Pluralistic: 27 Jul 2022

Today's links

"War Against All Puerto Ricans": Required reading for the eve of a new independence referendum.
Dashcam repo: Cruising the streets with a license plate camera to win debt-collector bounties.
Hey look at this: Delights to delectate.
This day in history: 2017
Colophon: Recent publications, upcoming/recent appearances, current writing projects, current reading

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Pluralistic: 26 Jul 2022

Today's links

"A Half-Built Garden": Ruthanna Emrys's stunning First Contact novel.
Hey look at this: Delights to delectate.
This day in history: 2007, 2012, 2017, 2021
Colophon: Recent publications, upcoming/recent appearances, current writing projects, current reading

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Pluralistic: Why none of my books are available on Audible; Sarah Gailey's "Just Like Home" (25 Jul 2022)

Today's links

Why none of my books are available on Audible: And why Amazon owes me $3,218.55.
Sarah Gailey's "Just Like Home": A haunted house novel that made the hairs on the back of my neck stand up.
Hey look at this: Delights to delectate.
This day in history: 2002, 2012, 2017
Colophon: Recent publications, upcoming/recent appearances, current writing projects, current reading

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Pluralistic: 08 Jul 2022

Today's links

Finance caused the fall of Rome: A politics of protecting contracts and property is a civilizational suicide pact.
Hey look at this: Delights to delectate.
This day in history: 2002, 2007, 2012, 2017, 2021
Colophon: Recent publications, upcoming/recent appearances, current writing projects, current reading

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Pluralistic: 07 Jul 2022

Today's links

Countervailing power: Finding the hairball's loose ends.
Hey look at this: Delights to delectate.
This day in history: 2002, 2012, 2017, 2021
Colophon: Recent publications, upcoming/recent appearances, current writing projects, current reading

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Pluralistic: The Swerve (05 Jul 2022)

Today's links

"The Swerve": My Locus column on hope in the dark.
Hey look at this: Delights to delectate.
This day in history: 2002, 2007, 2012, 2017, 2021
Colophon: Recent publications, upcoming/recent appearances, current writing projects, current reading

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Pluralistic: 01 Jul 2022

Today's links

After inflation, the whip-crack: Broken telephone, but for back-orders.
Hey look at this: Delights to delectate.
This day in history: 2007, 2012, 2017, 2021
Colophon: Recent publications, upcoming/recent appearances, current writing projects, current reading

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Pluralistic: 30 Jun 2022

Today's links

McKinsey, consiglieri of the opioid crisis: "Without admitting any wrongdoing."
Hey look at this: Delights to delectate.
This day in history: 2002, 2007, 2012, 2017, 2021
Colophon: Recent publications, upcoming/recent appearances, current writing projects, current reading

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Pluralistic: 29 Jun 2022

Today's links

Abortion surveillance only incidentally involves period-trackers: It's all your digital stuff, plus snitchy friends and doctors.
Hey look at this: Delights to delectate.
This day in history: 2007, 2012, 2017, 2021
Colophon: Recent publications, upcoming/recent appearances, current writing projects, current reading

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Pluralistic: 28 Jun 2022

Today's links

Decrapify cookie consent dialogs with the Consent-O-Matic: Comcom steps in where GDPR enforcement failed.
Hey look at this: Delights to delectate.
This day in history: 2002, 2007, 2012, 2017, 2021
Colophon: Recent publications, upcoming/recent appearances, current writing projects, current reading

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