Pluralistic: Molly Crabapple's 'Here Where We Live Is Our Country' (01 Jun 2026)

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Molly Crabapple's 'Here Where We Live Is Our Country': An essential book for this moment and for the moments that led to it.
Hey look at this: Delights to delectate.
Object permanence: Home chemistry sets in danger; Every pirate wants to be an admiral; Painful computer workarounds; JPEG patent invalidated; UBS whistleblower v USA (x USA); David Foster Wallace x tennis; Who cares about "bandwidth hogs?"
Upcoming appearances: London, Kansas City, LA, Menlo Park, Toronto, NYC, Edinburgh, South Bend.
Recent appearances: Where I've been.
Latest books: You keep readin' em, I'll keep writin' 'em.
Upcoming books: Like I said, I'll keep writin' 'em.
Colophon: All the rest.

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Pluralistic: Yanis Varoufakis's "Technofeudalism: What Killed Capitalism?" (28 Sep 2023)

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Yanis Varoufakis's "Technofeudalism: What Killed Capitalism?": Socialism or barbarism.
Hey look at this: Delights to delectate.
This day in history: 2013, 2018, 2022
Colophon: Recent publications, upcoming/recent appearances, current writing projects, current reading

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