Peter Rubin
@provenself
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@provenself on Threads. @longreads and @atavist at @automattic. no longer notable.
Oakland, CA
Joined December 2008
We’ve curated nearly 14,000 stories in the past 16 years and published hundreds of original pieces. Today, we’re kicking off a member drive to keep the stories coming. Won’t you join us? https://t.co/LFtXwyTj7X
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Calling all feature editors!
Editing job alert! Longreads seeks a feature-focused senior editor to join the team. Please note that this is a 6-month, P/T contract for now (though that may change down the road). Pay commensurate w/exp, but range is $4-5K USD/month. Full listing at
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On this day 15 years ago, @markarms fired off a tweet. As it turns out, that was the beginning of something special.
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sending huge, huge love to my former colleagues at WIRED. world-class people who do world-class work.
New: Per several people at Condé Nast, layoffs are happening today at Wired
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"The spies ... are patriots without countries, cursed forever to play out the violent gestures of war without any of the context that distracts from (or justifies) the carnage." @gyasihall's critical essay about the iconic comic strip is a must-read.
longreads.com
Like the spies themselves, the image we have of something is often what gets us in trouble.
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With the novelist's death at age 89, American literature has lost another giant. Enjoy a few of the pieces *about* Cormac McCarthy we've enjoyed over the years. https://t.co/ppvNhL0C5c
longreads.com
Saying goodbye to the legendary novelist.
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Agree—once it's sub-$1500. Right now it's a statement of intent and a proof of future development, not the last best chance.
Nothing about this Apple VR product is half-baked. Vision Pro is the best possible foot forward for this tech and if people don't adopt after this CAN WE JUST AGREE WE DON'T WANT IT?
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Reminder that virtually (!) everything about the Vision Pro has been in the works for *years*. In 2019, I put the puzzle pieces together about Apple's AR dreams.
wired.com
The company’s iOS 13.1, due out today, contains new glimpses of smart glasses currently in progress.
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The new YouSB port, obviously
@provenself Right? WHAT IS IT CONNECTED TO??? I've already tweeted three times about it. lol.
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Apple conspicuously ignoring the tether running down people’s backs
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With the series finale roaring toward us on Sunday, @chlopinions looks back at some of the very best commentary and reporting about the beloved HBO show "Succession."
longreads.com
Great writing begets great writing — and the commentary around the HBO smash hit is some of the best around.
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Dubs really looking like the Washington Generals on offense rn
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As a journo with 20+ years experience, I respectfully pay for newspapers, mags, podcasts and newsletters but I am not paying to be verified. #byebluecheck
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man, if you heard the sound I made when someone dropped the link into Slack.
When I die, may the epitaph read: He got Suga Free onto Longreads
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The formatting is completely borked, but going back to @mat's great 2014 story about Buzzfeed (and Circa and First Look) shows you what an eerie-ass time capsule tech optimisim can be.
wired.com
It’s like a parody, spending time in a well-funded startup’s office, with exposed brick walls and Great Big Screens Showing User Numbers and Pie Charts, just down the street from a food truck...
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[whispers] if you use old Tweetdeck, you can set it so Twitter Blue accounts show a clown emoji instead of a checkmark and it makes Twitter a truly joyous experience
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Damn, I was just listening to his trio on Friday. What a an artist, what a legacy. https://t.co/y0dd5jD8Gw
nytimes.com
He was known for his laid-back style and for his influence on, among others, Miles Davis, who once said, “All my inspiration comes from Ahmad Jamal.”
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