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Talking A.I. bubbles and Trump's racist rant with John Ganz • The latest edition of our biweekly conversation
Talking A.I. bubbles and Trump's racist rant with John Ganz
The latest edition of our biweekly conversation
maxread.substack.com
December 12, 2025 at 5:08 PM
Talking A.I. bubbles and Trump's racist rant with John Ganz • The latest edition of our biweekly conversation
Three books of smart, funny, hillbilly noir; a gorgeous documentary about Hollywood's images of cyberspace; and more • Roundup 12/08/2025
Three books of smart, funny, hillbilly noir; a gorgeous documentary about Hollywood's images of cyberspace; and more
Roundup 12/08/2025
maxread.substack.com
December 8, 2025 at 5:09 PM
Three books of smart, funny, hillbilly noir; a gorgeous documentary about Hollywood's images of cyberspace; and more • Roundup 12/08/2025
Will A.I. writing ever be good? • Some notes on A.I. writing
Will A.I. writing ever be good?
Some notes on A.I. writing
maxread.substack.com
December 5, 2025 at 11:04 PM
Will A.I. writing ever be good? • Some notes on A.I. writing
EXTENDED SALE! A political-thriller fantasy adventure in Blitz-era London, a cool Hong Kong y2k action comedy, and more • Roundup 12/01/2025
EXTENDED SALE! A political-thriller fantasy adventure in Blitz-era London, a cool Hong Kong y2k action comedy, and more
Roundup 12/01/2025
maxread.substack.com
December 1, 2025 at 5:05 PM
EXTENDED SALE! A political-thriller fantasy adventure in Blitz-era London, a cool Hong Kong y2k action comedy, and more • Roundup 12/01/2025
Read Max Recipe Corner: How to attend a party • Two key recipes to being popular
Read Max Recipe Corner: How to attend a party
Two key recipes to being popular
maxread.substack.com
November 28, 2025 at 5:10 PM
Read Max Recipe Corner: How to attend a party • Two key recipes to being popular
The Read Max Gift Guide 2025 (and SALE!) • 28 or so things we want for the holidays this year
The Read Max Gift Guide 2025 (and SALE!)
28 or so things we want for the holidays this year
maxread.substack.com
November 26, 2025 at 5:07 PM
The Read Max Gift Guide 2025 (and SALE!) • 28 or so things we want for the holidays this year
Talking 'American Canto' and Jeffrey Epstein with John Ganz • Is there something wrong with political journalism?
Talking 'American Canto' and Jeffrey Epstein with John Ganz
Is there something wrong with political journalism?
maxread.substack.com
November 22, 2025 at 1:53 PM
Talking 'American Canto' and Jeffrey Epstein with John Ganz • Is there something wrong with political journalism?
A Philip K. Dick meets Tom Clancy 'Heart of Darkness,' an actually good kids' TV show, and more • Roundup 11/18/2025
A Philip K. Dick meets Tom Clancy 'Heart of Darkness,' an actually good kids' TV show, and more
Roundup 11/18/2025
maxread.substack.com
November 22, 2025 at 1:53 PM
A Philip K. Dick meets Tom Clancy 'Heart of Darkness,' an actually good kids' TV show, and more • Roundup 11/18/2025
Help us help you (find holiday gifts and other knick-knacks) • New Read Max subscriber benefit: Personalized gift/knick-knack/item search
Help us help you (find holiday gifts and other knick-knacks)
New Read Max subscriber benefit: Personalized gift/knick-knack/item search
maxread.substack.com
November 22, 2025 at 1:53 PM
Help us help you (find holiday gifts and other knick-knacks) • New Read Max subscriber benefit: Personalized gift/knick-knack/item search
Whatever happened to U.B.I.? • Guaranteed income in the A.I. age
Whatever happened to U.B.I.?
Guaranteed income in the A.I. age
maxread.substack.com
November 22, 2025 at 1:53 PM
Whatever happened to U.B.I.? • Guaranteed income in the A.I. age
A surreal occult adventure in occupied Paris, an offbeat real-time nuclear rom-com thriller, and more • Roundup 11/11/2025
A surreal occult adventure in occupied Paris, an offbeat real-time nuclear rom-com thriller, and more
Roundup 11/11/2025
maxread.substack.com
November 22, 2025 at 1:53 PM
A surreal occult adventure in occupied Paris, an offbeat real-time nuclear rom-com thriller, and more • Roundup 11/11/2025
Predictions markets and the suckerfication crisis • Why is Kalshi tweeting like UnusualWhales?
Predictions markets and the suckerfication crisis
Why is Kalshi tweeting like UnusualWhales?
maxread.substack.com
November 22, 2025 at 1:53 PM
Predictions markets and the suckerfication crisis • Why is Kalshi tweeting like UnusualWhales?
Talking Zohran and Kalshi with John Ganz and Jay Kang • Charisma, cringe, and Marjorie Taylor Greene
Talking Zohran and Kalshi with John Ganz and Jay Kang
Charisma, cringe, and Marjorie Taylor Greene
maxread.substack.com
November 22, 2025 at 1:53 PM
Talking Zohran and Kalshi with John Ganz and Jay Kang • Charisma, cringe, and Marjorie Taylor Greene
Elmore Leonard-like "surf noir"; a great, stupid Hong Kong-style '90s action flick; and more • Roundup 11/03/2025
Elmore Leonard-like "surf noir"; a great, stupid Hong Kong-style '90s action flick; and more
Roundup 11/03/2025
maxread.substack.com
November 22, 2025 at 1:53 PM
Elmore Leonard-like "surf noir"; a great, stupid Hong Kong-style '90s action flick; and more • Roundup 11/03/2025
Platform Temperance • Notes on a new wave of the Techlash
Platform Temperance
Notes on a new wave of the Techlash
maxread.substack.com
November 22, 2025 at 1:53 PM
Platform Temperance • Notes on a new wave of the Techlash
A deeply unsettling near-forgotten horror masterpiece, an overlooked collection of great weird fiction, and more • Roundup 10/26/2025
A deeply unsettling near-forgotten horror masterpiece, an overlooked collection of great weird fiction, and more
Roundup 10/26/2025
maxread.substack.com
November 22, 2025 at 1:53 PM
A deeply unsettling near-forgotten horror masterpiece, an overlooked collection of great weird fiction, and more • Roundup 10/26/2025
Talking with John Ganz about Trump's scummy base and the new anti-tech progressivism • Read Max x Unpopular Front 1
Talking with John Ganz about Trump's scummy base and the new anti-tech progressivism
Read Max x Unpopular Front 1
maxread.substack.com
November 22, 2025 at 1:53 PM
Talking with John Ganz about Trump's scummy base and the new anti-tech progressivism • Read Max x Unpopular Front 1
An extremely fun '80s pulp horror-espionage epic, a '90s occult-horror action flick, and more • Roundup 10/20/2025
An extremely fun '80s pulp horror-espionage epic, a '90s occult-horror action flick, and more
Roundup 10/20/2025
maxread.substack.com
November 22, 2025 at 1:53 PM
An extremely fun '80s pulp horror-espionage epic, a '90s occult-horror action flick, and more • Roundup 10/20/2025
Four years of Read Max on Substack • Our annual report
Four years of Read Max on Substack
Our annual report
maxread.substack.com
November 22, 2025 at 1:53 PM
Four years of Read Max on Substack • Our annual report
A fantastic weird occult medieval horror novel, a terrifying and effectively perfect cosmic-horror movie, and more • Roundup 10/13/2025
A fantastic weird occult medieval horror novel, a terrifying and effectively perfect cosmic-horror movie, and more
Roundup 10/13/2025
maxread.substack.com
November 22, 2025 at 1:53 PM
A fantastic weird occult medieval horror novel, a terrifying and effectively perfect cosmic-horror movie, and more • Roundup 10/13/2025
Can OpenAI build a social network? • What does Sora tell us about the future of A.I.?
Can OpenAI build a social network?
What does Sora tell us about the future of A.I.?
maxread.substack.com
November 22, 2025 at 1:53 PM
Can OpenAI build a social network? • What does Sora tell us about the future of A.I.?
A forgotten '80s/'90s literary masterpiece, a hyperactively gorgeous animated sci-fi sports (?) thriller, and more • Roundup 09/30/2025
A forgotten '80s/'90s literary masterpiece, a hyperactively gorgeous animated sci-fi sports (?) thriller, and more
Roundup 09/30/2025
maxread.substack.com
November 22, 2025 at 1:53 PM
A forgotten '80s/'90s literary masterpiece, a hyperactively gorgeous animated sci-fi sports (?) thriller, and more • Roundup 09/30/2025
What if the Post Office had its own A.I. model? • Public-option A.I.
What if the Post Office had its own A.I. model?
Public-option A.I.
maxread.substack.com
November 22, 2025 at 1:53 PM
What if the Post Office had its own A.I. model? • Public-option A.I.
A cracking occult spy novel, a great Robert Redford war epic, and more • Roundup 09/22/2025
A cracking occult spy novel, a great Robert Redford war epic, and more
Roundup 09/22/2025
maxread.substack.com
November 22, 2025 at 1:53 PM
A cracking occult spy novel, a great Robert Redford war epic, and more • Roundup 09/22/2025