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One Month of Building the Used Bookstore of the Future + Things I loved in July

14 hours ago

from Charlie Becker in life

Charlie Becker Letter #97

Is This Anything? 12

3 hours ago

from Atoms vs Bits in life

The first advance copies of my game Person Do Thing have finally arrived stateside; order a copy now at want.persondothing.com. As a reader of this...

"bathang 4pm est today is gonna be l*t"

yesterday

from Both Are True in life

seriously everyone is saying it and i'm not even paying most of them anymore

The Golden Mean

2 days ago

from Atoms vs Bits in life

Do, or do not

Why Do Children Hate Music Lessons?

2 days ago

from The Honest Broker in life

I love music, but not how it’s taught

"Unearthed 2008 blog reveals Dobrenko's early genius"

3 days ago

from Both Are True in life

i sent an unfinished blog entry from 2008 to some literary critics and here's their reply???

"You Have to Get People's Attention in the First Two Seconds"

4 days ago

from The Honest Broker in life

And other updates on previous articles

Trust

4 days ago

from Atoms vs Bits in life

This one makes me sad to write, but: I've had two people who worked for me who told me early on that their previous manager was terrible, horrible, a...

my body is a temple

5 days ago

from journal – Winnie Lim in life

The people who brought me up have a sweet tooth, so I was allowed to snack on unregulated amounts of chocolate, sweets, chips and carbonated drinks...

The One Weird Trick That Gave Humans Language

6 days ago

from The Ruffian in life

An Extract From 'A Brief History of Intelligence' by Max Bennett

BATWRITE AUGUST DATES ARE LIVE

a week ago

from Both Are True in life

"omg this is crazy" - every big newspaper

Is This Anything? 11

a week ago

from Atoms vs Bits in life

getting mad + drinking occasionally

12 Outstanding New Albums I'm Recommending Right Now

a week ago

from The Honest Broker in life

I share choice tracks from a wide range of genres and geographies

men? vulnerable?? get real

a week ago

from Both Are True in life

"i'm not much but i'm all i think about"

Help me read my way through the history of the novel.

a week ago

from Charlie Becker in life

CBL #96 | A short essay followed by a very long list

The President Pool

a week ago

from Atoms vs Bits in life

stray thoughts on US presidencies

hello, i love you, won't you pick up your phone??? (with audio of me reading it)

a week ago

from Both Are True in life

seriously haven't heard from you in seven minutes please pick up we're worried about you not a joke please answer now hello?

Californias

a week ago

from The Map is Mostly Water in life

The first time I went out to Silicon Valley, or California for that matter, or anywhere at all west of New York state, was after college.

Why Is a Bot Like a Gentlemen's Club?

a week ago

from The Honest Broker in life

And other strange defenses from the techno-optimist community

Things Could Be Better

a week ago

from Atoms vs Bits in life

At the best cocktail bar in New York[^1] you can get a cocktail for about $18. At various other mediocre cocktail bars, you can get a mediocre...

As AI Gets Smarter, It Acts More Evil

a week ago

from The Honest Broker in life

I share disturbing evidence, a hypothesis, and a prediction—tell me what you think

do what we can

a week ago

from journal – Winnie Lim in life

I was telling my partner that though I love the sense of accomplishment when I finish a travel sketchbook, it inhibits me from doing more travel...

hans zimmer and me got a burrito in sf but it was just a dream my life is a lie man

a week ago

from Farza's Newsletter in life

Hey everyone :).

Why Are Quiet Spaces Disappearing?

a week ago

from The Honest Broker in life

And how do we get them back?

10 Classical Music Pieces To Take On Holiday

a week ago

from The Ruffian in life

A Summer Listening List

Is This Anything? 10

2 weeks ago

from Atoms vs Bits in life

youtube + Francis Bacon

What Is Happening to Music Criticism?

2 weeks ago

from The Honest Broker in life

And the sad decline of the New York Times

i've weaseled my way into a business camp for newsletter writers

2 weeks ago

from Both Are True in life

what could go wrong????

Fumbling Toward Truth and Beauty in Used Bookstores

2 weeks ago

from Charlie Becker in life

CBL #95 | A dispatch from a Sunday at the store

Pod Part II: Helen Thompson on Britain's Next Crisis

2 weeks ago

from The Ruffian in life

What It Means For Net Zero and Whether Reform Has Peaked Too Soon

Careless People: how power destroys empathy

2 weeks ago

from Laetitia@Work in life

Laetitia@Work #83

No Sex Before

2 weeks ago

from Atoms vs Bits in life

norms, and possible norms

We Are Winning! (Update)

2 weeks ago

from The Honest Broker in life

It’s nice to have good news to share from the music industry.

writing my way home

2 weeks ago

from Both Are True in life

from jello to hello and back again

NEW PODCAST: Helen Thompson on Britain's Next Crisis

2 weeks ago

from The Ruffian in life

Why a Fiscal Reckoning Is Imminent and What the Fallout Will Be

Is Spotify Streaming Unauthorized AI Knockoffs of Dead Musicians?

2 weeks ago

from The Honest Broker in life

And other updates on recent articles

Rome Pilgrimage: Jubilee Year, 2025

2 weeks ago

from RhysTranter.com in life

This July, Jenn and I journeyed to Rome as part of a Jubilee Year pilgrimage with a group of colleagues from St David’s Catholic College. We passed...

Prisoners Dilemmas In Corporate America

2 weeks ago

from Atoms vs Bits in life

it's sad, honestly.

Could the Next Netflix or Spotify Be an Artists-Owned Cooperative?

2 weeks ago

from The Honest Broker in life

And other YouTube videos I'm enjoying right now

The Diderot Effect

2 weeks ago

from The Ruffian in life

Who Owns The Story of You?

yet another dysautonomia episode

2 weeks ago

from journal – Winnie Lim in life

I went for a 5km run yesterday a couple of days after returning from thailand. Sometimes after a long break it may feel more strenuous but I felt...

We Are Winning!

2 weeks ago

from The Honest Broker in life

Something has changed in the last few days.

Is This Anything? 9

3 weeks ago

from Atoms vs Bits in life

twitter + captchas

Could Substack Challenge YouTube?

3 weeks ago

from The Honest Broker in life

8 predictions on the battle for your eyeballs

Intrauterine Devices

3 weeks ago

from Atoms vs Bits in life

IUDs generate a lot of strong opinions. Why?

GUEST LECTURER AT TODAY’S BATWRITE

3 weeks ago

from Both Are True in life

Yes that’s correct, Emma June Dobrenko will be doing a guest presentation to kick us off today.

New Podcast: Alison Gopnik On Whether the AIs Can Think For Themselves

3 weeks ago

from The Ruffian in life

Child vs Machine

How an Exiled Russian Noble Became a Great American Songwriter

3 weeks ago

from The Honest Broker in life

His story spans everything from Belarus to Balanchine to Bacharach

two things: batwrite starts in an hour AND here are 5 recs for you that you might like idk

3 weeks ago

from Both Are True in life

good music, good comics, good design of a blog, what the hell else could you even want??

9 Things from My Summer (So Far)

3 weeks ago

from Tech and Tea in life

Mama summer camp, Monopoly, a summer roadtrip, long bike rides, and more!