Larry Levis died in 1996, at the age of 49. His posthumously published poetry forms a towering body of work
Larry Levis died in 1996, at the age of 49. His posthumously published poetry forms a towering body of work
How did a stereopticon lecturer and his white-supremacist son end up in novels by Edith Wharton and F. Scott Fitzgerald?
How did a stereopticon lecturer and his white-supremacist son end up in novels by Edith Wharton and F. Scott Fitzgerald?
Why Teflon Is Losing Its Sticking Power
The substance that revolutionized cookware and helped build the atomic bomb is facing a reckoning The post Why Teflon Is Losing Its Sticking Power appeared first on Nautilus.
Keep the Meter Running With Mouhamadou Aliy & Zohran Mamdani
In addition to his great series Subway Takes, Kareem Rahma does another series called Keep the Meter Running where he hops into NYC cabs, interviews the drivers, and asks them to take him to their fav
Data Update 5 for 2026: Risk and Hurdle Rates
Risk = Danger + Opportunity
The Epstein Files as a Weapon in the Conflict Over Currency and the âCentral Domainâ
What the Epstein scandal reveals about the conflict for digital sovereignty, currency and the shift between Carl Schmittâs 'central domains'
Kerry James Marshall: In Conversation
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The changing (and surprising) geography of diabetes
Hannah Ritchie at By the Numbers: Which country has the highest rates of diabetes? Many people would guess the United States. Perhaps Canada or Australia? Mexico? The United Kingdom? According to theÂ
Some cool animations made from Japanese receipts by...
Some cool animations made from Japanese receipts by Michele Merlo. đŹ Join the discussion on kottke.org â
Did We Just See a Black Hole Explode?
An âimpossibleâ neutrino detected by an underwater telescope could be the key The post Did We Just See a Black Hole Explode? appeared first on Nautilus.
Thursday links: early admission
Whoâs ahead on the generic congressional ballot?
Our constantly-updating tracker of polls for the most important indicator in the race for Congress.
Jesus in the Junk Shop
Stephen Westich at The Hedgehog Review: Investigating the crypto-religious is Elieâs venture in this book. Readers of Elieâs first two books, The Life You Save May Be Your Own and Reinventing Bach, wi
Investing a Lump Sum of Cash in This Market
A reader asks: My partner and I are both 30 y/o and operate a small business. We made the max SEP IRA contribution in December 2025 of $70k; then another max contribution for FY 2026 of $72k in Januar
How The Fridge Destroyed One of the Worldâs Largest Monopolies
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Times New Resistance
This is awesome and clever. Minneapolis designer Abby Haddican has made a typeface called Times New Resistance. The letters are identical to Times New Roman (and it even appears as such in font menus,
The Hidden Truth About Private Market Returns
Why IRR Can Mislead Private Investors
Two Out of Two Pretentious Born-Rich Ivy League Doctors Agree: Psychiatry is Over!
the LA Review of Books would never pull this shit with any other group
10 Movies to Stream for Black History Month , from The...
10 Movies to Stream for Black History Month, from The Flying Ace (1926) to Killer of Sheep (1978) to Moonlight (2016). đŹ Join the discussion on kottke.org â
An Infinite Sadness
Rachel Gerry at the LARB: In the genre of sanatorium literature, An Infinite Sadness stands apart. It doesnât have much of the fellow feeling that defines Thomas Mannâs classic The Magic Mountain (192
Iranians Donât Need to Prove Their Revolution to You
Sahar Delijani in the Los Angeles Review of Books: I am not writing this essay as an author, nor as an activist, nor as a representative of the Iranian people. I am writing this as the daughter of for
Hour-long YouTube training session on how to observe &...
Hour-long YouTube training session on how to observe & record ICE/CBP. âThis call will give you the tools to exercise your rights in a moment when federal agents are terrorizing our communities and us
My New Org to Solve Consciousness (or Die Trying); A Rogue AI Community That Wasn't; David Foster Wallace Is Still Right; Cow Tools Are Real, & More
Desiderata #38: links and commentary
How Naomi Kanakia read the Great Books
from her forthcoming book 'What's So Great About the Great Books?'
[What Does Your House Smell Like?]
A new poem by Aaron Kunin.
OpenAI Won the Consumer MindshareâAnd Paid For It With Everything Else
A thorough investigation using the most neutral sources I could find
Is the Great AI meltdown imminent? [NSFW]
A $100 billion dollar deal that was propping up the industry just disappeared
The Crucial Role of Cities in the Lanternfly Invasion
Research into the spotted lanternfly genome reveals the influence of urbanization on the species The post The Crucial Role of Cities in the Lanternfly Invasion appeared first on Nautilus.
China Briefing 5 February 2026: Clean energyâs share of economy | Record renewables | Thawing relations with UK
Welcome to Carbon Briefâs China Briefing. China Briefing handpicks and explains the most important climate... The post China Briefing 5 February 2026: Clean energyâs share of economy | Record renewabl
The Strangers' Case
I donât normally say this, but if you watch one thing on kottke.org today, this week, this month, make it this speech written by Shakespeare and performed by Sir Ian McKellen on The Late Show with Ste
The Actual Gavin Newsom Is Much Worse Than You Think
A Gavin Newsom rap sheet, starting with his fake progressiveness.
Longform links: variations in performance
Thursdays are all about longform links on Abnormal Returns. Wherever possible, free links for premium sites are used. You can check out...
An Intertextual Dating App
Imagine if we could set up characters from different novels on dates....
Point Dume
Sur les traces de Henry Miller et John Fante
Point Dume
On the Trail of Henry Miller and John Fante
Society Needs A Doctorâs Prescription For Nature
The post Society Needs A Doctorâs Prescription For Nature appeared first on NOEMA.
Thursday Poem
A Violet Darkness And all that remains for me is to follow a violet darkness on soil where myths splinter and crack. Yes, love was time, and it too splintered and cracked like the face of our country.
Samantha Kattan Wants to Join New Yorkâs Socialists in Albany
As socialist New York legislator Claire Valdez runs for Congress, socialist housing organizer Samantha Kattan is running to replace her in the state assembly. We spoke to Kattan about her campaign. Ho
Eavesdropping on Beaked Whales Reveals the Secrets of Their Deepwater Lives
Three species off the Louisiana coast detected through echolocation clicks The post Eavesdropping on Beaked Whales Reveals the Secrets of Their Deepwater Lives appeared first on Nautilus.
Pluralistic: All laws are local (05 Feb 2026)
Today's links All laws are local: And no law knows how evitable it is. Hey look at this: Delights to delectate. Object permanence: Whisky PC; Anitfeatures; Silicon Roundabout; Steampunk Etch-A-Sketch;
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