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#FF other pub opps: Tin House The Quotable The Bad Version @spiltmag @saamagazine Seizure Retort Magazine Ploughshares is on Bluesky OVS Magazine

We love new ways of exploring the world we live in here at TBV, and อลิซ ft:คนหน้าหี's #MappingManhattan certainly is that! tinyurl.com/covpw74

A new version of The Bad Version is around the corner. Stay tuned....

The Bad Version 2.0 - eepurl.com/JvaHD

Like Jordan P Hickey (@jordanphickey.bsky.social) on Skepticon (bit.ly/1bQBoMP)? Plenty more Springfield stories from Dan Oshinsky (bit.ly/IkXH6y)

PC: To explain Skepticon to me by phone, Jordan P Hickey (@jordanphickey.bsky.social) shared this opening scene. It's just as striking now. bit.ly/1bQBoMP

PC: We've been talking about "Contrary to Belief," the stories in it, and its many implications since Spring.

PC: I couldn't be happier with how it turned out, or to be featuring it as TBV relaunches. Hope you feel the same! bit.ly/1bQBoMP

Want the ambiguity of innocence to experience, expectation to reality, in <1K words? Brendan Kiely has you covered. bit.ly/IpTyOA

One commenter calls this story "William Blake meets Spring Breakers." What do you think? bit.ly/IpTyOA

Looking to spark some conversation today? Check out one of our new pieces, like "Disney World." bit.ly/IpTyOA

If you want a deeper dive tonight, don't miss "Contrary to Belief," one of my favorite essays we've run. bit.ly/1bQBoMP

How should universities handle the terror of tenure? By tearing the damn thing down. Dan Howell has more: bit.ly/Irix3D

How about some poetry on a Sunday afternoon? Here are two from Emmet Penney: bit.ly/1bpoB3d

"Illinois is / a permanent ringing / in my left ear" bit.ly/1bpoB3d

Today on the site, we've got a new feature up: "snippets," short bits of smart conversation. Check it out: thebadversion.com

It's a cold, snowy commute for Chicago workers today. But commutes are odd every day. Pat Chesnut's snippet has more: bit.ly/1bEcjs8

Looking for some short Friday night reading that gets your mind whirring? Check out our newest feature, "snippets": thebadversion.com

How do Trotskyites celebrate Christmas? And why? Dan Howell checks it out: bit.ly/1eborA1