Heroes of Emergent Labor
Some people get to do the cool jobs. This article is about the rest of them.
Unasked, Unheard, Unquoted
It shouldn't be this difficult to be included in the future of our own work.
non (iam) serviam
Even though I referenced my dissatisfaction with my current line of work in my first dispatch as a Newsletter Bastard, and though I make little secret of...
Scribo Quod Scribo
Management1 (which, around here, is a ruthless little martinet also known as “my conscience”) said I wasn’t allowed to post any more depressing stuff until I...
Why Doom?
If you want me not to fear the future, you first have to convince me there is one.
Thirteen Ways of Brooding on a Job Hunt
The economy is giving way, my career is vanishing, excellent situation, I am looking for work.
Cancionero traicionero II: "To a Maid, So She Covers Her Plentiful Grace"
BEGIN WARNING If you couldn’t tell by the title, this one’s going to get lewd. An academic kind of lewd, with footnotes and literary discussion, but lewd...
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[WHFW] What Have Friends Wrought II: April 6, 2026
Photo by Jaredd Craig on Unsplash. Despite being physically on break this week, it will not surprise you to learn that this has been a tough time for the...
History Will Not Absolve Us
Panel from the “Dos Alas” mural in East Harlem. When I began my teaching career fifteen years ago, if I had told you that I was the kind of firebreathing...
Mentats in Search of a Butlerian Jihad
We say remembering is an unconscionable burden—which is why we place it only on certain people.
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[WHFW] What Have Friends Wrought I: March 22, 2026
Photo by Jaredd Craig on Unsplash. After putting out that monstrosity of a WBC postmortem, and before I move on to another bugbear of mine, I need a bit of a...
Cleats Stamping on a Human Face—Forever
In light of recent events, you may understandably think the United States has "ruined" its sporting culture. Sadly, that would require the United States to have had one in the first place.
Cancionero traicionero I: “Let’s Make a Promise”
My first post for premium subscribers appears, and far sooner than I thought! Thanks to all of you for making this possible.
Machines of Eventual Disappointment
It's a bad time to be a Team USA fan—and if you are, you deserve every second of it.
What Fresh Hell is This?
Got to start somewhere, right?
