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Hockey Is For Everyone

Entering an era of super-teams and diva stars who insist on winning now and getting maximally paid, the NHL is more and more reminiscent of the NBA at its worst: A hypermediated, personality-driven PR event masquerading as a mostly noncompetitive sports league. NHL Commissioner Gary Bettman is getting what he wanted—the game grown, at least in dollar value—and the result looks pretty damn ugl...

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SP* Episode 41: THE PILGRIMAGE – BIG EARS 2026 [podcast]

The Sound Propositions podcast is back for a five-part mini-season exploring Big Ears 2026. Rather than another day-by-day recap (you can find that in the newsletter), or a thematic synthesis (see my 2026 review), the following five conversations sketch out

Disquiet

“Dolsot” Sounds

Yes, the mushroom dolsot for lunch was excellent, and at some point the sound of the sizzling dipped below hearing level.

Scratch Pad: Jazz, Thirlwell, Quake

At the end of each week, I usually collate a lightly edited collection of recent comments I’ve made on social media, which I think of as my public scratch pad. I tag on what books I may have finished reading. Knowing I’ll revisit my social media posts serves, I’ve found, as a positive and mellowing […]

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Oatmeal

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Between the Bars: Recent posts from all authors

Pluralistic: Daily links from Cory Doctorow

Pluralistic: Capital formation (14 Aug 2026)

Today's links Capital formation: Going legit means going mainstream. Hey look at this: Delights to delectate. Object permanence: London Copyfighters x Speaker's Corner; TSA v lipstick; Long Beach v photographers; China x David Cameron's internet censorship; McMansion Hell; Copyrighting an MTG deck; "Privacy preserving age verification" delenda est. Upcoming appearances: Edinburgh, Sydney, Melbour...

Dissent Magazine

The Odyssey Belongs to All of Us

In many ways, Christopher Nolan’s film is not a faithful adaptation. But it takes seriously both what the text is doing and how it has been read since. Why, then, have Emily Wilson and other scholars been so dismissive?

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