True? "Those who study Foucault, particularly straight men, are statistically more likely to adopt Foucault’s aesthetic—the shaved head, the wire-rim glasses, certain gay affectations, white turtlenecks—than are Marxists to emulate Marx’s mien or psychoanalysts to fashion themselves after Freud."

Sarah's so smart; I'm sure this is a great book and I can't wait to read it. But also: the cover! I'm going to start grading undergrad English essays using only emojis.

Duke University Press@dukepress.bsky.social · 4d ago

In "Content Machines," @sarahbrouillette.bsky.social considers how short-form, platform-based, and social media writing on digital mediums like Wattpad and TikTok has reshaped the modern reading and writing landscape. Read the intro for free now: buff.ly/Tip538L

Excited for this to be in the world soon; my own contribution: the Family Foucault, my family, that is.

n+1@nplusonemag.com · 7d ago

Excellent new issue coming soon, featuring @lclaberge.bsky.social, @cgvanderburg.bsky.social, Jack Norton, Mary Turfah, @dushkopetrovich.bsky.social, Chad Harbach, @walkercapl.bsky.social, @aaronjakes.bsky.social, and more! Subscribe now to read it as soon as it drops. www.nplusonemag.com/subscribe/

Democratic consultants worry voters may mistake Abdul El-Sayed for Che Guevara, say independents won't support armed struggle, may think a vote for Democrats is a vote for a Cuban proxy.

Other news outlets call the race and declare El-Sayed the winner, but not the @nytimes.com

Writer's query: Do people know what "Mount Vernon" and "Monticello" are? I'm from Virginia fwiw

I don't think writing in coffee shops is a thing anymore. That said, I'll be in Park Slope for the next two weeks and I'm looking for a coffee shop to work in. Any leads? Center slope esp.

Always a good start to my day, an invitation to participate in a Fake literary festival.

I will be publishing an edited volume of all the AI solicitations I've received about "Fake Work" tentatively titled "Fake on Fake"

"Full AI Communism," a phrase from the Wall St Journal this morning on whether China's vision of AI as a public good or Wall Street's as a private product will win the AI race. Good title for a book!

Why I rarely review manuscripts anymore

Great read from @hzeavin.bsky.social with a shoutout to great historian of the radical left @dnbrgr.bsky.social www.bookforum.com/print/3301/a...

All in the Family

Two new books examine what it means to be raised by a revolution – Hannah Zeavin

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Always thought the T-Rex was a sellout.

In an article on dementia today the NY TIMES mentions "The Journal of Near-Death Studies, an academic outlet for discussion of death-related phenomena that have no ready scientific explanation," and I was like: that could be any academic experiences from any academic field.

I'd like to receive an AI-generated invitation to discuss my book "Fake Work" in Morse Code so that I might contact the hard-to-reach luddite, sea-faring community. Any takers?

New AI book salutation genre: this is a real note, not more AI drivel

"What is required of any book is that an unfolding the author’s thought and a totality of the author’s thought are present simultaneously." I wrote this in a specific context of reading someone else's work, but I think it's true of most non-fiction. Is it?

A metaphor for our times.

Not in my wildest, most narcissistic fantasies would I listen to an audiobook of my own work. So, anyone want a free audiobook of "Marx for Cats" from @dukepress.bsky.social ? Perfect for that summer road trip or your next long haul flight. DM me.

In the 16th century finance meant how much debt one could carry before death, i.e., the "fin" or "the end." Looks like we're heading back in the direction. How much debt can you accrue before the health insurance company lets you die? Guess we'll find out soon.

If someone had told me two years ago, there would be a market for contacting authors with AI summaries of their book to ask them for small consulting and publicity fees, I'd have thought they were nuts. Now I get three or four of these a day. Each AI summary, falsely unique in its own way.

Priorities.

I'll be live-tweeting NY State's required online ethics training lecture from 10:30am -12pm today. Follow along for highlights.

This is why I buy her Goop sunscreen

Gerry Doyle@mgerrydoyle.bsky.social · 2mo ago

hey quick question, am I having a stroke

The New York Times, folks. "There has still never been a better time in human history to happily and successfully pursue heterosexuality." It takes a special craft to be both so symptomatic and so blind to one's symptoms. Let's hear it for the op-ed editors. www.nytimes.com/2026/05/31/o...

Opinion | There’s Nothing Wrong With Wanting Men

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This was so fun! And I highly recommend Andrew's book, "Karl Marx in America," out last year from U Chicago Press.

William Clare Roberts 🇵🇸@marxinhell.bsky.social · 3mo ago

I took part in a discussion of @andrewhartman.bsky.social's Karl Marx in America, alongside the inimitable Cedric Johnson and @lclaberge.bsky.social. Come, listen to Gen X Marxists debate the relative significance of the Battle of Seattle, Occupy, and the movements against the wars on Iraq!

For those on the East Coast looking for an online, Marxist, happy hour, tune in! Should he a great panel.

Some of the best writing advice I've ever received I got my second year in grad school and appears so basic: avoid the verb "to be." I think of this so often.

Sounds surreal to say but I am genuinely looking forward to not having to use my university's two-factor authentificator this summer.

One can only hope the giant maine coon cat foretells kind and wise reviews.

Edge Effects@edgeeffectsmag.bsky.social · 3mo ago

Histories of capitalism tend to be phallocentric and anthropocentric. In her new book, Marx for Cats: A Radical Bestiary (@dukepress.bsky.social), @lclaberge.bsky.social provides a fabulously feline rendition. Today on Edge Effects, Margaryta Golovchenko & Marta Wolny share their reviews. 🐈‍⬛ 🦁