Eilish Spear
@eilishbrynspear.bsky.social
writer // oberlin & soas // london
"It’s a jarring experience to read these three fine books on waste at a time when all the talk is of ‘abundance’...But here’s the thing: the US, of all places, doesn’t need more." www.lrb.co.uk/the-paper/v4...
Brett Christophers · Assume the worst: Where our waste goes
Just as Big Oil has repeatedly failed to deliver on pledges to begin decarbonising, so too the promises of plastics...
www.lrb.co.uk
November 23, 2025 at 5:38 PM
"It’s a jarring experience to read these three fine books on waste at a time when all the talk is of ‘abundance’...But here’s the thing: the US, of all places, doesn’t need more." www.lrb.co.uk/the-paper/v4...
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Thanks @spencersoicher.bsky.social @nexton9news.bsky.social for a story on the importance of environmental contamination, site clean-up and of course, microbes!🦠 🦠
www.9news.com/article/spor...
www.9news.com/article/spor...
Here's what the remediation for environmental issues may look like at Burnham Yard
The historic railyard likely contains subsurface contamination from decades of industrial use that will need to be addressed before the planned stadium.
www.9news.com
November 21, 2025 at 8:54 PM
Thanks @spencersoicher.bsky.social @nexton9news.bsky.social for a story on the importance of environmental contamination, site clean-up and of course, microbes!🦠 🦠
www.9news.com/article/spor...
www.9news.com/article/spor...
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The Aurora Borealis over Castle Rock, Golden, CO—outstanding!
November 12, 2025 at 5:03 AM
The Aurora Borealis over Castle Rock, Golden, CO—outstanding!
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I received this email about Democrats caving to end the shutdown from one of the SNAP recipients I spoke to:
November 10, 2025 at 2:17 PM
I received this email about Democrats caving to end the shutdown from one of the SNAP recipients I spoke to:
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John Fetterman’s memoir comes out on Tuesday, so if the phone calls don’t work you can always tell him how you feel while he’s on book tour.
November 9, 2025 at 10:25 PM
John Fetterman’s memoir comes out on Tuesday, so if the phone calls don’t work you can always tell him how you feel while he’s on book tour.
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My old pal Pete Coviello — one of the best writers and thinkers I've ever known — wrote the piece of the moment
lithub.com/maybe-dont-t...
lithub.com/maybe-dont-t...
Maybe Don’t Talk to the New York Times About Zohran Mamdani
It’s remarkable, the people you’ll hear from. Teach for even a little while at an expensive institution—the term they tend to prefer is “elite”—and odds are that eventually someone who was a studen…
lithub.com
November 9, 2025 at 3:17 AM
My old pal Pete Coviello — one of the best writers and thinkers I've ever known — wrote the piece of the moment
lithub.com/maybe-dont-t...
lithub.com/maybe-dont-t...
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pre-writing a devastating obituary for your enemy is god-tier hating of a kind you don’t often see anymore. renaissance haterism. beautiful stuff.
A Sharon Begley byline, almost 5 years after her death.
Upon hearing the news James Watson had died, a STAT reporter said in our Slack, "I wish I could read what Sharon would have written."
Incredible news: Sharon in fact did pre-write a Watson obit. And it is masterful and excoriating.
🧪🧬🧫
Upon hearing the news James Watson had died, a STAT reporter said in our Slack, "I wish I could read what Sharon would have written."
Incredible news: Sharon in fact did pre-write a Watson obit. And it is masterful and excoriating.
🧪🧬🧫
James Watson, dead at 97, was a scientific legend and a pariah among his peers
James Watson, the co-discoverer of the structure of DNA who died Thursday at 97, was a scientific legend and a pariah among his peers.
www.statnews.com
November 9, 2025 at 12:55 AM
pre-writing a devastating obituary for your enemy is god-tier hating of a kind you don’t often see anymore. renaissance haterism. beautiful stuff.
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Wolf Alice: The Clearing
Read Samir Chadha’s review of the album.
pitchfork.com
August 29, 2025 at 8:41 AM
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The fact that these are the numbers the company will put on the record … www.wired.com/story/chatgp...
OpenAI Says Hundreds of Thousands of ChatGPT Users May Show Signs of Manic or Psychotic Crisis Every Week
OpenAI Says Hundreds of Thousands of ChatGPT Users May Show Signs of Manic or Psychotic Crisis Every Week
www.wired.com
October 27, 2025 at 7:11 PM
The fact that these are the numbers the company will put on the record … www.wired.com/story/chatgp...
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It's simple. They see themselves in him. They do not see themselves in his targets.
September 11, 2025 at 10:59 AM
It's simple. They see themselves in him. They do not see themselves in his targets.
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“The world is inside us, now. What are we going to do about it?” www.nytimes.com/2025/08/04/o...
Opinion | You Are Contaminated
www.nytimes.com
August 4, 2025 at 3:42 PM
“The world is inside us, now. What are we going to do about it?” www.nytimes.com/2025/08/04/o...