There’s an old Irish term for someone who likes to stay home by the warmth and comfort of the fireplace (what we might today call a couch potato)... cailleach na luatha. I like to translate it (with some poetic licence) as “divine hag of the ashes”

A joy as always, and this ended up being by far my most on-message podcast appearance to promote my NEW BOOK ON LOST, WHICH YOU CAN PREORDER HERE: store.abramsbooks.com/products/lost-…

banger essay by Ted Chiang on why “AI” can’t speak, think, feel or create

The cost for this vastly exceeds the ticket revenue. Make the buses free.

The Economist just published a deeply-researched story about car bloat, and it's very, very damning: "For every life that the heaviest 1% of SUVs and trucks save, there are more than a dozen lives lost in other vehicles." Well worth your time: economist.com/interactive/un…

"what are your plans for this weekend?"

DENTAL CARE IS HEALTHCARE. It should be TRULY covered. Teeth are bones!!!!!

i’m just doing me

me when i buy a new book (that i probably will never read)

Time lived in NYC doesn’t make you a NYer, knowing and living the rules does: - mind your business unless someone visibly needs help - don’t wear white on the subway (esp in summer) - bodega cats are service animals - NYPD is not your friend

Rarely have I seen AI described so succinctly.

d'pharaoh woon-a-tai with a red handprint over his mouth in solidarity with missing and murdered indigenous women

it speaks to SHOGUN's quality that it already holds the record for most emmys in a single season and I still feel outraged on its behalf. tadanobu asano robbed!!!!

credit this portrait and this piece: Simone Niamani Thompson for New York Magazine, with profile by Nick Quah. vulture.com/article/anna-s…

this cat is absolutely infatuated with the baby’s crib 🥹

I'm so glad Literary Hub picked up this essential piece by a Doubleday editor that started out as an Instagram post. lithub.com/between-the-li…

Them: "If Covid were damaging people's abilities to fight other infections then we'd see a huge rise in illnesses right across the board" The Other Infections: <holds up graphs> Them: "No, not like that"

For fans of one of the most successful and highly discussed shows in recent memory, LOST: BACK TO THE ISLAND by Emily St. James and Noel Murray is both a delightful time capsule and a rousing work of entertainment criticism. On sale now—get your copy today! bit.ly/4e3qVoA