how did @danielkolitz become the most-talked about magazine writer today? by reading voraciously, going to at least (2) critical parties, simmering away at a PR day job, and not a little bit of agonizing over The Longform Podcast.... https://t.co/Hb7EDXylhZ
I’m writing a book. It’s called Goonworld. It’s not about gooning. Or it is, metaphorically. But mostly it’s about post-COVID culture writ large—the range of, let’s say, unusual online forms/tendencies that have emerged this decade and that have in various ways altered the texture of contemporary reality. Sort of a travelogue. A journey to the heart of slop etc. Out via FSG eventually!
EPISODE 585: Actually a Lot of People Like Dramas This Size
We’re joined by Daniel Kolitz (@danielkolitz) to discuss: microdramas, human-computer, knotting, Omegaverse, fanfic, and more…
Spent a few weeks earlier this year roaming a Hollywood almost entirely reoriented around the production of “microdramas,” which are kind of like soap operas except they’re short and completely demented and optimized for your phone. Started as one kind of sad story and ended as another, differently sad kind of story. You can read it now in @NYTmag https://t.co/8Tzw8o0A79
@mcmansionhell Phone keyboard just broke after running in the rain, literally copying and pasting a’s in here so i can more promptly thank you for this very kind tweet …
Wrote about losing my content writing job to AI and then getting hooked on predatory AI-facilitated payday loan apps for @thebafflermag https://t.co/oFQaQ9XifI