Was not expecting Katie Porter to respond to this challenge so directly www.instagram.com/p/DbqiSVCSbo_/

Katie Porter on Instagram: "🚨Under hyped book alert 🚨Terrific debut novel by new publishing house of Pod Save America/Crooked Media. Read Woodworking by Emily St. James. Excellent book club pick! ⭐️⭐️...

71 likes, 10 comments - katieporterturnsthepage on August 5, 2026: "🚨Under hyped book alert 🚨Terrific debut novel by new publishing house of Pod Save America/Crooked Media. Read Woodworking by Emily S...

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Emily St. James@emilystjams.bsky.social · 2w ago

Katie Porter spend all your time promoting woodworking by Emily st. James challenge 2027

My department is hiring an assistant professor of (post-1945) Korean history. Come work with me! recruit.ap.uci.edu/JPF10290 Please don't hesitate to reach out with questions about the position. And I'd be ever so grateful if you could spread the word to potentially interested parties.

Assistant Professor of Korean History (post-1945)

University of California, Irvine is hiring. Apply now!

recruit.ap.uci.edu

Finally

The Independent@the-independent.com · 17h ago

James Bond producer shares update on 007 casting: ‘It’s got to be really different’

"How many Substack newsletters does it take to recreate the pleasures of one murdered book section?" Ron Charles reflects on his first six months as an independent book critic.

Six Months After the Fall

There is life after The Washington Post — but no IT support.

roncharles.substack.com

"Never mind serious debates about Mao’s rule; even century-old dynasties are too hot to touch."The Economist's Chaguan on a rectification campaign against the "three centuries of humiliation" argument that dates China's subjugation to 1644, when the Manchu Qing dynasty took the throne.

Why criticism of the Qing dynasty scares the Communist Party

It risks inflaming ethnic tensions and undermining territorial claims

economist.com

i don't like to police genre, but it's not dark academia unless somebody gets squished in one of these bad boys

2 for 2!

Maura Elizabeth Cunningham@mauracunningham.bsky.social · yesterday

Glad to see that Luis Arraez read the script and understands how to win the hearts of Philly sports fans. #Phillies #PHIvsWSH

Glad to see that Luis Arraez read the script and understands how to win the hearts of Philly sports fans. #Phillies #PHIvsWSH

New job: History of Early Modern East Asia (c. 1400-1850) Brown University jobs.h-net.org/jobs/70189

14 reasons I'm glad I moved to Michigan ten (?!?) years ago, plus a plethora of links about China, history, cleaning up Cape Cod, rewriting George Washington's story, Nancy Drew, protests in India, Esperanto, and more. mauracunningham.org/2026/08/02/w...

Michigan, it’s Election Day. If you haven’t voted yet, the polls are open now until 8PM. Make your voice heard. Find your polling location at abdulforsenate.com/vote!

Katie Thornton visits the 110th annual World Esperanto Congress, in a delightful dispatch that considers why this niche language has enjoyed such longevity, despite failing to become the universal means of communication its inventor envisioned.

Love Language, by Katie Thornton

The undying dream of Esperanto

harpers.org

I'm pretty laid back unless I hear a phone ring more than once

⏰ Time is *almost* up ... but not yet! You still have two days to submit an #AAS2027 proposal. If you haven't started your submission yet, do so *now* to ensure you won't run into last-minute tech issues. The deadline is 5pm ET on Wednesday—no extensions! bit.ly/AAS2027CFP

14 reasons I'm glad I moved to Michigan ten (?!?) years ago, plus a plethora of links about China, history, cleaning up Cape Cod, rewriting George Washington's story, Nancy Drew, protests in India, Esperanto, and more. mauracunningham.org/2026/08/02/w...

New post by Beimeng Fu and @catmorbiato.bsky.social at the @chinafile.bsky.social Hǎi platform, on how Mexico and other emerging markets offer young Chinese women the opportunity to fast-track their careers or launch independent ventures.

In Mexico City, Young Chinese Women Are Becoming Their Own Bosses

Welcome to Hǎi 海, a new platform from Asia Society’s ChinaFile.

alltimehai.substack.com

Weekly Wanderings: August 2, 2026 Ten Years?!? Ten Years!! I still think of myself as having somewhat recently moved to Michigan, but this past week marked my ten-year anniversary in the state. I’m a Michigander, I guess? Except I haven’t learned to say “furnace,” “pop,” or “tennis shoes” when I’m…

Weekly Wanderings: August 2, 2026

Ten Years?!? Ten Years!! I still think of myself as having somewhat recently moved to Michigan, but this past week marked my ten-year anniversary in the state. I’m a Michigander, I guess? Except I haven’t learned to say “furnace,” “pop,” or “tennis shoes” when I’m talking about a heater, soda, or sneakers. I was thinking this morning about what has been best about living here and decided to write it down.

mauracunningham.org

Here's a problem I have : 1. I really want to read this book. 2. I have no time to read. 3. I could own this book! But I have three (3) books sitting waiting for me to get them at my local independent bookstore where everyone knows me 4. I just want to know all the things Please fix me!

Dolly Jørgensen@dollyjorgensen.bsky.social · 4d ago

Greenhouse #envhum book talk Episode 201: Christos Lynteris @visualplague.bsky.social will discuss his book How Plague Got Rats: Mastering a Zoonotic Pandemic (Johns Hopkins University Press, 2026), Monday, 7 September 2026, at 4pm Central European / 3pm in UK. newnatures.org/greenhouse/e...

"Chinese Muslims have often found themselves judged as an anomaly—neither fully Muslim nor fully Chinese." Benno Weiner and Qianyu Ma on two new books tracking the history of China’s Muslim minority: https://lareviewofbooks.org/article/islamic-china-rian-thum-muslim-transnationalism-hale-eroglu/

An accurate film would spend about 5-10 minutes with the lead character struggling to remember *how* to use the microfilm viewer, finally spools it in and turns it on, but then it's upside down so they have to start over again.

Evan@evansmithhist.bsky.social · 4d ago

I can suspend my disbelief while watching film in most respects except for when people use microfilm to look at old newspapers AND QUICKLY LAND ON THE EXACT PAGE THAT THEY ARE LOOKING FOR. Without slowly scrolling through countless pages, without having to nudge the image or adjust the contrast.

The Phillies have won a game.

Willa Cather figuring out how to completely savage me from 100 years in the past😭

eileen chengyin chow@chowleen.bsky.social · 4d ago

"When the first of August came round, the Professor realized he had pleasantly trifled away nearly two months at a task which should have taken little more than a week." -Willa Cather (from The Professor's House, 1925)

August has always felt like late Sunday afternoon.

If you have an academic in your life, please be gentle with them this weekend because they're probably freaking the fuck out.

Joseph M. Adelman@jmadelman.bsky.social · 6d ago

Because the 1st is a Saturday, “How is it August already?!” will be observed today, Friday, July 31, 2026. Please panic accordingly.

A few years back, #GoogleEarth was vital in tracking the spread of concentration camps for #Uyghurs throughout #Xinjiang. This tool wouldn’t just be used to create atrocities but also to *erase* them.

Google pauses AI satellite images, after fears of deepfakes in the sky

Journalists, human rights advocates and open source analysts recoiled in horror at the initial decision: "The opportunities for abuse and disinfo are literally boundless," said one.

npr.org

Note left on our typewriter. Also a life mantra, tattoo idea, political platform, and daily affirmation.

Relatable.

If you're a writer early in your career, please pitch us! We don't pay a ton, but we do pay, and we have a great editorial team.

Episodes@episodesnewsletter.bsky.social · 6d ago

Do YOU want to write for Episodes? Great news: now you can! We're open for freelance pitches again after a long absence. Here's a pitch guide: episodes.ghost.io/episodes-is-...

“Order for … Mario?” Since I’m the only person in the bagel shop, I assume that’s me.