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A newsletter for pep talks and general enthusiasm.

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Digging in the soil for the roots of labor’s decline and revival.

drugs and crime

The site where bad ads go to die. Best Ad Critic In The World™. I obsessively cover advertising creativity past, present, and future. Also, a copywriter/creative director with 30+ years experience. Yes, I've won lots of awards. Who gives a fuck.

Covering far-right extremism, sandwiches, and everything in between.

Exploring groundbreaking ideas.

Explaining the weird new future, one newsletter at a time. Subscribe for a twice weekly delivery of internet culture, mega-platform grotesquerie, crypto conspiracies, deep forum lore, fringe politics, and other artifacts of what's to come.

Essays, inquiries, arguments, advice, and archaic sandwiches for hungry readers.

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Essays and journalism about where we're at and where we're going, from some of your favorite writers and podcasters on the left.

Politics and culture from the left.

Essays about mental health and sobriety. "The Small Bow is not just for those in recovery. Lots of stories with a huge heart that manages to be hilarious and easy while making you question everything you were certain of about yourself.” – Esquire

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