James Gleick

Astonishing thread. I have been buying this Sriracha for years. I had no idea.

Great thread about the coming battle of Donbas.

“The subordination and erasure of LGBTQ life that H.B. 1557 seeks to achieve has already begun.” If you like reading a strong legal brief (and who doesn’t?), you won’t be disappointed by this one.

Read this story. Now imagine that the country where this took place had politicians—sworn to serve and protect the public—who instead glorify guns, promote guns, and flaunt guns. They would be shamed and reviled by all, surely.

Think you understand Amazon? You don’t understand Amazon until you read this by @doctorow. Then you will understand Amazon.

A brilliant essay about an astounding piece of theater—back from the pandemic.

For those wondering how Fulvio Fantoni (and others) could cheat at championship bridge, this is a good article from five years ago, by David Owen.

“It is literally safer to be shot into outer space with new technology never before tried out on humans than it is to work in one of Bezos’s warehouses.” This really is an excellent piece by @TimothyNoah1

In with the ruthless violence, the hyperreality, the betrayal and death, is an unquenchable love of language. Gibson has that in common with Le Guin and with J. G. Ballard. Neuromancer sings to us as a collage of voices, a mixed chorus, some trustworthy and others malicious, some piped through masks.