of the growth in the US came from video-related revenue (Bloomberg)

Mediagazer, Wednesday, May 20, 2026 2:15:00 PM

Silicon Florist links arrangement for May 20, 2026

Portland Oregon startups, tech, news, events, jobs, and community, Wednesday, May 20, 2026 2:04:36 PM

More than 340 local news outlets are limiting the Internet Archive’s access to their journalism

Nieman Lab, Wednesday, May 20, 2026 2:03:15 PM

‘The Testaments’ Star on Her Character’s Brutal Choice

io9 | We Come From the Future, Wednesday, May 20, 2026 2:00:52 PM

The Protein Myth

The Bittman Project, Wednesday, May 20, 2026 1:34:53 PM

Security Plugin Compatibility Issues with Installatron

https://roundup.reclaimhosting.com, Wednesday, May 20, 2026 1:32:17 PM

Finally! Unlocked the Code to be on a Shareski Podcast

CogDogBlog, Wednesday, May 20, 2026 1:15:23 PM

All the Star Wars Lightsaber Designs

kottke.org, Wednesday, May 20, 2026 1:15:00 PM

Trump Sued Himself And Walked Away With A $100 Million Tax Debt Erased

Techdirt, Wednesday, May 20, 2026 1:11:36 PM

Brandon Sanderson’s ‘Skyward’ TV Series Adaptation in the Works

io9 | We Come From the Future, Wednesday, May 20, 2026 1:00:54 PM

The White Lady

Spoken Realms, Wednesday, May 20, 2026 12:39:03 PM

Jeff Bezos justifies massive layoffs at The Washington Post by arguing poetry without rhyming is too easy

What We’re Reading – Nieman Lab, Wednesday, May 20, 2026 12:30:29 PM

Jeff Bezos defends WaPo layoffs, saying the outlet needs to be a profitable enterprise as "a measure of its relevance", and noted it won a Pulitzer in 2026 (Fox News)

Mediagazer, Wednesday, May 20, 2026 12:20:07 PM

The future of Google is a search box that does everything

What We’re Reading – Nieman Lab, Wednesday, May 20, 2026 12:20:01 PM

Business Insider CEO Barbara Peng is out

What We’re Reading – Nieman Lab, Wednesday, May 20, 2026 12:18:44 PM

Tom Clegg (1957–2026)

Locus, Wednesday, May 20, 2026 12:17:03 PM

Digital Banking Startup Mercury Lands $200M At $5.2B Valuation Amid Fintech Funding Uptick

Crunchbase News, Wednesday, May 20, 2026 12:15:47 PM

My friend Adriana wrote about her story game based on...

kottke.org, Wednesday, May 20, 2026 12:15:45 PM

Google tests new conversational AI ad formats for search that look more like content

What We’re Reading – Nieman Lab, Wednesday, May 20, 2026 12:15:23 PM

Saying Bluesky is part of the web is like saying Spotify or YouTube own podcasti...

Scripting News, Wednesday, May 20, 2026 12:11:55 PM

Declining America

ongoing by Tim Bray, Wednesday, May 20, 2026 12:08:48 PM

Cheltenham Township issues correction to full closures of Church Rd. and Greenwood Ave.

Glenside Local, Wednesday, May 20, 2026 12:08:02 PM

Legal News for Wed 5/20 - Trump IRS Slush Fund, Wells Fargo Union Retreat, Anthropic Fights Supply Chain Risk Label, Morgan and Morgan in Harvard Morgue Case

Minimum Competence - Daily Legal News Podcast, Wednesday, May 20, 2026 12:01:30 PM

‘The Testaments’ Has Been Renewed for Season 2

io9 | We Come From the Future, Wednesday, May 20, 2026 12:00:11 PM

The Big Idea: Caitlin Rozakis

Whatever, Wednesday, May 20, 2026 11:57:57 AM

In Retrospect I Suppose This Demise Was Inevitable

Whatever, Wednesday, May 20, 2026 11:57:18 AM

Emmie Christie reviews 14 of my stories!

https://kickin-the-darkness.com/, Wednesday, May 20, 2026 11:55:09 AM

Andhra 2 America Indian Cuisine opening soon in Huntingdon Valley

Glenside Local, Wednesday, May 20, 2026 11:53:15 AM

I've been following Jake's work privately, but now he's blogging about it public...

Scripting News, Wednesday, May 20, 2026 11:51:29 AM

Daubert dust-up and AEDPA angst

SCOTUSblog, Wednesday, May 20, 2026 11:45:00 AM

James Murdoch buys up half of Vox Media, grabbing New York and podcasts, but leaving The Verge and SB Nation

Nieman Lab, Wednesday, May 20, 2026 11:43:39 AM

Reclaim @ ILTA Annual Conference 2026

https://roundup.reclaimhosting.com, Wednesday, May 20, 2026 11:40:31 AM

Google Search as you know it is over

Stephen's Web ~ OLDaily, Wednesday, May 20, 2026 11:37:00 AM

Don’t Free Little Joe

Matt Levine - Bloomberg Opinion Columnist, Wednesday, May 20, 2026 11:31:16 AM

Google is trying to make deepfake detection more accessible for everyone

What We’re Reading – Nieman Lab, Wednesday, May 20, 2026 11:23:41 AM

The AI botnets cannot be stopped

jwz, Wednesday, May 20, 2026 11:15:45 AM

How to Make a Living as an Artist

kottke.org, Wednesday, May 20, 2026 11:14:00 AM

Big Pool

The Comics Journal, Wednesday, May 20, 2026 11:06:57 AM

Tennessee Book Ban Update: State Jumps The Shark By Banning ‘Roots’

Techdirt, Wednesday, May 20, 2026 11:06:30 AM