Lesley Goldberg

I know this is kind of David’s whole beat, but the phenomenon of modern people doing modern evil modernly, and getting called medieval for it, is fascinating and telling.

File this under “extremely my jam”

What if Buddy Christ, but for journalism

I like Bsky more than any social platform I’ve used, but my goodness it has big “I knew them before they were cool” energy.

You mention something bad: “are you surprised?” You mention something good: “I knew about that WAY before you.” This is an exhausting, anti-social way to interact, you guys.

Screen cap of parodic version of William Blake's "The Tyger" that begins: Tyger! Tyger! Burning bright (Not sure if I spelled that right) What immortal hand or eye Could fashion such a stripy guy? What the hammer that hath hewn it Into such a chonky unit? Did who made the lamb make thee, Or an external franchisee?

In honor of National Poetry Day, the greatest parody rewrite of all time:

This, no contest.

these are great fall outfits

You were the only one laughing at *several* points in that film, and the ladies around us were not amused.

Pioneering theoretical physicist Mary K. Gaillard has died at 86 - Berkeley News Gaillard's calculations correctly predicted the mass of the charm quark and contributed to the discovery of the Higgs boson as she triumphed over sexism in the field of physics.

Mary Gaillard's calculations correctly predicted the mass of the charm quark and contributed to the discovery of the Higgs boson as she triumphed over sexism in the field of physics. R.I.P. #physics

This is what happens when you lay off most of your social media staff—who would have advised you not to just copy/paste the graphic design pitch deck into an instagram caption.

An excellent thread.

Legends of the Fall! It was ok.

Apple Reportedly Loses Key AI Mind The iPhone maker’s quiet AI ambitions just took a major hit as Meta doubles down on its war with OpenAI and Google.

it's weird how these stories on meta's endless spending sprees never mention that the company never produces anything innovative or interesting, ever

ChatGPT Now Has PhD-Level Intelligence, and the Poor Personal Choices to Prove It “If you look at the trajectory of improvement, systems like GPT-3 were maybe toddler-level intelligence… and then systems like GPT-4 are more like ...

"ChatGPT is unlikely to destabilize the job market, as it is overqualified for most positions while at the same time lacking any marketable skills."

This smol porcupine is the best thing happening in my life right now

Movie you’ve watched more than six times using gifs

Every Episode of a Television Show Written by Julian Fellowes Downstairs to Downstairs HOUSEHOLD SERVANT: I’m worried about Rich Lady. OTHER HOUSEHOLD SERVANT: Don’t be. She’s rich, ain’t she? HOUSEHOLD SERVAN...

RICH LADY: Oh, I am distraught over the shambles of my life.

HOUSEHOLD SERVANT: Even though my problems are punishingly more severe than yours, I will kindly listen to your tale of pampered woe.

RICH LADY: Woe!

HOUSEHOLD SERVANT: Let me fix your hair in some particular way.

We’re being governed by people who love nothing. Who value nothing. Who hold nothing sacred, find nothing beautiful.

They will pave over and monetize everything precious to us before they’re done.

What actor's expression in a movie will stay with you for the rest of your life?

(in the Criterion Closet) eh I'm good

“One of the things we’ve learned is people really do care about what it looks like when it’s on your head.”

Some of y’all can’t handle 2 high agency males going at it and it really shows

Nobody with money seems to even care about the quality of the product they create. They just care that it can be made cheaply. Why would anyone want to pay for the Washington Post if this is what it is?

Ariela Barer in How to Blow Up A Pipeline, helpfully resting her hand on said pipeline

If Ariela Barer transfixed you all too briefly on TLOU you gotta check out How To Blow Up A Pipeline

I can’t imagine ever needing to prove I bought a donut.

Unsplash image of the Earth, mostly the nightside with a tracery of city lights on every continent.

OK, this is wild.

In September 2023, geophysicists across the world started monitoring a very odd signal coming from the ground under them.

It was picked up in the Arctic. And Antarctica. It was detected everywhere, every 90 seconds, as regular as a metronome, for *nine days*.

What the HELL?

1/

I also had some trouble finishing that one. Interested to hear your thoughts when you’re done!

Excuse you sir, this is King Ralph slander

Mark Zuckerberg saying “actually no one has friends” is at “the female orgasm doesn’t exist” levels of telling on yourself