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No professional accomplishment has ever made me happier than this. theonion.com/translator-o...
Translator Of Original ‘Minions’ Epic Poem Slams ‘Sexless, Bloodless’ Film AdaptationPHILADELPHIA—In a 4,500-word essay published in Harper’s Magazine, Emily Wilson, known for her popular translation of the Minions epic poem, blasted the latest film Thursday as a “sexless, bloodless” ...theonion.comLex’s newsletter has helped me a lot with certain strategizing with Typebar magazine. If you have an online business of any kind it’s worth checking out!
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Dem. Ohio Gov Candidate Amy Acton Scheduled a Meeting With LGBTQ+ Advocates, Didn't Show Up, And Kicked Out Trans People Who DidThe meeting was supposed to be Acton's way of making up for calling trans girls "boys."www.erininthemorning.com
One of the most surprising elements of running Typebar is how much of an audience there was for a certain type of fiction. That is to say the fiction we publish has gotten more views than I would've ever suspected and a much higher % of users read to the end vs. non-fiction!
Tiernan BlanchardMy short story PINK PLASTIC is getting rave reviews! Don't be late to the party. Read the story some have called 'sick as fuck', 'really disturbing' and 'excellent'.
Concerns over fake phenomena cannot be held in good faith. There's no such thing as "good faith" concern over razorblades in Halloween apples or vaccines causing autism. If you still have 'concerns' about these issues you are uninformed, a bigot or being manipulated. No other option.
sports are dead. the action on the field will be increasingly tied up with gambling to the point where it's not a sport so much as it's body-based financial choreography
The Wall Street JournalThe New York Mets are making the startup Novig their official prediction-market partner, marking a first for Major League Baseball as the prediction-markets industry looks for a foothold in professional sports. on.wsj.com/4wqyNJO
Gavin Newsom has no moral code or unshakeable political beliefs. His primary purpose in life has been serving rich people, which he learned from his dad and continues today.
Gil DuránLooks like Gavin Newsom is going to bat for California Forever, the Network State "tech utopia" project backed by Marc Andreessen and other tech billionaires. 70% of local residents oppose it. But the billionaires hired Newsom's favorite lobbyist. Welcome to Sacramento. nypost.com/2026/07/29/u...
Periodicals too. If a magazine hasn't been published in 50+ years and everyone who worked on it is dead why is is so hard to read it if it's not in front of you? You hate books being destroyed? Great. I hate useful information not seeing the light of day because Disney wanted to keep Mickey Mouse.
Ted UnderwoodMy secret, Cap, is that I'm *always* angry about old books. For instance, here's a tiny slice of the millions of books 1931-1986 that have no commercial value, that are digitized, but that we're unable to use in large-scale research because they are illegal to share or display.
I cannot recall the last time London Review of Books review of a movie started an entire news cycle slate.com/culture/2026...
As a Classicist, I’ve Defended Emily Wilson’s Odyssey Translation. I Can’t Defend Her Review of Nolan’s Movie.Emily Wilson used baffling arguments to flay Christopher Nolan’s adaptation of Homer’s poem.slate.com