This is how I end every interview

Ezra Klein getting the business from Coates is a great example of the difference between a public intellectual and an actual intellectual.

This is an excellent essay that captures a lot of the despair and frustration felt by many middle eastern and muslim journalists in mainstream news orgs: bidoun.org/articles/house…

Congrats to Yves Jarvis on his Polaris Music Prize win! Here’s what an interesting tidbit from my recent interview with him 😅

Yes, the war in Gaza is a genocide. I hope you’ll take a moment to read my op-ed here: sanders.senate.gov/op-eds/it-is-g…

"Garden-variety transphobia is sadly unremarkable. But Kirk was a master of folding seemingly discordant bigotries into each other." vanityfair.com/news/story/cha…

There is no evidence that Hamas “throws gay people of building,” and yet this is repeated again and again to justify Israel’s actual slaughter of gay and trans people in Gaza. ricochet.media/international/…

Canada to recognize Palestine but hold off on fully normalizing diplomatic relations. Canada “pauses” arms exports to Israel but allows $ millions in military goods to keep flowing. At every step, Canada is dedicated to emptying new policies of any meaningful significance.

hey I’ve profiled four of the artists on this very cool lineup

comedy is legal again

in fascist state, the only legal comedy is jimmy fallon

most of the timeline today

Here’s hoping all the Democratic politicians shouting about Jimmy Kimmel being canceled will realize that deporting a green card holder and legal resident for protesting Israel is also a free speech issue.

Hundreds of indie musicians and labels join the cultural boycott of Israel, pull their music from streaming: BADBADNOTGOOD, Elisapie, Grizzly Bear, Japanese Breakfast, MJ Lenderman, King Krule, Erika de Casier, Oklou, Nourished by Time, Yaeji ... ra.co/news/83615

we live in hell

Under Biden, Sam Husseini was physically dragged out and then carried away from a press briefing for asking tough questions about Gaza

FTC sues Ticketmaster, Live Nation, alleging 'illegal' ticket resales “The consumer protection agency said the company made $3.7 billion in resold tickets between 2019 and 2024.” cnbc.com/2025/09/18/ftc…

Very good read from a former fact checker for the New Yorker (and only Arab on the magazine’s editorial staff) bidoun.org/articles/house…