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Solvej Balle’s “On the Calculation of Volume” echoes, in many ways, the work of Alain Robbe-Grillet—who sought to reorient the novel toward objective description that aroused readers to their role as subjective meaning makers of the text.
Superlatively, Actually Awake | Conor Truax
“On the Calculation of Volume” is a petri dish—one in which Solvej Balle experiments without intending to arrive at an absolute solution or a unifying theory.
thebaffler.com
December 16, 2025 at 1:44 AM
Solvej Balle’s “On the Calculation of Volume” echoes, in many ways, the work of Alain Robbe-Grillet—who sought to reorient the novel toward objective description that aroused readers to their role as subjective meaning makers of the text.
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If could try one drug it would be that apple sleeping beauty had
December 16, 2025 at 12:47 AM
If could try one drug it would be that apple sleeping beauty had
Who wrote that headline
David Graham: This morning’s Truth Social post was nauseating even by the president’s standards.
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Trump Blames Rob Reiner for His Own Murder
This morning’s Truth Social post was nauseating even by the president’s standards.
www.theatlantic.com
December 15, 2025 at 11:46 PM
Who wrote that headline
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The cover designers aren't credited (boo!), but there are some interesting picks here:
www.rd.com/list/best-bo...
www.rd.com/list/best-bo...
12 Best Book Covers of 2025, Picked by Graphic Designers
Go ahead, judge that book by its cover. Book cover designers picked the best book covers of 2025 and told us what makes them so great.
www.rd.com
December 12, 2025 at 3:44 PM
The cover designers aren't credited (boo!), but there are some interesting picks here:
www.rd.com/list/best-bo...
www.rd.com/list/best-bo...
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For the first time, the US Environmental Protection Agency is suggesting there’s a safe threshold for formaldehyde exposure. cen.acs.org/policy/chemi... #chemsky 🧪
EPA reverses course on safe formaldehyde exposure threshold
Risks have long been measured by the chemical’s potential to cause cancer at any exposure level
cen.acs.org
December 15, 2025 at 8:53 PM
For the first time, the US Environmental Protection Agency is suggesting there’s a safe threshold for formaldehyde exposure. cen.acs.org/policy/chemi... #chemsky 🧪
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When the AI boom began, copywriters were singled out as one of the jobs most vulnerable to AI. Now, three years later, I wanted to hear from workers on the frontlines of the industry, to hear what had actually taken place on the ground.
For many, it was even worse than they'd feared.
For many, it was even worse than they'd feared.
"I was forced to use AI until the day I was laid off." Copywriters reveal how AI has decimated their industry
Copywriters were one of the first to have their jobs targeted by AI firms. These are their stories, three years into the AI era.
www.bloodinthemachine.com
December 12, 2025 at 6:47 PM
When the AI boom began, copywriters were singled out as one of the jobs most vulnerable to AI. Now, three years later, I wanted to hear from workers on the frontlines of the industry, to hear what had actually taken place on the ground.
For many, it was even worse than they'd feared.
For many, it was even worse than they'd feared.
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This from the man who just pardoned three of the world's biggest drug dealers.🙄
And cheers to the feckless White House Press Corp who refuse to call him out on this.
And cheers to the feckless White House Press Corp who refuse to call him out on this.
Trump on the boats he's blowing up in the Caribbean: "These are a direct military threat to the United States of America. They're trying to drug out our country."
December 15, 2025 at 8:30 PM
This from the man who just pardoned three of the world's biggest drug dealers.🙄
And cheers to the feckless White House Press Corp who refuse to call him out on this.
And cheers to the feckless White House Press Corp who refuse to call him out on this.
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not the kind of behavior I expect from the winner of the fifa peace prize
December 15, 2025 at 7:28 PM
not the kind of behavior I expect from the winner of the fifa peace prize
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lots of awkward standing around and whispering going on in the Oval Office right now
December 15, 2025 at 8:40 PM
lots of awkward standing around and whispering going on in the Oval Office right now
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The RFK, jr effect.
December 13, 2025 at 9:40 PM
The RFK, jr effect.
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Sen. Jack Reed: "I must remind everyone that we follow the law of war, and because of that, we expect other countries. So that when our service members are in distress, they're not shot up in the water or if they're wounded, left to die. If we don't do it, then we can't expect other countries."
December 14, 2025 at 3:02 PM
Sen. Jack Reed: "I must remind everyone that we follow the law of war, and because of that, we expect other countries. So that when our service members are in distress, they're not shot up in the water or if they're wounded, left to die. If we don't do it, then we can't expect other countries."
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Donald extorted Brown University by threatening to withhold $500M in federal funding.
December 14, 2025 at 7:12 PM
Donald extorted Brown University by threatening to withhold $500M in federal funding.
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Thank goodness we have unlimited racial profiling instead of lower grocery prices.
Armed ICE agents trapped US citizens in a restaurant and demanded their papers. Federal agents walked into East African restaurants in Cedar-Riverside, MN. They closed and blocked the doors. Then they demanded to see everyone’s papers. Every person present was a US citizen.
Federal agents use chemical irritant on crowd in Somali neighborhood of Minneapolis amid Trump crackdown
Federal agents have used chemical irritant to disperse a crowd in a heavily Somali neighborhood in Minneapolis. This happened Tuesday during a identification checks amid the Trump administration's cra...
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December 14, 2025 at 7:38 PM
Thank goodness we have unlimited racial profiling instead of lower grocery prices.
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Found the coolest website that takes random found cassette tapes people submit and digitizes them. I’m listening to an NYC hip hop station from 1994: intertapes.net
Intertapes — Main
Obscure tape finds and their stories
intertapes.net
December 13, 2025 at 1:40 AM
Found the coolest website that takes random found cassette tapes people submit and digitizes them. I’m listening to an NYC hip hop station from 1994: intertapes.net
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The 0 to 60 charm offensive around Erika Kirk is really something. Six months ago she was the wife of a podcaster, and had little to no public recognition. Now she's a prophetess rubbing elbows with the country's power elite.
December 13, 2025 at 11:59 PM
The 0 to 60 charm offensive around Erika Kirk is really something. Six months ago she was the wife of a podcaster, and had little to no public recognition. Now she's a prophetess rubbing elbows with the country's power elite.
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When we say “billionaires should not exist,” what we mean is:
Instead of billionaires…
Everyone should have healthcare.
Everyone should have housing.
Everyone should have access to healthy food and clean water.
Billionaires are a policy failure.
Instead of billionaires…
Everyone should have healthcare.
Everyone should have housing.
Everyone should have access to healthy food and clean water.
Billionaires are a policy failure.
December 13, 2025 at 10:30 PM
When we say “billionaires should not exist,” what we mean is:
Instead of billionaires…
Everyone should have healthcare.
Everyone should have housing.
Everyone should have access to healthy food and clean water.
Billionaires are a policy failure.
Instead of billionaires…
Everyone should have healthcare.
Everyone should have housing.
Everyone should have access to healthy food and clean water.
Billionaires are a policy failure.
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Only 3% of the US's illicit drug supply comes from Venezuela and it's all cocaine. Fentanyl is made in Mexico with precursor chemicals from China.
Fox News’ Chief National Security Correspondent. We are about to go to war for oil, while citing a lie as justification. Again.
December 13, 2025 at 10:25 PM
Only 3% of the US's illicit drug supply comes from Venezuela and it's all cocaine. Fentanyl is made in Mexico with precursor chemicals from China.
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And this right here is why Polymarket and other similar gambling sites should be banned.
Appears the allegations were true
December 13, 2025 at 10:48 PM
And this right here is why Polymarket and other similar gambling sites should be banned.
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URGENT: I need a Minneapolis immigration attorney for a client in the hospital and likely detained by ICE. If anyone here has contacts with someone, or better yet practices in this area, please reach out to me via DM.
December 13, 2025 at 8:23 PM
URGENT: I need a Minneapolis immigration attorney for a client in the hospital and likely detained by ICE. If anyone here has contacts with someone, or better yet practices in this area, please reach out to me via DM.
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I have been the subject of a malicious complaint from a student. It took nine months to adjudicate.
From the Oklahoma U student paper: the school is now saying it will automatically suspend faculty (with pay) in response to student complaints
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www.oudaily.com/news/ou-poli...
December 13, 2025 at 5:33 PM
I have been the subject of a malicious complaint from a student. It took nine months to adjudicate.
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Remember when DOGE stole all of our data and gave it to Palantir?
December 13, 2025 at 6:39 PM
Remember when DOGE stole all of our data and gave it to Palantir?
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TIL the original lyrics to Deck the Halls are awesome and “don we now our gay apparel” is temperance movement bullshit
December 13, 2025 at 10:44 PM
TIL the original lyrics to Deck the Halls are awesome and “don we now our gay apparel” is temperance movement bullshit
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At 5:44, Trump posted that the Brown University shooting suspect was in custody
8 minutes later at 5:52, Brown University said the “situation remains ongoing. Continue to shelter in place.”
8 minutes later at 5:52, Brown University said the “situation remains ongoing. Continue to shelter in place.”
December 13, 2025 at 11:01 PM
At 5:44, Trump posted that the Brown University shooting suspect was in custody
8 minutes later at 5:52, Brown University said the “situation remains ongoing. Continue to shelter in place.”
8 minutes later at 5:52, Brown University said the “situation remains ongoing. Continue to shelter in place.”
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Don’t worry, CBS News is completely unaffected by the new change in management.
December 13, 2025 at 10:20 PM
Don’t worry, CBS News is completely unaffected by the new change in management.
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Michael C. Rockefeller got shipwrecked in 1963, washed up on an island, and was promptly eaten by cannibals.
December 13, 2025 at 4:26 PM
Michael C. Rockefeller got shipwrecked in 1963, washed up on an island, and was promptly eaten by cannibals.