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The Curious About Everything Newsletter #66
The many interesting things I read in August 2026

The Curious About Everything Newsletter #60
The many interesting things I read in February 2026

100+ reactions to 100+ solutions
“We are all grappling with the announcement of 6 October. We think that it is useful to have a snapshot of the community’s gut feeling today, and this is what you see below. We will keep it o…

Nowhere to Go: The Loss of Third Places
The Curious About Everything Newsletter #65
The many interesting things I read in July 2026

Cory Doctorow on Enshittification, with danah boyd and Lee Vinsel
The Curious About Everything Newsletter #63
The many interesting things I read in May 2026

Things You Might've Missed: February 2026 - Valerie Rayne Writes
You've seen the image, now get the details!
Reality Check
Like this newsletter? Why not listen to the podcast version on Better Offline? Part 1 is out now (here're other links), and Part 2 comes out Friday May 2nd! I'm sick and god-damn tired of this! I have written tens of thousands of words about this and still, to this

The Disappearance of Third Places
What Happened When Marissa Mayer Tried to Be Steve Jobs (Published 2014)
The inside story of how Yahoo’s C.E.O. lost her way.

Nate Hagens on Twitter / X
I knew it was coming. But that was an intellectual knowing. The emotional realization is harder https://t.co/XdXRgUfF71— Nate Hagens (@NJHagens) October 2, 2026
Beating the drums for independent press, publishers, and writers
Whose news? Whose story? Who gets to tell it?

Good news, everyone! I have a short piece coming out in The Conversation on Monday that explains the main issues with this study. It's impossible for me to have the same media reach as the original press release. So I'd be extremely grateful if people could help me share it as widely as possible 🙏
G. Willow Wilson
Good news, everyone cnn.com/2026/05/14/health/arts-ageing…