신 선 영 辛善英 Sun Yung Shin

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1/ A longtime Wired editor just wrote a mush-brained essay about how he totally missed the political rot of Silicon Valley (& still doesn't get it).

But in the late 1990s, a Wired journalist warned of a toxic ideology bubbling up from tech. Paulina Borsook has largely been erased. Let's change that

Did anyone stop to think “the world doesn’t need a movie about Ed Gein?”

Bear Breaks Into California Zoo to Mingle With Other Bears

Bear Breaks Into California Zoo to Mingle With Other Bears www.nytimes.com/2025/10/21/u...

Tonight on Zoom! 6-7:30 pm CDT! Also will be recorded if you register! Curious about the Loft's Year-Long Writing Project in Novel Writing w Peter Geye, Creative Nonfiction w me all on Zoom!, Memoir w Kelly Sundberg, Poetry w Heid E. Erdrich, or Fiction w Junauda Petrus?

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the most popular smartphone maker in history literally had to stop using "AI" because it would constantly just make things up and had zero contextual "understanding" of what it was doing

New Substack! link in bio :) Narkina 5 as an ovum...a poem by the brilliant @aracelisxgirmay ...creative writing prompt...+ a few photos from the wonderful @ConfluenceMN!

This story is worth reading, especially the part starting last week with “Media School Dean David Tolchinsky terminated Director of Student Media Jim Rodenbush on Tuesday afternoon after he refused to censor the Indiana Daily Student.” www.idsnews.com/article/2025...

The infrastructure of meaninglessness Listen, there are two realities that we should be aware of. AI exists to make your job obsolete because the alternative is that AI makes managers obsolete. Let me try to break down this theory, which...

Resist the nihilism. collectivefutures.blog/the-infrastr...

a close up of a man 's face in a car with a woman behind him . ALT: a close up of a man 's face in a car with a woman behind him .

Remember, AI bros are pushing outrageousness (“casting” beloved dead performers, inventing AI actors) because they are hemorrhaging cash and need the buzz. Ignore.

Israel’s Strike on Yemen Newspaper Offices Was ‘Deadliest Global Attack’ on Journalists in 16 Years: Press Freedom Group | Common Dreams Israel's attack on two newspaper offices in Yemen last week killed 31 journalists, making it the single largest massacre of the press in 16 years, according to the Committee to Protect Journalists.

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I love all the editors I’ve gotten to work with. They have all made my work better. And in the very few places where I insisted on my version, they have supported me. It’s a privilege to work with good editors.

Come hang out with us on 10/23 at the office! www.eventbrite.com/e/whats-brew...

The Hidden Life of Books: Banned & Burned, An Exhibit and Panel Discussion Celebrate intellectual freedom during Banned Books Week with an exhibit and talk, The Hidden Life of Books Chapter V: Banned & Burned. The Hidden Life of Books is an ongoing photography series by Laur...

Tonight!

1 in 5 high schoolers has had a romantic AI relationship, or knows someone who has A national survey of students, teachers and parents shines a light on how the AI revolution is playing out in schools – including when it comes to bullying and a community's trust in schools.

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Revolutions Are Made of Love Launch Celebration! Join us for a night of art, community, and celebration as we launch Revolutions Are Made of Love

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But affirmative action is the true enemy of meritocracy at elite schools…

The 2025 Love & Eros Prize - Palette Poetry Submit your nature poetry for consideration by our judge, Aimee Nezhukumatathil, between April 14, 2025 and July 15, 2025.

Open today! www.palettepoetry.com/the-2025-lov...

Six out of 10 UK secondary schools hit by cyber-attack or breach in past year Hackers are more likely to target educational institutions than private businesses, government survey shows When hackers attacked UK nurseries last month and published children’s data online, they were accused of hitting a new low. But the broader education sector is well used to being a target. Continue reading...

Six out of 10 UK secondary schools hit by cyber-attack or breach in past year

so is this the fight against "left-wing terrorism"?

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Dial-A-Poem, a Very Analog Project of the ’60s, Goes Global

Dial-A-Poem, a Very Analog Project of the ’60s, Goes Global www.nytimes.com/2025/09/23/a...

As long as this is still happening the fundraising is happening.

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So You Want to Write Books for Kids?
Tuesday, October 7, 2025
6:30PM – 8:00PM

Part of the Our Stories, Ourselves series collaboration with More Than a Single Story that highlights BIPOC writers and artists through panel conversations and writing workshops. hclib.bibliocommons.com/events/68a7a...

New Substack with poem by the magisterial Lena Khalaf Tuffaha and prompt. Thank you, Lena. Thank you, Kazim Ali for recently reminding people to donate to the Palestine Children's Relief Fund. www.pcrf.net

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A danger of parasocial relationships with AI is "now you're interacting with something that is designed to not challenge you," the CEO of Partiful, Shreya Murthy, says.

"In-person relationships are supposed to actually have a little friction. That's how we build bonds." #TAF25
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Democracy, more than anything is a practice. I always think that the Civil Rights Movement succeeded because from the Civil War black Americans built institutions: universities, fraternities and sororities, churches, that engaged them in democratic practice.

Watching prominent commenters followed by dozens of people I know say "it's over" because Jimmy Kimmel got suspended...like, they actually killed Medgar Evers, in defense of a fascist system that had been in place for decades. Imagine social media that day! Read history and have some self-respect.

YouTube video by Takes™ by Jamelle Bouie New NYT Column — Republicans Don't Want to Live in Lincoln's America

did a read-aloud of my latest column, set to the backdrop of a drive through central virginia youtu.be/pq8TUlk4BxQ

Where are the Publishers? I’m currently abroad for a surprise long weekend in Italy for my 25th wedding anniversary.

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