Such a good talk with joanne mcneil about local journalism and organizing and the need for an internet that’s actually helpful for either

While neoclassical economics has physics envy—the desire to treat social systems like objects and forces that follow natural laws—neoliberal economists have biology envy. They want to find models of natural hierarchy based on hardwired human traits and innate differences.

Are Americans happy with sending people (any undocumented immigrant, Venezuelans with tattoos, perhaps Americans soon) to that Salvadoran prison _with_ due process? The “without due process” refrain is wearing a little thin here

I had the privilege of writing the forward to OTHER NETWORKS A RADICAL TECHNOLOGY SOURCEBOOK. It’s a remarkable book by Lori Emerson, who has for years thoroughly researched and expanded public understanding of networks. Can’t recommend enough shop.mexicansummer.com/merch/495898-l…

how are you even supposed to parody people who call themselves “Waymo Democrats”

Among many notable elements of “Die My Love” is the final end credits cover of “Love Will Tear Us Apart,” sung by Lynne Ramsay.

brb uncontrollably sobbing

ANOTHER WORLD ISN'T POSSIBLE coming to at least one fine bookstore 5/28

Like Smith, many others—academics, journalists, politicians, etc.—have supported or remained silent for almost 20 months, only beginning to speak out when it felt safe to do so because some political leaders did the same. 1/2

this Saturday at 4pm EST to celebrate the launch of ANOTHER WORLD ISN'T POSSIBLE a few friends, including Will Wiles and joanne mcneil will join me to discuss "Horror in the Present Tense" on the Youtube

On the latest episode of Selected Novels, @JessSwoboda and Zach Fine talk to joanne mcneil about J.G. Ballard’s “Concrete Island,” and how its mix of surreality and social criticism influenced both her fiction and criticism: buzzsprout.com/1791285/episod…

No other writer has influenced me like JG Ballard. Years ago I read everything I could find and it forever changed the way I think about technology, civilization, sex, and the future. For this excellent series, I talked about the one novel of his that I’ve learned from the most

this The Point Magazine conversation with joanne mcneil on Ballard & CONCRETE ISLAND is as close as you can get to having coffee with Joanne, by which i mean high praise thepointmag.buzzsprout.com/1791285/episod…

“Some news” from today’s Filmmaker newsletter.

When I canvassed for Zohran a couple weeks ago in Bushwick an old Puerto Rican guy answered the door. I tried to tell him about Zohran in broken Spanish and he saw my flyer. “Oh that guy? He came here.”

New from me in Filmmaker Magazine on on EZTV: once a “parallel universe to Hollywood”—where even features could be made for $50–and its remarkably expansive video archive filmmakermagazine.com/130958-profile…

WRONG WAY (2023)

Confessions Of An Infomaniac, by Elizabeth M. Ferrarini. Sybex Computer Books, 1984.