Ukraine’s Bookstores Thrive, but a Top Printing Plant Took a Deadly Hit
from NPR
Despite the loss of one of the country’s largest printing plants, books are proving to be more popular than ever in Ukraine, a reminder of just how important they are.
Link (Free): https://www.npr.org/2024/07/18/nx-s1-5041979/russia-ukraine-war-books-publishing-literature-kharkiv
A Controversial Experiment to Artificially Cool Earth was Canceled-What We Know About Why
from The Verge
Senior Science Reporter Justine Calma fills readers in on the lack of progress in the controversial field of solar geoengineering and explains some of the (very valid) reasons for concern around it.
Link (Free): https://www.theverge.com/2024/8/12/24216232/harvard-solar-geoengineering-policy-analysis-science
Gamergate at 10
from Link I Would Gchat You If We Were Friends
A decade after the events known as “Gamergate”, Caitlin Dewey looks at the impact it had on our culture, both in and out of the world of video games.
Link (Free): https://open.substack.com/pub/linksiwouldgchatyou/p/gamergate-at-10
At the Great Florida Bigfoot Conference
from The Paris Review
Sasquatch believer Jason Katz heads to the annual event in Ocala and reports on the unique scene.
Link (Free): https://www.theparisreview.org/blog/2024/07/31/at-the-great-florida-bigfoot-conference/
How the Movies Captures Times Square’s Grimy Golden Age
from The Criterion Collection
Author Nathaniel Rich takes a look back at New York City’s seedy past and the ways it was captured in the movies of the time.
WARNING: Contains mature subject matter.
Link (Free): https://www.criterion.com/current/posts/8549-how-the-movies-captured-times-square-s-grimy-golden-age
Writer Ocean Vuong’s Debut Photography Series Memorializes the Nail Salons and Family Trips of His Youth
from Cultured
The headline pretty much sums it up. Photos from the acclaimed poet and author, along with an accompanying essay.
Link (Free): https://www.culturedmag.com/article/2024/06/27/writer-ocean-vuong-debut-photography
Old Books Can Be Loaded with Poison. Some Collectors Love the Thrill.
from The Washington Post
Ashley Stimpson takes readers into the world of bibliotoxicology, which is apparently a thing.
Link (Gift): https://wapo.st/4dc5YXw
Free Geroge R.R. Martin from The Winds of Winter
from Polygon
As part of the sites “Hot Takes Week”, writer Maddy Myers tells us that maybe we should learn to give up on the idea of Martin every finishing his popular book series, and that it’s okay if he doesn’t. I personally have come to terms with the idea some time ago, so it’s not hard for me to agree with her.
Link (Free): https://www.polygon.com/24196597/free-george-r-r-martin-grrm-winds-of-winter-game-of-thrones-book-deadline
Thriller Novels Aren’t What They Used to Be. Is Television to Blame?
from The Washington Post
Novelist Alma Katsu wonders what defines a “thriller” and the ways that binge watching may have influenced the genre.
Link (Gift): https://wapo.st/4ceuV3O
X Sends a Cease and Desist Letter to a Former User
from McSweeney’s
Inspired by X’s recent lawsuit against a group of advertisers for the crime of no longer spending their budgets on the site, Randal Cooper imagines what the company’s next step might be….
Link (Free): https://www.mcsweeneys.net/articles/x-sends-a-cease-and-desist-letter-to-a-former-user
Cover image created with Midjourney prompt: Bigfoot takes his family to Disney World in Florida.
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