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As if it's not already hard enough to make a living as a writer: journalists find their bylines attached to stories and fake photos at sketchy news sites generated by AI.
Billy Penn | Julia Binswanger and Violet Comber-Wilen
"Sometimes, the dilettante is a devout hobbyist parked on one interest for years at a stretch; sometimes, a juggler of several overlapping projects at once; and sometimes, a serial enthusiast on the hunt for the next novelty – what holds these modes together isn’t any fixed duration or rhythm of arrival and departure, but a disposition toward perpetual motion. The dilettante’s talent, energy and passion are constantly rechannelled through new outlets. Far from deficiency, dilettantism is a constant quest for abundance."
Aeon | Jay Miller
Captivating profile of Andrey Zvyagintsev, an acclaimed filmmaker living in exile as he bleakly depicts life in Russia.
The New Yorker | Joshua Yaffa
And uncovering and translating the work of Russian poet Ksenia Nekrasova.
Patrick Wang
A writer and entrepreneur traces the ubiquitous outdoor fabric from the United States to his family's long lost business in Korea.
Outside | Yoon Kim
On the divisive experience of being assigned Hatchet in school.
Slate | Luke Winkie
Compelling reporting on two families raised in the Followers of Christ in Oregon City, a sect that refuses all medical treatment even for children, with often tragic results.
The Oregonian | Noelle Crombie
"Political influencers and parties’ incentives can align. In the end, however, the former is looking for engagement and the latter for votes, and those interests can diverge—leaving politicians chasing engagement while not realizing they are shedding voters." [Gift link.]
The Atlantic | Adam Serwer
The case for making corruption a defining narrative of the Trump administration.
The New Republic | Elias Isquith
"Authoritarian power depends heavily on the expectation that others will continue to obey. Once that expectation breaks down, apparent stability can disappear with remarkable speed. [...] We did not understand this in the summer of 1989. By November, we were watching it happen before our eyes."
Liberalism.org | Rainer Heufers
A primer on America's relationship with Taiwan and why the situation with China is particularly on edge.
Foreign Affairs | Rebecca Lissner and Mira Rapp-Hooper
An introduction to the obscure Ki, still relatively unknown and uncelebrated in the England he united 1,100 years ago. [Gift link.]
The Wall Street Journal | Max Colchester
Debating the pros and cons of Portland's new cottage clusters providing infill housing in the Rose City.
The NW Examiner | Allan Classen
"It's like the Amazon rainforest of swear words." On the remarkable variety of sacred profanities in Québécois French.
BBC | Jen Rose Smith
An appreciation of Sade Adu's style as she's inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame.
CNN | Bianca Betancourt
As we ease into holiday music season, a look at the "Blurred Lines" at the intersection of Christmas music and copyright law.
Truth on the Market | R.J. Lehmann
Photos of remarkably artistic quilts from an exhibition at Schweinfurth Art Center in Auburn, New York.
Schweinfurth Art Center
On the etiquette of who gets to pick out the best tortilla in the stack.
Texas Monthly | José R. Ralat
Finally, in bird news... a seabird love story.
Popular Science | Margherita Bassi
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