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I wrote about why the next infrastructure bill should fund state and local journalism. Doesn't have to be much! Even 1 percent of both bills' estimated total cost would be a historic, legacy-defining investment. newrepublic.com/article/161976…

"Some combination of social media and reality television has led to a society in which fewer and fewer people seem to understand that self-expression is not unambiguously good." gawker.com/celebrity/in-d…

I tried to figure out America last August. I think I did alright. newrepublic.com/article/163096…

The author who has meant most to me as a translator is Hermann Burger. Here, in The Baffler, is his story "The Orchestra Minion," from the book "Diabelli," now out with Wakefield Press: thebaffler.com/fiction/the-or…

If you've ever wanted to see me sit awkwardly in front of a small crowd in NY and try to come up with things to say, I'll be here: as.nyu.edu/research-cente…

Also I'll be talking with Ross Barkan about his novel Glass Century in Philly: headhousebooks.com/evening-ross-b…

Apparently I missed "Fentanyl Awareness Day" yesterday but whatever, reposting my article on harm reduction in Philadelphia just because: thebaffler.com/latest/come-to…

Drink more.

Was geschieht, wenn ein Roman den kulturellen Kontext wechselt? Ein Abend in New York mit der Schriftstellerin Dana Vowinckel und dem Übersetzer Adrian Nathan West, über den Frauke Steffens berichtet faz.net/aktuell/feuill…

The new issue of The Baffler is great (esp. Grayson Scott's piece). My small contribution was a few thoughts to accompany Tristan de Brauwere's photographs of Carjitsu: thebaffler.com/odds-and-ends/…