AI Is Coming Home for the Holidays
In which I warn of a new battlefront in the coming artificial intelligence apocalypse: Your home!
Green Shoots in Autumn
In which I am surprisingly optimistic about politics and arts journalism, for some reason.
The Longest Little Vacation
In which I share my thoughts on Bellingham, the movie Halloween, and two of November's hottest tickets.
One Organizational Challenge After Another
In which I write about the real hero of One Battle After Another and I also recommend one of the best novels of the year so far.
Dealer's Choice
In which I talk about several Seattle-area authors and upcoming events, and share some beautiful little gems from the cutting-room floor of my conversation with the author RF Kuang.
The Real Apathy Behind Artificial Intelligence
In which I complain about summer going on too long and wonder about the sad apathy at the heart of AI adoption in the creative fields.
The Void of the Summer
In which I muse over summer entertainments before getting swept up in a reverie for the long, lost middle-class author.
You Cannot Be Serious
In which I barely notice that summer has begun and I say goodbye to a writer who meant a lot to me as a child.
A Walk to Nowhere
In which I walk 60 miles in one day and then, later in the month, am overwhelmed by a sense of doom.
The Nurture of Nature
Hi! I cannot tell you how much I needed spring to show up. Here’s a picture of Wally that really captured how I felt last week as the good weather arrived:...
Mark Zuckerberg Doesn't Want You to Read This Book
Hi! “Sarah Wynn-Williams’s insider account of her time at Facebook arrived nearly under cover of darkness, with no promotion from the author or publisher...
CEOs Stole Your Wages with This One Weird Trick
Hi! I hope you’ll forgive a little bit of self-promotion up top. I’m excited to announce that this month I published a new comic book as part of my day job...
I'm Not Mad, I'm Just Disappointed
Hi! The new administration has been as shitty and chaotic and brutal as I expected, and Elon Musk actually managed to sink lower than my already-basement-...
Good Riddance, 2024
Hello! Once again, I’m writing this newsletter a little earlier in the month in order to take a couple of weeks off from writing. So if something terrible...
Take That, Hamlet
Hi! Lots of you wrote back in response to the special newsletter I sent out right after the election. I read all of the emails and I tried to get back to...
Let's Talk About It
Hi! I know this is billed as a free monthly newsletter, and I’m sorry to bother you a second time in one week. But I feel compelled to send out an additional...
This Email Is More Than 75 Percent Election-Free
Hello! I hope to keep it brief this month because, let’s be honest, the politics are eating our collective brain. On the Friday before Thanksgiving, I’m...
Closing the Book on Summer
Hello! I have a very special appearance coming up soon that I wanted you to know about. On Wednesday, October 9th at 7 pm, I’ll be interviewing Irish...
Against Washington
Hi! Lots of states have been updating their flags recently. Some of them are eliminating blatant racist iconography—shout out to Mississippi for going from...
The Happy Surprise of Kamala Harris
Hi! I like to think I know a little bit about politics. In the weeks after his disastrous debate performance, I had expected President Biden to eventually...