Writer and editor at large. SYD -> YVR.
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I got voxpopped in Grenoble over the weekend as I was strolling through a park. The journalist, who was from the local TV station (yes, they still have them here, along with independent bookshops, small museums, music on the streets, cafés open after 3pm), wanted to know how I was
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Bloomsday on an island (not Ireland, not the Is-land)
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On non-algorithmic recommendation, paywalls, and What I'm Reading lists
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As if Scott Morrison cares about your criticism! and Everyone loves Miranda July
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Style and risk in life-writing; reviews that spill over.
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On Gaza, digital provincials, new contrarians, campus protest, and analysis (mine) that goes nowhere
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On the shame of being online, covering your tracks, and yes, TAKEDOWN DISCOURSE
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On bad prompts, bad style, and generative AI
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On The Critic and Her Publics and intellectuals at work in the content mills
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On DIY PR, content capital, newsletters about writing
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Finding something to read after Twitter
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