Elliott Holt

Best movie I have seen in years.

Colleges weigh whether to sign onto Trump plan or forgo federal benefits A new proposal from the Trump administration would give colleges funding advantages if they adopt conservative priorities.

“No self-respecting university could ever accept something like this,” said Lee Bollinger, a First Amendment scholar and former Columbia University president. “Trying to protect conservative ideas against being ‘belittled’ — that’s about as violative of the First Amendment interests as you can get.”

A WILD ONE: A man broke his leg during an arrest by ICE at a car wash south of L.A.

ICE has held him under 24/7 guard at a hospital, registering him under a pseudonym, for *37 days* without telling him why.

A judge has ordered his immediate release.

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CORDER LIST: 606 U.S.) WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 1, 2025 25A312 ORDER IN PENDING CASE TRUMP, PRESIDENT OF U.S., ET AL. V. COOK, LISA D. The application for stay presented to The Chief Justice and by him referred to the Court is deferred pending oral argument in January 2026. The Clerk is directed to establish a briefing schedule for amici curiae and any supplemental briefs responding to amici.

BREAKING: Supreme Court will allow Lisa Cook to remain on federal reserve board for now, ruling that the government’s application for a stay is deferred pending oral argument in January 2026

i think this is it

The State of Illinois is closely monitoring the federal deployments in the Village of Broadview.

Public safety is always my top priority, and the Illinois State Police remains in close communication with the Broadview Police Department to monitor and maintain public safety.

Trump Fired a U.S. Attorney Who Insisted on Following a Court Order

BREAKING NYT:
 
Trump just fired a U.S. attorney who insisted on following a court order.
 
Michele Beckwith, the top federal prosecutor in Sacramento, was fired hours after she reminded a Border Patrol chief to abide by court-ordered restrictions on immigration raids.

The Publishing Industry Has a Gambling Problem | The Walrus Companies keep betting on the next bestseller. Literature is poorer for it

I spent the summer reporting this essay on why it seems harder than ever to sell a book right now—especially if it isn't a debut and comes with the dreaded "sales track." I'm grateful to the writers, agents, editors, publishers & experts who spoke to me for this piece: thewalrus.ca/the-publishi...

Countering Domestic Terrorism and Organized Political Violence NATIONAL SECURITY PRESIDENTIAL MEMORANDUM/NSPM-7 MEMORANDUM FOR THE SECRETARY OF STATE                THE SECRETARY OF THE TREASURY THE ATTORNEY GENERAL

This is really bad. It won’t get the popular opposition the Kimmel incident did, but it’s way more sweeping and authoritarian. This is an effort to bring the full force of government down on any and all opposition to this administration.

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Headline from the New York Times, 1939: “Goebbels ends careers of five “Aryan“ actors who made witticisms about the Nazi regime.”

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generally speaking, and with the glaring exception of november 2024, the more directly democratic an institution has been, the better it has checked Trump (eg grand and petit juries); the more elite and insular, the less effective (the Senate, the Supreme Court, big business)

This is the playbook, folks.

If you're not paying attention now and doing something about it, then you're going to have to sit down the rest of your life because democracy is being taken away.

Do not be quiet in this moment.

I love Severance and want to see brilliant Adam Scott win an Emmy, but I am so on board with everything The Pitt is putting down, especially at a moment when public health and medical science are being politicized to terrifying effects. And Noah Wyle’s performance was virtuosic.

I agree totally re: The Pitt and Wyle and Tramell Tillman.

Tramell Tillman won the #Emmy for Supporting Actor in a Drama Series for his role as Seth Milchick in “Severance,” becoming the first Black man ever to win in the category.

Stay updated on the ceremony with our live blog: nymag.visitlink.me/vPi_E0

“Thank you Bridget Everett. You changed my life.” Jeff Hiller wins for the #Emmy Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series for his role in “Somebody Somewhere.”

Follow along for live updates from the 2025 Emmy Awards: nymag.visitlink.me/vPi_E0.

More people in DC than in Wyoming or Vermont. Coming up on Alaska and North Dakota.

Per capita, we pay more federal income tax than any of the states. (Incl NY, CA, CT, etc.)

Voice in Congress: Zero.

Have never before felt as much DC-specific patriotism—across race and class—as now.

I love Pips.

BBC News headline: Frankenstein is monster success at Venice film festival

Actually, Frankenstein is a doctor success at the Venice film festival

Did Anthropic AI steal your book? You can sign up for updates on the class action suit. ‹ Literary Hub Here’s my best impression of a late night ad for a law firm: Do you think your book may have been stolen by an AI company? Then you might be entitled to be part of a class action lawsuit! The case …

AUTHORS!! 📣

If AI trained itself on your book, you can be part of A class action lawsuit now. More here:

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Spread the word, please!!

I wonder if any university admins have thought even a little bit about what it looks like to unleash LLM chatbots—as a university-purchased, -promoted, and -legitimized “educational” enterprise technology— on a student population in the grips of a well-documented college mental health crisis

More UChicago Ph.D. Programs Will Pause Admissions The arts and humanities dean said “nearly all” faculty leaders preferred “a broader pause for the division.” Some social sciences programs also aren’t accepting new students.

The hits keep coming. “The departments that won’t be accepting Ph.D. students now include art history, cinema and media studies, classics, comparative literature, East Asian languages and civilizations, English language and literature, Germanic studies, linguistics, Middle Eastern studies…”

If the University of Chicago Won’t Defend the Humanities, Who Will? Why it matters that the University of Chicago is pausing admissions to doctoral programs in literature, philosophy, the arts, and languages

“Chicago has long helped to keep alive tiny fields & esoteric areas of humanistic study…Without the university’s support, and the continued training of grad students who can keep these bodies of knowledge going, entire spheres of human learning might eventually blink out.” #HigherEd @theatlantic.com

They Were Every Student’s Worst Nightmare. Now Blue Books Are Back. Cheating with ChatGPT has become a huge problem for colleges. The solution is painfully old-school.

So far, the main businesses that have been financially benefited from AI have been the producers of blue books
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While riding the B or Q trains between Dekalb Ave station and the Manhattan Bridge, you may catch a glimpse of "Masstransiscope," a public art installation by Bill Brand. It was added to the #NYCsubway system in 1980.

Trump Administration Orders Work Halted on Wind Farm That Is Nearly Built The order to stop construction on Revolution Wind off the coast of Rhode Island is part of a campaign against renewable energy.

Breaking News: The Trump administration ordered construction to stop on a $4 billion wind farm off the coast of Rhode Island that has already mostly been built.

Remembering Starling Lawrence (1943 - 2025), legendary editor of David Ignatius, Sebastian Junger, and Michael Lewis.
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It’s an extraordinary film.

Evening photo of the Film Forum marquee, listing “My Undesirable Friends.”

Just spent 5.5 hrs with the doc “My Undesirable Friends,” and I’ll be thinking about it for a long time.

For now, a quip: a 23-yr-old Russian journo whose bf has been unjustly jailed reads aloud a cruel Insta reply:

“I hope if I become a political prisoner, I won’t make it my entire personality.”