Austin Kleon
@austinkleon.bsky.social
I’m a writer who draws. Author of STEAL LIKE AN ARTIST and other bestsellers. www.austinkleon.com
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Austin Kleon
@austinkleon.bsky.social
· Oct 4
Fun living in a world where every new email — hell, every interaction online — is a Voight-Kampff test
Teenager destroyed me so completely in Mario Kart that I felt Satie the only appropriate soundtrack. Thoughts of David Shenk’s THE IMMORTAL GAME: “The game is often as much about demolishing your opponent’s will and self-esteem as it is about implementing a superior strategy.”
November 9, 2025 at 4:16 PM
Teenager destroyed me so completely in Mario Kart that I felt Satie the only appropriate soundtrack. Thoughts of David Shenk’s THE IMMORTAL GAME: “The game is often as much about demolishing your opponent’s will and self-esteem as it is about implementing a superior strategy.”
A day too long
A new mixtape and 9 other things worth sharing this week
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November 7, 2025 at 2:27 PM
This sounds awesome. Loved PREY, need to watch the animated one and go see this Friday. (Thx @mattzollerseitz.bsky.social)
"It’s a bizarrely inspirational adventure about different types of beings overcoming the limiting parts of their own programming (literal or figurative) and/or proving there is more to them than others assumed,” writes @mattzollerseitz.bsky.social in his 4/4 star review of PREDATOR: BADLANDS.
Predator: Badlands movie review (2025) | Roger Ebert
An exceptional sci-fi action thriller with memorable characters and lead performances that deserve to be included in discussions of the year's best.
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November 5, 2025 at 4:59 AM
This sounds awesome. Loved PREY, need to watch the animated one and go see this Friday. (Thx @mattzollerseitz.bsky.social)
10 scraps from my notebook
What I'm thinking about right now
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November 4, 2025 at 8:07 PM
Designed to break your heart
10 things worth sharing this week
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November 3, 2025 at 1:59 PM
Gone almost 3 years now austinkleon.com/2022/11/30/r...
November 2, 2025 at 9:01 PM
Gone almost 3 years now austinkleon.com/2022/11/30/r...
the REN & STIMPY episode my kids wanted to watch before the game started really set the tone for the evening
November 2, 2025 at 3:57 AM
the REN & STIMPY episode my kids wanted to watch before the game started really set the tone for the evening
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Manhunter (Michael Mann, 1986)
November 1, 2025 at 2:57 PM
Manhunter (Michael Mann, 1986)
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In his newsletter this week, @austinkleon.bsky.social unintentionally captures the spirit of my current project. It’s comforting to not feel like I am alone in believing this.
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October 31, 2025 at 4:14 PM
In his newsletter this week, @austinkleon.bsky.social unintentionally captures the spirit of my current project. It’s comforting to not feel like I am alone in believing this.
austinkleon.substack.com/p/even-the-m...
austinkleon.substack.com/p/even-the-m...
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for #cassunday, please enjoy this photo I took yesterday of Bruce Springsteen's Nebraska TEAC 144.
August 11, 2024 at 1:02 PM
for #cassunday, please enjoy this photo I took yesterday of Bruce Springsteen's Nebraska TEAC 144.
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I’ll see your Springsteen deck and offer Tobin Sprout’s Tascam that was used to record the early GBV albums, including the masterpiece Bee Thousand. Pic from a friend who knows Tobin.
November 23, 2024 at 1:09 AM
I’ll see your Springsteen deck and offer Tobin Sprout’s Tascam that was used to record the early GBV albums, including the masterpiece Bee Thousand. Pic from a friend who knows Tobin.
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when former students reach out years later 🥲
October 29, 2025 at 3:03 AM
when former students reach out years later 🥲
What I know about writing a newsletter people want to read austinkleon.substack.com/p/the-art-of...
The Art of the Newsletter
How to write something you’d want to read
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October 29, 2025 at 12:16 PM
What I know about writing a newsletter people want to read austinkleon.substack.com/p/the-art-of...
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Evergreen post
Doomerism is chickenshit. an embarrassment to every ape that threw a rock at a bear to protect the tribe. if you actually believe this doomer shit what are you posting for? it's chickenshit and i will have no truck with it. you had something better to do with your life than make the world better?
October 26, 2025 at 10:20 PM
Evergreen post
I don’t often do themed Friday newsletters, so the last one was pretty fun: austinkleon.substack.com/p/wrong-the-...
Wrong the dream, wrong the soul
10 things worth sharing this week
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October 26, 2025 at 2:19 PM
I don’t often do themed Friday newsletters, so the last one was pretty fun: austinkleon.substack.com/p/wrong-the-...
Wrote a whole zine about death and deadlines open.substack.com/pub/austinkl...
Psyched by this motivational tip from @austinkleon.bsky.social
October 25, 2025 at 4:36 PM
Wrote a whole zine about death and deadlines open.substack.com/pub/austinkl...
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This, Not That
Reccomending some good books, movies, music, and more
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August 25, 2025 at 12:42 PM
Fantagraphics actually has a page of “how to read” their site. (I bought the first 50 issues box, but still have never been able to get into it!) blog.fantagraphics.com/how-to-read-...
HOW TO READ LOVE & ROCKETS, EASY VERSION
PART 1: JAIME
1. Maggie the Mechanic
2. The Girl from HOPPERS
3. Perla la Loca
4. Penny Century
5. Esperanza
6. Angels & Magpies
7. Is This How You See Me?
8. Tonta
PART 1: JAIME
1. Maggie the Mechanic
2. The Girl from HOPPERS
3. Perla la Loca
4. Penny Century
5. Esperanza
6. Angels & Magpies
7. Is This How You See Me?
8. Tonta
October 22, 2025 at 3:04 AM
Fantagraphics actually has a page of “how to read” their site. (I bought the first 50 issues box, but still have never been able to get into it!) blog.fantagraphics.com/how-to-read-...
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death to fascism
absolutely heartbreaking www.nytimes.com/2025/10/17/u...
Nory Doesn’t Go to School Here Anymore
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October 21, 2025 at 5:06 PM
death to fascism
First episode rips — that cliffhanger/needle drop at the end? MWAH
MR. SCORSESE, a five-part docuseries, drops today on Apple TV, and, let me tell you, it is a BLAST. Rebecca Miller is gifted with great interview subjects but she nestles the talking heads into a brilliant pastiche video essay. It'll make you excited about the movies. www.youtube.com/watch?v=tWoK...
Mr. Scorsese — Official Trailer | Apple TV
YouTube video by Apple TV
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October 17, 2025 at 5:06 PM
First episode rips — that cliffhanger/needle drop at the end? MWAH
Every time I put “Jumpin’ Jack Flash” on in the car it’s a little bit of a disappointment — really needs the compression and EQ of the radio station or Scorsese’s sound mixer
October 17, 2025 at 12:50 PM
Every time I put “Jumpin’ Jack Flash” on in the car it’s a little bit of a disappointment — really needs the compression and EQ of the radio station or Scorsese’s sound mixer
Nothing like driving in the dust cloud of a street sweeper truck with “Gimme Shelter” blasting out of your car stereo
October 17, 2025 at 12:48 PM
Nothing like driving in the dust cloud of a street sweeper truck with “Gimme Shelter” blasting out of your car stereo
Overheard on the Titanic
10 things worth sharing this week
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October 17, 2025 at 12:48 PM