wrote my first story in the atlantic. it's about the *real* function of the rightwing ad ecosystem (besides making money): conservative world building theatlantic.com/technology/arc…

Oh look, it's Ali Breland in The Atlantic.

He went deep into the advertising ecosystem of far-right podcasts:

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wrote about open ai and manifest destiny theatlantic.com/technology/arc…

Here's Gal Beckerman's brilliant piece (from last year) on Jenny Erpenbeck, who just won the Booker Prize theatlantic.com/magazine/archi…

Here's Tom Nichols on what happens when you mix fear, political expediency, resentment, and a lust for power: theatlantic.com/newsletters/ar…

'The bizarre thing is that many voters may hear about the controversy and assume that it reveals Trump’s sympathy for the Third Reich, and then vote for him anyway.' theatlantic.com/ideas/archive/…

I've listened to Billie Eilish's 'Blue' 400 times already (+ also wrote about the goth sensuality of her new album) theatlantic.com/culture/archiv…

This is very smart, by Tyler Austin Harper, on how sad (and foolish) it would be to cede human courtship rituals to LLMs.

“Your digital proxy will go on innumerable dates for you, so you don’t have to practice anything so pesky as flirting and socializing.”

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'Swine airways are evolutionary playgrounds where bird-loving flu viruses can convert—and have converted—into ones that prefer to infect us.'

Katherine J. Wu, Ph.D.'s latest H5N1 advice is to watch the pigs, not just the dairy cows:

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This is really worth reading. theatlantic.com/ideas/archive/…

“It’s a weird, anticipatory grief—but it’s not unfounded… Our past isn’t just preserved in knickknacks and memorabilia; it lingers in the spaces we once occupied.” theatlantic.com/family/archive…

My fellow night owls, now is the time that we decide between either The Godfather Part II or Interstellar.

'How does one live with an everyday, every-hour awareness of how much healthy time might remain—perhaps all the time that might remain—as a very specific math equation? How does this translate into creative habits, a modus vivendi, a philosophy of life?'

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you really should be reading and following Matteo Wong theatlantic.com/technology/arc…

“When someone of Munro’s stature passes away, the world feels a little empty for a while and may never completely get back to its ever-elusive purpose. Still, there remains her great, great work.”

Lorrie Moore remembers Alice Munro:

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Here's George Conway on the latest in the Trump trials.

'I thought this trial was a sideshow; I now think I was wrong.'

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Seinfeld's speech was excellent. Also... he is 70?! theatlantic.com/ideas/archive/…

😎 SUMMER READING! 📚The Atlantic's 2024 list just dropped. So many good books on here: theatlantic.com/books/archive/…

This is going to be huge.

Coming soon!

Jerusalem's new podcast, Good on Paper. I can't wait. theatlantic.com/podcasts/archi…

Zach Weinersmith Defffff thinking of this Adrienne LaFrance piece today theatlantic.com/technology/arc…