@SophieHaigney A former boss of mine used to write "MEGO" (my eyes glaze over) in the margins of dull grafs. Once you start doing that you'll know you've ascended (descended?) to a whole new level!
So crushed to hear of Javier Marias's death. I would have read new books from him for years to come. If you haven't read A Heart So White or Thus Bad Begins, I highly, highly recommend. What a shame that he'll no longer be a perennial Nobel frontrunner. https://t.co/JK8PYqo2IG
I love @NirZicherman's way of thinking about what motivates you professionally: is it new opportunities, new experiences, or getting better at the thing you already do? https://t.co/cjRjWLnF1v
Happy 10th anniversary to @Medium — I loved reading back through this timeline all we've done and the incredible voices we have hosted in our first 10 years https://t.co/MoEYCXFqQW
"You ever have somebody come to you and you get the vibe they want something from you, but they’re also telling you that you’re a piece of shit?"
Truly good interview with Wheatus frontman on the ups and downs of "Teenage Dirtbag" https://t.co/HlVetf9Oix
Thinking about my favorite passage from Salman Rushdie’s ‘Midnight’s Children,’ the Indira Gandhi green and black fever dream. Arguably the greatest book of the 20th century.
our team at @medium launched a new Tipping beta today, making it easier for creators to earn money directly from their readers and fans.
it’s basic right now, but it opens the door to other potential tools we might develop in the near future.
the deets:
https://t.co/PnkRa6Cieq
“Instead of a street serving diverse purposes — as they did for millennia, before the automobile came along — today’s urban roads have only one major function: Moving gas-powered vehicles around.” — @pomeranian99 https://t.co/5blq72bPyZ
When women don’t have the right to make reproductive choices about their own bodies, we lose a foundational right. When we lose foundational rights, all rights are threatened. 2/5