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Not in our names.

Ta-Nehisi Coates on the DNC’s refusal (so far) to give a single Palestinian American voice any airtime: vanityfair.com/news/story/dnc…

I like this nuanced n+1 magazine piece by Rachel Ossip, but I'm holding out more hope that we can resist AI-generated art, at least for a while. nplusonemag.com/issue-48/essay…

This is an interesting argument by ⁦⁦Rachel Cohen⁩. I often focus on structural change (such as with climate change and homelessness), but individual volunteering can matter in other ways. We all have to wrestle with these moral and personal questions. vox.com/culture/368201…

Scientific American is the oldest continuous publication in the U.S. and it's our birthday! We're 179 years old. This gif shows the evolution of our logo at Scientific American

Kamala Harris said the word "border" seven times in her acceptance speech. She said the words "climate" once & "health care" once.

Sounds to me like the FAA found out about SpaceX's possible violations of the Clean Water Act (at the Starship launch site) from Texas authorities and media reports, not from the FAA's own review. The FAA released this statement today:

Pretty astounding that news organizations don’t have a rule about not publishing news from “intelligence assessments” without independent second source verification. Obviously insane, journalistically.

Some writers and books have meant a lot to me and even influenced my life. But I'm not a rereader! I love this provocative essay by oscar schwartz. theparisreview.org/blog/2024/09/0…

I’ve never seen Matewan, but I’m planning to now!

In tonight’s debate, I’ll be watching for, and hoping anxiously for, something new from Kamala Harris, especially on economic policy, climate policy, and foreign policy (Israel/Gaza). abcnews.go.com/Politics/debat…