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An overlooked James Bond classic, excellent college jangle-rock, and more

Roundup 02/06/2023

Feb 06, 2023
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Greetings from Read Max HQ! Every week, usually on Sundays, but, for the last few weeks, due to scheduling difficulties and/or incompetencies, on Monday, I pick out some worthwhile and overlooked books, articles, movies, and music to recommend to paying subscribers. This week I’ve got:

  • A great newsletter about Chinese digital culture

  • An overlooked James Bond classic

  • A terrific new album of pure ‘80s college rock

If any of that sounds interesting -- and if you want to support Read Max in its continuing mission of explaining the future to relatively normal people -- please subscribe below. If you’re already a subscriber, thank you.

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