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A wildly fun forgotten 1990s art-history thriller, a great new cop mystery set in '70s New Jersey, and more
Roundup 09/01/2025
Sep 1
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August 2025
Is the "A.I." "bubble" "bursting"?
The long shadow of crypto
Aug 29
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A great Florentine-Renaissance alternate history, two Prince-inspired masterpiece albums, and a strange and spooky Terence Stamp…
Roundup 08/25/2025
Aug 25
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Who killed Jean Pormanove?
The death of a livestreamer
Aug 22
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A slim, perfect history of the late Roman Empire; an extremely fun 1990s neo-noir; and more
Roundup 08/18/2025
Aug 18
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A.I. as normal technology (derogatory)
The future of A.I. is more Facebook, not jobs in space
Aug 14
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A gorgeous folk-horror-ish historical drama; one of the best new literary-fiction books I've read this year; and more
Roundup 08/11/2025
Aug 11
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Who is Elara Voss?
PLUS: A genealogy of "stomp clap"
Aug 7
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A terrific, paranoid Irish serial-killer noir set in Northern Ireland, a wild Hong Kong action-comedy classic, and some excellent Balearic…
Roundup 08/04/2025
Aug 4
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The "cracked coder" fetish
Epistemic arrogance in Silicon Valley
Aug 1
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July 2025
17 underappreciated political(ish) thrillers
A special edition roundup 07/27/2025
Jul 27
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Matt Yglesias and the secret of blogging
A Read Max re-run: How to be a successful content entrepreneur
Jul 23
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