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Both Are True
local man sends 2nd email after 1st only gets 3 responses you won't believe how much shame he felt afterwards (not what you think!) // BREAKING NEWS - Survey...
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Atoms vs Bits
Hateful Things in 1002 AD When I say The Pillow Book, written by Sei Shōnagon in the late 990s AD, reads like a Tumblr, you...
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When I say The Pillow Book, written by Sei Shōnagon in the late 990s AD, reads like a Tumblr, you might reasonably assume I'm being wry and somewhat exaggerated: "ohhhh, this thing from 1000 years ago is just like things we write today [if you
Both Are True
the cure for shame is... it's definitely hitting certain numbers, metrics, weight goals, etc, RIGHT? - my new essay is out on...
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it's definitely hitting certain numbers, metrics, weight goals, etc, RIGHT? - my new essay is out on Prism!!
The Honest Broker
Why Is the Washington Post Talking to Substack? And updates on other recent articles
3 days ago
The Ruffian
NEW POD: James Marriott on whether AI will make writers redundant In Which I Put the Case For Optimism
3 days ago
journal – Winnie Lim
playing my own little game My interest in playing board games got reignited after watching some korean tv puzzle shows. After...
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3 days ago
My interest in playing board games got reignited after watching some korean tv puzzle shows. After few days of playing board games my partner was reminded that life is like playing a...
Tech and Tea
Making Space When the World Feels Heavy When creating space feels too hard, a little structure and accountability can be the nudge you need.
3 days ago
The Honest Broker
"The Next New Thing in Music Will Not Come from New York, Los Angeles, or London" Highlights from my conversation with The Ankler
4 days ago
Both Are True
BATWRITE IS NOW WAKE UP gonna happen for the next two hours here's the link
4 days ago
The Ruffian
This Charming Man Glimpses of Joseph Stalin From Simon Sebag Montefiore's Biography
4 days ago
Both Are True
BATWRITE tomorrow // Saturday // 830am est get some shit done and then start the weekend RIGHT
5 days ago
Both Are True
Doing Crimes w my dad a throwback for dad day (originally published in May 2023)
5 days ago
Atoms vs Bits
Is This Anything? 6 sweet sweet nothings
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Laetitia@Work
Women’s Experience Trap Laetitia@Work #82
5 days ago
Charlie Becker
This is not an About page. CBL #93 - Some thoughts on thinking/acting, naming/doing, and where this blog is headed
6 days ago
The Honest Broker
Brian Wilson Is My Brick I keep a brick on display in my home.
6 days ago
The Honest Broker
An Ugly New Marketing Strategy Is Driving Me Nuts (and You Too) That's its purpose
a week ago
Atoms vs Bits
Companies That Record You Should Have To Send You The Recording a policy proposal
a week ago
Both Are True
batwrite cowrite tomorrow (wed) at 930am est for the early birds who seek the worm
a week ago
Both Are True
no, they don't hate you they're too busy worrying you hate them
a week ago
The Honest Broker
The Rise and Fall of Sly Stone The soul and funk legend leaves us today at age 82—but the deeper story is that he abandoned his...
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The soul and funk legend leaves us today at age 82—but the deeper story is that he abandoned his audience more than 50 years ago
Both Are True
can everyone please just shut the fuck up for a few minutes yes that includes you *i** *u*i*
a week ago
Tech and Tea
Creating Space: A 6-Week Journaling Course Announcing a journaling course in collaboration with Buster Benson at 750 Words — designed to help...
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a week ago
Announcing a journaling course in collaboration with Buster Benson at 750 Words — designed to help you step back, breathe, and reconnect with what truly matters. Join us!
Atoms vs Bits
Dating Apps That Could Exist and wish I had the skills to make
a week ago
journal – Winnie Lim
thoughts about human intelligence after watching korean game shows We started watching korean variety shows since they started appearing on Netflix. I think it started...
a week ago
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a week ago
We started watching korean variety shows since they started appearing on Netflix. I think it started with Physical 100 which gave me the push I needed to get started on my own...
The Honest Broker
The Ten Warning Signs A huge change is coming
a week ago
Passing Time
The Daily Pancake A pancake in the morning feels indulgent... but every day?
a week ago
Both Are True
today's batwrite starts in 25 minutes at 830am est and according to multiple sources on both sides of various aisles, 'you're not gonna...
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a week ago
at 830am est and according to multiple sources on both sides of various aisles, 'you're not gonna wanna miss this'
The Ruffian
5 Reasons There Won't Be an AI Jobs Apocalypse Cope & Glory
a week ago
Atoms vs Bits
Is This Anything? 5 A kinda wild fact about modern government is that (often) lawmakers don't read the bills they pass....
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a week ago
A kinda wild fact about modern government is that (often) lawmakers don't read the bills they pass. One thing I think would be fun is if every bill came with a short multiple-choice quiz, and lawmakers had to answer the quiz before they voted. There's a
Both Are True
prompts for human beings if you try putting these into AI, a shoe will fall on your head
a week ago
The Honest Broker
Where in the World Is the World's Fair? It's happening right now—but can you tell me where?
a week ago
Both Are True
here's the link for today's batwrite starting in 49 minutes at 12p est
a week ago
Atoms vs Bits
Thoughts on Standup Is this anything?
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The Honest Broker
Tens of Thousands of AI Users Now Believe ChatGPT Is God Is this mental illness—or the next major religion?
2 weeks ago
Both Are True
i failed vs. i'm a failure the life-changing magic of the failure bow
2 weeks ago
Atoms vs Bits
Literary Fiction As Niche Hobby We might be better off this way
2 weeks ago
The Honest Broker
Beauty Is Stone Cold in the Arts, but Hot as a Consumer Product The state of aesthetics in the 21st century is very, very strange
2 weeks ago
The Ruffian
The Improving Mentality Pt II Anton Howes on Britain's Industrial Revolution
2 weeks ago
journal – Winnie Lim
on inner expectations I am not sure when it started, but I tend to feel like I am wasting my life if I am not doing...
2 weeks ago
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2 weeks ago
I am not sure when it started, but I tend to feel like I am wasting my life if I am not doing something creative or enriching. Hence it has been difficult...
Both Are True
wanna actually write something today? batcave cowriting starts at 12p est
2 weeks ago
The Ruffian
Postcard From Copenhagen City of Chill
2 weeks ago
The Honest Broker
Substack Has Changed in the Last 30 Days The people who hate us now love us—should we be worried?
2 weeks ago
Atoms vs Bits
Is This Anything? 4 more thoughts
2 weeks ago
Both Are True
this is not a love poem game night and freedom from the fog
2 weeks ago
Both Are True
numbers aren't real and other realizations during BATLIVE #002 Mike Sowden is an enemy of the BAT
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The Honest Broker
5 Ways to Stop AI Cheating At 22, I left LA for a traditional Oxford education. I mocked it then—but this stodgy approach might...
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At 22, I left LA for a traditional Oxford education. I mocked it then—but this stodgy approach might be our best hope right now.
Both Are True
BATLIVE starting in 30 min here's the link
2 weeks ago
Both Are True
i know i should fix my toe fungus, and yet the strange pleasures of refusing to change
2 weeks ago
Atoms vs Bits
Remarks On The Bidecennial some fiction
2 weeks ago
Both Are True
All the prompts & ideas for members of the 🦇 BATCAVE 🦇 - join now and get em all you silly goosebat
2 weeks ago
Nat Eliason's...
IT'S TIME! My Sci-Fi Thriller Husk is Now Available Plus some thoughts on this journey
3 weeks ago
Both Are True
i feel inadequate and so does everyone else w/ Ava of bookbear express why sharing your messy ass self online is hard (and good (and impossible (and necessary)))
3 weeks ago
The Ruffian
The Improving Mentality Listen now | Anton Howes on the Origins of the Industrial Revolution
3 weeks ago
The Honest Broker
Welcome to the Worldwide Wall Why are web platforms turning into bunkers and internment camps?
3 weeks ago
Atoms vs Bits
Bruised Peach Problems They couldn't have been a contender
3 weeks ago
Daniel Bourke
31 Simple Pleasures Simple doesn’t mean small.
3 weeks ago
journal – Winnie Lim
pathological demand avoidance I first came across this term when I was browsing the subreddits for adhd and autistic women. After...
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I first came across this term when I was browsing the subreddits for adhd and autistic women. After reading more about it I realised belatedly (in my 40s) that I have been...
The Honest Broker
I'm Recommending These 10 New Albums Here are some highlights from my recent listening
3 weeks ago
The Ruffian
Why Is TikTok Such Rocket Fuel For Populists? Three Reasons It Gives Right-Wing Populists The Advantage
3 weeks ago
Atoms vs Bits
Is This Anything? 3 1) I often get told I end phonecalls prematurely, as in, I hang up before the other person thinks...
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1) I often get told I end phonecalls prematurely, as in, I hang up before the other person thinks we've finished the Goodbye Ritual. I think this may be because TV has seeped into my brain too much, and on telly they don't want to "
Atoms vs Bits
Is This Anything? 3 some attempts
3 weeks ago
Both Are True
if ur feeling sad after posting something this might help idk
3 weeks ago
Tech and Tea
Important Tech and Tea Updates (and snacks!) What paid subscribers and Founding Members will get in 2025: coaching tools, snack boxes, ad hoc...
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What paid subscribers and Founding Members will get in 2025: coaching tools, snack boxes, ad hoc coaching sessions, and behind-the-scenes experiments.
The Honest Broker
Today You Can Talk About Anything and Everything (Well, Almost) It's open mic day at The Honest Broker
3 weeks ago
Both Are True
comedic catastrophes (The Chatfield x Dobrenko Tapes) + why being mediocre at your art is the best way to not get copied by the AI
3 weeks ago
Charlie Becker
Chelsea is not a metaphor. CITS #92 | May 22, 2025
3 weeks ago
Both Are True
LINK FOR TODAY'S BATCAVE COWRITING @ 12p est the only thing scarier than writing? donating $ to trump
3 weeks ago
Atoms vs Bits
All Watched Over some fiction
3 weeks ago
Laetitia@Work
How housing scarcity influences everything Laetitia@Work #81
4 weeks ago
The Honest Broker
A Major Newspaper Publishes a Summer Reading List—but the Books Don't Exist The AI disaster is getting worse—and a new survey of 48,000 people in 47 countries makes clear that...
4 weeks ago
Both Are True
bits all the way down also: remember when you said you'd write something and then you just...didn't? i have a solution lol
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4 weeks ago
also: remember when you said you'd write something and then you just...didn't? i have a solution lol
Nat Eliason's...
LAST CHANCE for the Husk Preorder Bundle! Just sending one last reminder that the Husk Preorder Bundle ends tomorrow, 5/20, at 11:59 Central...
4 weeks ago
The Honest Broker
Can You Fool the Audience? The future of culture may depend on this question—and the answer is now evident
4 weeks ago
Atoms vs Bits
A Better Birthday Song One that's actually happy, for a start.
4 weeks ago
journal – Winnie Lim
do we cherish our selves Human beings are very strange creatures. We often do not make decisions based on what we truly want...
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a month ago
Human beings are very strange creatures. We often do not make decisions based on what we truly want and need, or what would generate positive outcomes for us. Instead most of us...
The Honest Broker
14 YouTube Videos I'm Enjoying Right Now Today we cover everything from surf music to brain rot—and I tell you what really happens at an...
a month ago
Both Are True
HERE IS THE REAL LINK FOR BATWRITE the last one didn't work is what people are telling me
a month ago
Both Are True
zoom link for cowriting today at 12pm est (in 40 min) - 2 hours, join whenever chill good vibes, get some stuff done, etc
a month ago
The Ruffian
We're All Viennese Now On a Royal Suicide Pact and Ages of Anxiety
a month ago
Both Are True
we're all just watching the numbers with jelly donuts dribbling down our shirts + BATWRITE tomorrow Sat 12p EST - be there or be an absolute *****
a month ago
Atoms vs Bits
Is This Anything? 2 just some thoughts
a month ago
The Honest Broker
The Anti-Tech Canon: 30 Books My reading list for reviving human values in today's digital desert and liberating yourself from...
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My reading list for reviving human values in today's digital desert and liberating yourself from tech overreach
Both Are True
BATCAVE LIVE #002 RECAP (PROFOUND) the minutes, the hours, the days, the little pleasures, the agenda jokes, the realization that we...
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a month ago
the minutes, the hours, the days, the little pleasures, the agenda jokes, the realization that we are swarm + GLENNON DOYLE WATCH
Farza's Newsletter
woke up and found a beanie in my freezer fml now my head is cold pasta and sauce
a month ago
Both Are True
maybe being selfish is good? // what if I'm making the batcave because *I* need it?? BATCAVE LIVE today at 4pm EST - recording sent afterwards
a month ago
Atoms vs Bits
Believing Things Your Friends Don't It used to be hard. And now it's easy.
a month ago
The Honest Broker
The 30 Most Intriguing Musicians of 2025 Here's the second installment of my three-part survey
a month ago
Both Are True
my first acting role in LA was playing a hamster Also on set - Kevin Spacey, Sir Ben Kingsley, Mandy Patinkin, and Gary Oldman
a month ago
Nat Eliason's...
Only 1 Week Left for the Husk Preorder Bundle And preorders end next week!
a month ago
Both Are True
This week in BATCAVE! live AMA on Wednesday, live cowrite on Saturday
a month ago
Atoms vs Bits
VERITAS Subsidies For Media Support media, better.
a month ago
journal – Winnie Lim
three encounters in taipei one With only a few days remaining, we made our way to the physical shop after ordering it a few...
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a month ago
one With only a few days remaining, we made our way to the physical shop after ordering it a few times on uber eats. It is a greek yoghurt bowl, but it...
The Honest Broker
The New Romanticism Just Found an Unexpected Spokesperson Sometimes heroes really do wear white hats
a month ago
Rubenerd
#Japan2025 Sydney, JAL, and the Sneaky Shortcut This is the last installment in our Japan2025 blog post series, at least as told as a post about...
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a month ago
This is the last installment in our Japan2025 blog post series, at least as told as a post about recent events. Last we spoke, we’d boarded from Haneda for our flight back to Sydney. It was late in the afternoon, which did give us half a day in Japan to explore a few more places...
The Ruffian
Why Am I At My Lowest In The Middle Of the Night? The Causes of 3am Catastrophising
a month ago
Thu Le
Ten pointless facts about me Maybe the first of who knows how many.
a month ago
The Honest Broker
The Four Horsemen of the Pop Culture Apocalypse Do I have a horse in this race?
a month ago
Passing Time
Spinning significance out of a senseless slog Contributing to a chosen culture via running
a month ago
Atoms vs Bits
Small Thoughts Is this anything?
a month ago
Rubenerd
#Japan2025 Ikebukuro and home This post has been back-dated a day to fit in the timeline properly. Last post also incoming this...
a month ago
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a month ago
This post has been back-dated a day to fit in the timeline properly. Last post also incoming this weekend. I’m sitting now in our Sydney apartment after half an hour on the train and airport monorail in Tōkyō, a ten hour flight due south, navigating Australia’s immigration and...
Both Are True
why can't i call people even tho i want to bad comedy, good friends, and substack woes with Michael Estrin
a month ago
Unfiltered by Tim...
The Most Successful People I Know Have a Psychopathic Sense of Urgency "Decrease the time between having an idea and getting it done"
a month ago
Jason Fried
Why new when? When we make something new, people often ask "why don't you just add that to Basecamp?" There are a...
a month ago
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When we make something new, people often ask "why don't you just add that to Basecamp?" There are a number of reasons, depending on what it is. But, broadly, making something brand new gives you latitude (and attitude) to explore new tech and design approaches. It's the...
bookbear express
Dear Bear: on the far side of fear is surrender + weekly recs
a month ago
Paul Cudenec
Adolf Hitler and the zio-imperialist mafia A book review
a month ago
Rubenerd
#Japan2025 Exploring Akiba and Kinshichō Those of you who remember when I used to blog things that weren’t about travel, rejoice! This was...
a month ago
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a month ago
Those of you who remember when I used to blog things that weren’t about travel, rejoice! This was our last full day in Japan before we travel back to Australia, with heavy hearts and significantly heavier baggage. I’m at our local Doutor having a coffee and thinking back to how...
Both Are True
we laugh so that we do not cry but we end up crying anyway a recap + recording of BATWRITE #001
a month ago
The Intimate Mirror
Power, Vulnerability, and Soulful Collaboration A Conversation with Dechen McSweeney on the Nine Mistakes We Make in Relationship to Power
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The Honest Broker
For Keith Jarrett's 80th Birthday: 10 Key Tracks from His Early Career I celebrate the pianist's milestone birthday by sharing my favorite music from his first decade as a...
a month ago
DYNOMIGHT
How much information is in DNA? This is an article that just appeared in Asimov Press, who kindly agreed that I could publish it...
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This is an article that just appeared in Asimov Press, who kindly agreed that I could publish it here and also humored my deep emotional need to use words like “Sparklepuff”. Do you like information theory? Do you like molecular biology? Do you like the idea of smashing them...
The Honest Broker
Are We Living in a Time of Cultural Collapse? Some say I believe this—but do I really?
a month ago
Rubenerd
#Japan2025 Hokuriku Shinkansen Back to Tōkyō There are five things I love about being a traveller in Japan. Okay, there are many more, but these...
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a month ago
There are five things I love about being a traveller in Japan. Okay, there are many more, but these are the big ones. One is the traditional art, music, and architecture. Two is the food, both local and their interpretations of international cuisine. Three is the hospitality....
Both Are True
TODAY 12PM: Write alongside other weirdos with almost zero talking about writing!!
a month ago
Atoms vs Bits
How Much Economic Activity Is Cross-Subsidized? how the @#$ does that store stay in business anyway?
a month ago
Both Are True
i went to the woods and realized the internet is insane you don't know what you've got till it's gone fishin'
a month ago
Rubenerd
#Japan2025 Toyama Port and Glass Art Museum Yesterday we spent our last full day in Toyama Prefecture, so named because it’s Toyama and it’s a...
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a month ago
Yesterday we spent our last full day in Toyama Prefecture, so named because it’s Toyama and it’s a prefecture. We spent it in the beautifully serene Toyama Port on the Toyama Tram in Toyama, then head to Toyama City to see the Toyama Glass Museum in Toyama, surprising though it...
Unfiltered by Tim...
Advice For Building A Business Boiled Down Into One-Sentence Harsh Truths A 3-minute read
a month ago
Rubenerd
Ten pointless facts regarding me David over at Forking Mad+ did one of those blog post challenges I thought looked like fun. Do you...
a month ago
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a month ago
David over at Forking Mad+ did one of those blog post challenges I thought looked like fun. Do you floss your teeth? Yes, several of them! An accident when I was a kid left me with crooked teeth and little choice. Tea, coffee, or water? That’d be great, thanks. Footwear...
The Honest Broker
'The Atlantic' Visits Me at Home, and I Win an Award This has been quite a day at The Honest Broker
a month ago
Tech and Tea
My First Vibe Coding Project: The Trader Joe’s Snack Box Builder A surprisingly delightful experience
a month ago
Both Are True
'wtf is the batcave' a guide for ppl who already pay for both are true
a month ago
bookbear express
always on your side friendship is magic
a month ago
Rubenerd
#Japan2025 Ending up in Shin-Takaoka Yesterday was probably our first proper rest day on this trip, so we mostly hung around the hotel...
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a month ago
Yesterday was probably our first proper rest day on this trip, so we mostly hung around the hotel and surrounds. It always feels like a waste loitering in an amazing place, but sometimes you need some downtime or you feel exhausted! Or maybe that’s just us. We started the day at...
Scarlet Ink
How to Both Embrace and Defeat Imposter Syndrome Our skills aren't perfect. Moving past our weaknesses is how we discover our ways to add value, and...
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a month ago
Our skills aren't perfect. Moving past our weaknesses is how we discover our ways to add value, and improve along the way.
Atoms vs Bits
Coward Fiction It'll happen to you, probably
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DYNOMIGHT
So much blood In a recent post about trading stuff for money, I mentioned: Europe had a [blood plasma] shortage of...
a month ago
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a month ago
In a recent post about trading stuff for money, I mentioned: Europe had a [blood plasma] shortage of around 38%, which it met by importing plasma from paid donors in the United States, where blood products account for 2% of all exports by value. The internet’s reaction was: “TWO...
The Honest Broker
Harrison Ford and the Origin of Western Civilization We cover lots of ground at The Honest Broker
a month ago
Thu Le
Between worlds From moving between worlds to feeling at home wherever I am.
a month ago
Rubenerd
Australia’s and Canada’s Elections We take a quick break from #Japan2025 to mention the results back home. Clara and I both submitted...
a month ago
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a month ago
We take a quick break from #Japan2025 to mention the results back home. Clara and I both submitted our postal votes before we left, and largely ignored the news while we tried to enjoy our holiday and break. My sister messaged last night to tell us it was safe to check now, and...
Rubenerd
#Japan2025 Toyama Tower, Castle, and French Pentax Yesterday’s wanderings around Toyama were a bit all over the place, but there were a few highlights!...
a month ago
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a month ago
Yesterday’s wanderings around Toyama were a bit all over the place, but there were a few highlights! I’m starting to feel the self-imposed effects of running around every day, so this post will be briefer. After breakfast at a local Doutor we went to get… wait for it… another IC...
The Ruffian
Seven Features Of Post-Literate Politics Inspired By Walter Ong's Classic Book, 'Orality and Literacy'
a month ago
The Honest Broker
30 Ways to Revitalize Arts & Culture I can dream, can't I?
a month ago
Rubenerd
#Japan2025 Toyama wanderings I’m doing something a bit different today, and writing about yesterday’s adventures on the Ainokaze...
a month ago
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a month ago
I’m doing something a bit different today, and writing about yesterday’s adventures on the Ainokaze Toyama Train in… wait for it… Toyama. That wit won’t win me a spot on any of the late night Japanese variety shows for which Clara and I currently harbour an addiction, but is a...
Both Are True
just two dads becoming dad friends loneliness, parenting struggles (and joys lol), + "writing as legacy" with Marc Typo
a month ago
Atoms vs Bits
ATVBT Survey: April post about posts
a month ago
Rubenerd
#Japan2025 Off to Toyama and Takaoka When we were first planning our trip up to Toyama, the original plan was to take the scenic train up...
a month ago
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a month ago
When we were first planning our trip up to Toyama, the original plan was to take the scenic train up from Nagoya like so many of those NHK travel documentaries we’d seen. We laboured for days deciding whether we had the time to stop in Takoyama along the way; and if so, whether...
Ryan Hoover's...
Why I invest in venture funds
a month ago
Unfiltered by Tim...
You Don't Want to Be Rich, You Want Independence “Autonomy is wealth”
a month ago
journal – Winnie Lim
9 years together To me, being in a relationship is like choosing to engage in a continuous power battle. I know it...
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a month ago
To me, being in a relationship is like choosing to engage in a continuous power battle. I know it sounds unromantic but age has taught me that the way to truly sustain...
Rubenerd
#Japan2025 Hida Folk Village… eventually! I start this post about our second day in Takayama with a confession. If you’re a weeb and/or otaku,...
a month ago
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a month ago
I start this post about our second day in Takayama with a confession. If you’re a weeb and/or otaku, you’re likely familiar with convenience store bundle offers. In exchange for buying from a list of items in store, you can redeem a piece of anime merchandise. I’ve long thought...
Both Are True
wait no that last email wasn't supposed to get cut off !!! this one has the May schedule for the BATCAVE 🦇🦇 Hey also should teach a workshop in how to send...
a month ago
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a month ago
this one has the May schedule for the BATCAVE 🦇🦇 Hey also should teach a workshop in how to send emails good and how you definitely should send a follow up immediately after that is KEY
Both Are True
how to write about the vulnerable stuff your family doesn't know about (and other fun easy topics... therapy for writers // batcave live #001 w special guest Isabel Cowles Murphy
a month ago
Isabel Unraveled
the two dogs in me words from a private reading i did in Toronto
a month ago
DYNOMIGHT
Trading stuff for money Examples are good. Let’s start with some examples: We all need kidneys, or at least one kidney....
a month ago
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a month ago
Examples are good. Let’s start with some examples: We all need kidneys, or at least one kidney. Donating a kidney sucks, but having zero working kidneys really sucks. Paying people for kidneys would increase the number available, but it seems gross to pay people for part of their...
The Honest Broker
How I Got Scammed A retraction and an apology to Pitchfork
a month ago
bookbear express
grace discernment without judgment
a month ago
The Honest Broker
Now You Know the Rest of the Story... I share updates on recent articles
a month ago
The Honest Broker
Live with Ted Gioia A recording from Ted Gioia's live video
a month ago
Atoms vs Bits
Who Will Decide Whether The Guardians Need Some Guarding? Not me, surely
a month ago
Both Are True
THE BATCAVE IS OPEN FOR BATNESS paying subscribers get monthly lives, cowrites, mini-workshops and more
a month ago
The Honest Broker
I Get Into Dogfights on Social Media Did I win or lose? You can judge the results.
a month ago
bookbear express
Dear Bear: do you feel doubts about your unconventional career path? + matchmaking results mostly out
a month ago
Scarlet Ink
Inside a High-Severity Outage: A Late Night Sev-2 at Amazon A detailed narrative of how we communicated about, worked on, and resolved a technical mess we...
a month ago
Atoms vs Bits
Why That Hat? Investigated Chefs wear a chef's hat. Soldiers wear a beret. WHY?
a month ago
The Honest Broker
Yacht Rock Sails Again! Is relaxed jazzy pop music coming back?
a month ago
journal – Winnie Lim
textures and scenes from tainan I love when I position my camera for a snap, the subject responds positively like this: My partner...
a month ago
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a month ago
I love when I position my camera for a snap, the subject responds positively like this: My partner calls Tainan the most aesthetic city for our trip. It is filled with old...
The Intimate Mirror
Predictive Processing and The Sacred Liberating Reality from Our Priors
a month ago
The Ruffian
Experts: Can't Live With Them, Can't Live Without Them Douglas Murray Takes On Joe Rogan
a month ago
Thu Le
Blind spots Finding my blind spots using AI.
a month ago
The Honest Broker
How I Identify Heroes & Villains in the Music Business Or in publishing, movies, visual arts, and other creative idioms
a month ago
Raptitude.com
How to Stop Eating Candy for Breakfast There’s a particular scene in an early episode of the Simpsons that I found especially relatable, as...
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