Carrie Golus
@carriegolus.bsky.social
Editor of The Core, the alumni magazine for UChicago's College • YA author on sub • Rep: Jes Trudel, The Rights Factory • carriegolus.com • #AuthorsGuild • #SCBWI • 💙 📚 🌱
The Washington Post, owned by Jeff Bezos, who also owns, you know, **Amazon**, just got rid of its books section
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WashPo Shutters Books Section Amid Widespread Layoffs
After weeks of rumors about layoffs, the Washington Post told employees Wednesday morning that the paper, owned by Jeff Bezos, is eliminating its books section, Book World, which was relaunched in 202...
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February 4, 2026 at 6:24 PM
The Washington Post, owned by Jeff Bezos, who also owns, you know, **Amazon**, just got rid of its books section
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“Abolish ICE“ was submitted 9,200 times.
Nearly 80 percent of submissions were anti-ICE.
It would be funny if it weren’t so tragic.
blockclubchicago.org/2026/01/28/a...
Nearly 80 percent of submissions were anti-ICE.
It would be funny if it weren’t so tragic.
blockclubchicago.org/2026/01/28/a...
'Abolish ICE' Submitted 9,200 Times For Chicago Snowplow Naming Contest, Records Show
Anti-ICE sentiments made up nearly 80 percent of submissions. Voting for the top five names opens Sunday and runs through Feb. 14.
blockclubchicago.org
January 28, 2026 at 3:47 PM
“Abolish ICE“ was submitted 9,200 times.
Nearly 80 percent of submissions were anti-ICE.
It would be funny if it weren’t so tragic.
blockclubchicago.org/2026/01/28/a...
Nearly 80 percent of submissions were anti-ICE.
It would be funny if it weren’t so tragic.
blockclubchicago.org/2026/01/28/a...
I did not expect that Luigi Zingales's #ChicagoBooth course on crony capitalism would cover the history of the printing press, patents, double-entry accounting, government-funded research, newspaper bias, and so much more.
@uchicagomag.bsky.social
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Cronies with benefits
You’ve probably been captured. Luigi Zingales is onto you.
mag.uchicago.edu
January 5, 2026 at 5:20 PM
I did not expect that Luigi Zingales's #ChicagoBooth course on crony capitalism would cover the history of the printing press, patents, double-entry accounting, government-funded research, newspaper bias, and so much more.
@uchicagomag.bsky.social
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@uchicagomag.bsky.social
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Writing an article about Chicago Booth’s amazing contemporary art collection in my usual font, Calibri, and feeling woke af
December 11, 2025 at 7:48 PM
Writing an article about Chicago Booth’s amazing contemporary art collection in my usual font, Calibri, and feeling woke af
Hungry now
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I salute In-N-Out Burger for launching a whole ass Book-It program
November 11, 2025 at 2:11 PM
Hungry now
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Stunning contrarian op-ed from @adapalmer.bsky.social in the new issue of the Chronicle of Higher Ed:
www.chronicle.com/article/ther...
“This is a dire moment to enter the work force.
It is a perfect moment to spend four to seven years acquiring rare and valuable skills ...
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“This is a dire moment to enter the work force.
It is a perfect moment to spend four to seven years acquiring rare and valuable skills ...
Opinion | There Has Never Been a Better Time to Start a Ph.D.
The work force is a mess. But deep skills will always be in demand.
www.chronicle.com
October 28, 2025 at 4:02 PM
Stunning contrarian op-ed from @adapalmer.bsky.social in the new issue of the Chronicle of Higher Ed:
www.chronicle.com/article/ther...
“This is a dire moment to enter the work force.
It is a perfect moment to spend four to seven years acquiring rare and valuable skills ...
www.chronicle.com/article/ther...
“This is a dire moment to enter the work force.
It is a perfect moment to spend four to seven years acquiring rare and valuable skills ...
“There are so many rewards in the book industry but also so many problems, and sometimes the difference between success and failure, as in most pursuits, from finding a great apartment to finding a romantic partner, is nothing more than luck.“
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Don’t Let the Publishing Industry Get You Down (It Happens to the Best of Us)
Over the course of the last couple of weeks I’ve talked to college students, masters program students, and professionals at Comic Con in my roles as author and freelance writer and former editor. I…
lithub.com
October 23, 2025 at 3:58 PM
“There are so many rewards in the book industry but also so many problems, and sometimes the difference between success and failure, as in most pursuits, from finding a great apartment to finding a romantic partner, is nothing more than luck.“
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“On Jan. 17, 2025, Biden declared that the...ERA, first passed by Congress in 1972, was finally ratified...Yet because Biden didn’t instruct the archivist of the United States to formally publish the amendment, his announcement fell dead from the bully pulpit.“
WHAT
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Jill Lepore Thinks the U.S. Constitution Might Break America
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September 15, 2025 at 6:38 PM
“On Jan. 17, 2025, Biden declared that the...ERA, first passed by Congress in 1972, was finally ratified...Yet because Biden didn’t instruct the archivist of the United States to formally publish the amendment, his announcement fell dead from the bully pulpit.“
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The largest U.S. copyright settlement in history
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Today I'm very proud to be associated with @authorsguild.org which secured a remarkable settlement from @anthropic.comfor illegal use of copyrighted books. A victory for all authors!
What Authors Need to Know About the $1.5 Billion Anthropic Settlement - The Authors Guild
Today, Anthropic agreed to pay $1.5 billion to settle claims that it downloaded pirated books to train its AI systems—the largest U.S. copyright settlement in history. The parties in Bartz v Anthropic, one of the major copyright lawsuits brought by […]
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September 5, 2025 at 9:32 PM
The largest U.S. copyright settlement in history
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Pay attention, Canada. If Alberta is successful in this book banning, this will spread. Look around you, b/c this is how it starts. We're on the same ledge the US was on. And we either start fighting this right-wing rise now, or we follow the Americans over the edge.
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
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The Handmaid's Tale among more than 200 books to be pulled at Edmonton public schools | CBC News
A list confirmed by CBC News shows titles like The Handmaid's Tale and Brave New World are among books to be pulled. The development comes after a policy from Alberta's education minister outlines new...
www.cbc.ca
August 29, 2025 at 11:57 AM
Pay attention, Canada. If Alberta is successful in this book banning, this will spread. Look around you, b/c this is how it starts. We're on the same ledge the US was on. And we either start fighting this right-wing rise now, or we follow the Americans over the edge.
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
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I feel like “SWEET JOE PYE WEED!” would make an excellent expletive.
Like the kind of thing you could say when you hurt yourself within earshot of your grandmother
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Like the kind of thing you could say when you hurt yourself within earshot of your grandmother
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August 29, 2025 at 9:49 PM
I feel like “SWEET JOE PYE WEED!” would make an excellent expletive.
Like the kind of thing you could say when you hurt yourself within earshot of your grandmother
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Like the kind of thing you could say when you hurt yourself within earshot of your grandmother
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“ … while English and communications majors often ended up with lower-paying jobs, their positions also included more substantive duties that were more likely to call on what they’d learned in college.”
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The Surprising Truth About Which College Majors Are Actually Useful at Work
A sociologist studied how students get internships and jobs, and who really uses their degrees.
www.chronicle.com
August 29, 2025 at 2:41 PM
“ … while English and communications majors often ended up with lower-paying jobs, their positions also included more substantive duties that were more likely to call on what they’d learned in college.”
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Today I learned about a German shepherd called Knapweed Nightmare, the first dog trained to sniff out the invasive plant spotted knapweed 🤩
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August 29, 2025 at 1:09 AM
Today I learned about a German shepherd called Knapweed Nightmare, the first dog trained to sniff out the invasive plant spotted knapweed 🤩
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There are tons of graphic novels, academic papers, film and TV scripts, & prose novels/nonfiction on the LibGen list Anthropic used.
As settlement approaches, make it easy for the class action lawyers to contact you! Here’s how
Part 1: is your work in Libgen?
www.theatlantic.com/technology/a...
As settlement approaches, make it easy for the class action lawyers to contact you! Here’s how
Part 1: is your work in Libgen?
www.theatlantic.com/technology/a...
Search LibGen, the Pirated-Books Database That Meta Used to Train AI
Millions of books and scientific papers are captured in the collection’s current iteration.
www.theatlantic.com
August 27, 2025 at 6:47 PM
There are tons of graphic novels, academic papers, film and TV scripts, & prose novels/nonfiction on the LibGen list Anthropic used.
As settlement approaches, make it easy for the class action lawyers to contact you! Here’s how
Part 1: is your work in Libgen?
www.theatlantic.com/technology/a...
As settlement approaches, make it easy for the class action lawyers to contact you! Here’s how
Part 1: is your work in Libgen?
www.theatlantic.com/technology/a...
“Having a child qualifies you to write a children’s book the same way that using a toilet qualifies you to be a plumber.“
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The Celebrity Picture Book Boom
What should we make of the recent onslaught of stories from the stars?
www.newyorker.com
August 26, 2025 at 3:32 PM
“Having a child qualifies you to write a children’s book the same way that using a toilet qualifies you to be a plumber.“
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It me. Except with one more cat
What I'm doing when I say I can't go out because I "already have plans". Photo from my collection, no date/info.
August 23, 2025 at 5:11 PM
It me. Except with one more cat
I have never felt so excited to learn that my personal data has been subpoenaed
The way I am already spending my Anthropic suit money. Dreaming big and hoping it’s a business-killing win that lands me a couple hundred bucks!
August 20, 2025 at 3:57 PM
I have never felt so excited to learn that my personal data has been subpoenaed
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huge shoutout to whoever at Rice who made this syllabus generator that calculates when all the dates of your classes are going to be
additional shoutout to my supervisor who sent it to us with a list of the holidays and important dates pre-made
saved me an hour
wcaleb.rice.edu/syllabusmake...
additional shoutout to my supervisor who sent it to us with a list of the holidays and important dates pre-made
saved me an hour
wcaleb.rice.edu/syllabusmake...
Generic Syllabus Maker
wcaleb.rice.edu
August 18, 2025 at 10:55 PM
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"If your books were uploaded to LibGen/fed into the LLMs, add your name to the potential class action lawsuit by tomorrow." Details:
LibDem database: www.theatlantic.com/technology/a...
Attorney form: www.lieffcabraser.com/anthropic-au...
(This information comes via a reliable Discord source.)
LibDem database: www.theatlantic.com/technology/a...
Attorney form: www.lieffcabraser.com/anthropic-au...
(This information comes via a reliable Discord source.)
Search LibGen, the Pirated-Books Database That Meta Used to Train AI
Millions of books and scientific papers are captured in the collection’s current iteration.
www.theatlantic.com
August 14, 2025 at 10:11 PM
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"We committed the largest copyright violation crime ever and now we're being faced with the largest copyright class action ever?!? WHAT THE HELL?!?"
AI industry horrified to face largest copyright class action ever certified
Copyright class actions could financially ruin AI industry, trade groups say.
arstechnica.com
August 9, 2025 at 3:56 PM
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I blame the corn
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July 18, 2025 at 3:07 PM
I blame the corn
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Just by the keywords, you can tell what a fascinating interview this was
July 17, 2025 at 6:06 PM
Just by the keywords, you can tell what a fascinating interview this was