"If you aren’t acknowledging those systemic attacks on literary culture, it’s hard for me to muster any enthusiasm for your arguments about apps and young people." Finally sat down with @jpinckney.bsky.social's response to the latest death-of-reading subgenre. You should too!

What Do Booksellers Make Of “The End Of Reading”? | Defector

If you haven’t yet encountered the cover story for the August issue of The Atlantic, I have some bad news to share: “The End of Reading Is Here.” It’s an intentionally provocative headline for a sligh...

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What a mess! 😬

The State of Things with Christy Somos@thestateofthings.bsky.social · 2d ago

An update from the Arctic circle on Op. Nanook-Nunakput thestateofthingsca.substack.com/p/the-good-t...

Oh, come on. The commentators marked Visma *much* more harshly after Jonas crashed out of the Tour than they just did for UAE without Tadej. Nine out of ten?! For some ineffective breakaway attempts and a third-place in the time trial? 🤔

Vuelta update: Movistar leadership openly drinking Cava behind the wheel of the team car, before passing the open bottle through the window to the doctors in the medical car. Lol. 🇪🇸🍾🥂

For your Sunday morning, a shot from last week’s bike ride in wonderful Waterton Lakes National Park, on assignment for @cangeo.bsky.social:

Did you know that Transport Canada HQ was behind a picket line on 9/11? When news of the attacks arrived, the striking workers went inside and back to work, knowing they’d be needed. I learned a lot working on this story:

9/11 in the North: how terror touched Whitehorse and Yellowknife

In the Yukon and NWT, unexpected arrivals and a major hijacking scare brought the terror attacks closer to home

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Nashville International Airport is set to be renamed to honor Dolly Parton after a unanimous vote by the local airport authority. Once the effort clears all the hurdles, it will make Nashville one of the few major cities in the U.S. with an airport named after a woman. trib.al/feFqYJV

I've taught this many times. It's an astonishing piece, one of the best by a brilliant writer. Very hard going; worth it if you can.

s. e. smith@sesmith.lol · 3d ago

Speaking of sense memories, I always revisit this incredible @tomjunod.bsky.social feature from 2021 about "Falling Man," photographer Richard Drew, and the image's indelible impact on our culture and all that came next.

In all the years (25, somehow?) and all the stories about 9/11, you may not have heard about the Korean Air scare that prompted an evacuation of downtown Whitehorse. I wrote about it for @cangeo.bsky.social:

9/11 in the North: how terror touched Whitehorse and Yellowknife

In the Yukon and NWT, unexpected arrivals and a major hijacking scare brought the terror attacks closer to home

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OK, well, Labor Day is over and I think it's time to start shamelessly promoting my new book. It publishes December 1 but is available for pre-order (go indie!) now. I am going to create this running thread, and add to it daily, so forewarned.

“I’m tired of seeing that one token woman in sports media!” *monkey’s paw curls*

The Athletic@theathletic.com · 7d ago

The Athletic Live premieres on Tuesday, Sept. 8 and will kick off with three livestreams every week before ramping up to five weeknight shows in late October. The show will be co-hosted by @fourverts.bsky.social, Max Browne, Daniel Popper, Zach Harper and @kofie.bsky.social.

Has anyone said Batman & Robin yet?

Sophia_Nyx 🐰@sophianyx.bsky.social · last wk.

Name a bad film with a great soundtrack.

I would like to report on the literary agents who are claiming a percentage of their clients' Anthropic settlement. But I need some authors willing to share info about who these agents are (privately - no need to go on the record). Reach out: hello@janefriedman.com

Super fun thread:

Jack (tehTrunk)@tehtrunk.bsky.social · last wk.

Can I get from Tottenham to Nottingham using only public bus services?

The necessity is grim, but I appreciate Silent Book Club offering clear information about author-targeting scammers here. I've followed their guidance to report the Gmail account that approached me, for whatever that's worth.

Palmer’s Scott Robb won $1,000 cash and bragging rights for another year with a massive 122.7-pound cabbage Friday at the 30th annual Alaska State Fair Cabbage Weigh-Off. (via @matsusentinel.bsky.social) www.adn.com/alaska-news/...

Cabbage king cashes in again with one of the largest entries in Alaska State Fair history

Palmer’s Scott Robb won $1,000 cash and bragging rights for another year.

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…oof.

The Beaverton@thebeaverton.com · last wk.

Canada confirms defence strategy against invasion mainly waiting for Americans to die from preventable illnesses

Autumn comes to the Yukon River, just downstream of Whitehorse city centre. Have a great Labour Day Weekend, for those who celebrate! #ChàsanChùa #McIntyreCreek

This! Is not a drill!

Claude class-action settlement authors: it appears that our piddly little Anthropic payouts are not coming this summer. 🙃

Courtney Milan@courtneymilan.com · 2w ago

So the docket has now been updated; it has categorized this as a notice of appeal, and there has been an automatic electronic response saying that the notice of appeal was submitted in the wrong format.

A US law firm representing survivors of the Tumbler Ridge mass shooting is filing 30 lawsuits against OpenAI, alleging the tech giant was negligent in not reporting the shooter’s chat history to police in an effort to help prevent the attack From Jesse Winter www.theglobeandmail.com/canada/artic...

Tumbler Ridge mass shooting survivors sue OpenAI, alleging negligence

Lawsuits name CEO Sam Altman and allege the company withheld potentially life-saving information about the shooter’s violent chat history

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"The USFS said the climbers told them they had used an artificial intelligence platform, YouTube videos and AllTrails to plan the trip. They said they relied on AI to decide what food to bring and how much food and water they would need." 🙃

Three Mount Shasta climbers rescued after relying on AI to plan climb

Three novice climbers were rescued from Mount Shasta on Sunday after becoming lost, running low on supplies and spending an unplanned night in Mud Creek Canyon,

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New Heritage Minute just dropped, starring Rick Mercer as the mayor of Gander, Newfoundland:

NEW Heritage Minute: Gander and 9/11

YouTube video by Historica Canada

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Hey wow @theglobeandmail.com this is new to me and I hate it a lot.

I genuinely don't understand how this can be the province's purview rather than the city's.

Lanrick Bennett@lanrickbennett.bsky.social · 2w ago

'Tuesday's news release says that the provincial government is going to begin the process of "restoring motor vehicle lanes" that were previously removed to make bike lanes on Bloor St, Yonge St, University Ave, Queen's Park, Queen's Park Crescent & Avenue Road.' www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...

Chatting with Giri for my book launch was an honor and a delight, and now you can read our convo here!

giri nathan@girinathan.bsky.social · 2w ago

it was a pleasure to help @juliekliegman.com launch their book FINDING RENEE RICHARDS last week. get a copy! here's some of the ground we covered:

Alejandro Kirk stole a base and the Toronto crowd couldn't believe it 🤣

Utterly cursed Vuelta stage this morning. Crash after crash. 😬

I signed a bunch of copies of FINDING RENÉE RICHARDS for @greenlightbklyn.bsky.social yesterday — got get ’em!

Finding Renée Richards: The Groundbreaking Story of Tennis’s Trans Pioneer

"Not to be missed." —Stephanie Howes, Booklist (starred review) A Town & Country Must-Read Book of Summer 2026 The candid, definitive biography of professional tennis’s first openly transgender player...

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Sure, I had to scrape a hard frost off my windshield this morning, but this afternoon I ate a perfect peach (over the sink, as is traditional). Summer lives!