not in Philly for the generational used philosophy book sale ;-;

there is something abt pickleball which rlly brings out the worst in the middle-aged suburban men

great news from my alma mater

There’s an extraordinary piece in this month’s Harper’s:

Tatum is really fabulous in it, but won't get love bc the movie is too weird (and in certain ways undercuts him)

thought Roofman was deceptively interesting. Very hard to place film. Haven't seen any reviews which do it justice yet.

The subtler point w/ this is that retention is tanking just as much as comprehension. So even if students develop coping skills to read unfamiliar passages, there’s no longterm (or even short-term) recollection—sometimes even between sentences.

Proud of my run as an editorial intern @Harpers. Looking for new writing/editing projects in the future!

The Oxford Union ppl impeach each other literally twice a year. The whole thing is a tryout for Tory party leadership postgrad

Italian brainrot is much more than it seems to be. It is new generation of weapon. I had recently very disturbing experience. Hard to forget.

My darkest Michigander secret is that I don’t know how to play euchre :(

Saw this on my commute. First major Chinese retail chain to successfully enter the US market?

Anyone know any solid philosophy/theory reading groups in Philly this fall (other than the long-running Lacan seminar)?

From Jameson’s “Mimesis, Expression, Construction”

Nothing new, but it’s hard to overstate how remarkable this book is

hater: new york is dead whale: don't listen to them, eric

Sad that gen z have apparently lost the ability to echolocate using sonar the way we did growing up

I hate to say it but the Mamdani hero-worship has gotten out of control

Masters Diss submitted, thnx Oxford

who is Labubu