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“Institutions, by design, seek to flatten us.” On autism, institutions, and the cost of thriving. | Dirt
A fun new side effect of mass AI adoption: some people (including, disproportionately, non-native English speakers) are beingfalsely accused of using it to write. | New York Magazine
“Is life worth living? Yes—I have more Laxness to read.” On the rich oeuvre of Halldór Laxness. | Asymptote
Revisiting the story of the Toulagoo Nine, a group of Black college students arrested for protesting the segregation of public spaces (by reading at the library). | Smithsonian Magazine
On the (mis)diagnosis of Franz Kafka: “Many psychoanalytically informed critics (though not all) have judged Kafka to be a writer of schizophrenia.” | The Paris Review
“Bitch is a linguistic chameleon: there are good bitches and bad bitches; boss bitches and perfect bitches; sexy, difficult, dangerous or even psycho bitches.” How language evolves alongside changing ideas about gender and power. | Aeon
Paul Elie considers the unique threats facing non-fiction book publishing. Here’s why the genre is more important than ever. | The New Republic
GotLux? Meet the socialist feminist magazine that’s reclaiming the “Charlie Kirk style campus tour.” | The Guardian
