'Israel is not suddenly conquering Gaza: it never ceased controlling it... It is more accurate to say that Israel, which has been the sovereign occupying power in Gaza for 56 years under a variety of political configurations, is once again attempting to rewrite the rules of its…

After we finished 'Arise Therefore,' we celebrated with Steve by cranking up Pachyderm's heated pool full blast to where it became like a hot tub, opened the sliding glass doors to the Minnesota winter, and had a snowball fight in the pool, visibility conditions zero.

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Amazing numbers on NY State’s disastrous rollout of legalized cannabis. nytimes.com/2024/05/10/nyr…

Some American analysts have argued that U.S. aid to Ukraine is a distraction from the contest with China and makes Taiwan and other U.S. partners in Asia more vulnerable. Not so, says …[checks notes]… the foreign minister of Taiwan. foreignaffairs.com/china/defendin…

I really can't believe Albini died, I feel like my generation died, no kidding, he was a titan even when he did and said things that completely repulsed me. Lately he seemed like such a mensch helping artists of all kinds. May his memory be a blessing

Steve, Jim, and Tony, when Steve's studio was still in his house on N. Francisco Ave. -- live room in the basement, control room in the attic.

I wish I could hear Steve Albini unload on this ad. x.com/tim_cook/statu…

RIP Steve Albini, who produced so many incredible records, my personal favorite of which is this one. youtube.com/playlist?list=…

'Throughout his career Albini, perhaps more than anyone else, attempted to embody the righteous ideological tenets that once made punk rock feel like a true alternative to the tired mainstream.' theguardian.com/music/2023/aug…

how it started / how it's going

Laura Marsh All that is solid is crushed into an ipad

A counterintuitive but persuasive argument about Ukrainian strikes on Russian oil refineries, and why America should stop criticizing them, from Michael Liebreich, Lauri Myllyvirta, and Sam Winter-Levy. foreignaffairs.com/ukraine/why-uk…

Where one crushes books, one will soon crush people. x.com/tim_cook/statu…

There's a surprising if inadvertent honesty to this ad. Open contempt for human art, skill, flourishing x.com/tim_cook/statu…

Attention Frankfurt! The newly minted Pulitzer Prize winner Nathan Thrall is on his way right now to speak at medico international tonight. Join us if you’re in town or watch the livestream. medico.de/termin/2024-05…

Excellent piece.

This piece—'The Mother Who Changed,' by Katie Engelhart—is masterful, and truly deserves this recognition. x.com/pulitzerprizes…

When we published this a few days ago, it seemed like it might soon be overtaken by events. Maybe it still will be. But for now, it remains highly relevant. foreignaffairs.com/middle-east/wh…

Earnest question (yes, on this platform): How do campus advocates of divestment generally explain why they want their university to divest only from Israel-related holdings, and not from holdings related to other countries accused of wide-scale human-rights abuses?