...people coming together to exchange ideas, even if those ideas aren’t necessarily political. It’s easy to see making art and coming together as pointless during dark times. I think it’s more important now than ever.

those critical of disinformation, sometimes accidentally share.

I fundamentally believe this type of activism—living as an artist—is just as important as protesting in the streets. Authoritarianism has always been against the arts, against freedom of speech, against deep thinking, against...

...@femmeintheory.bsky.social run (she does the majority of the work), platforming other writers and artists. More than anything, it is minimizing social media use, protecting my brain from the toxic, AI-generated content that is relentlessly spewing out disinformation, & which many of us, even...

some select, reputable podcasts. Then I do my best to unplug for the day.

Lately, I feel like the most important forms of activism I take aren’t online. They are reading books, writing, and attending other artists’ events. It is the work I do on Pool Party, which I help my wife Ryan-Ashley...

…messages on social media. I now have a different take. I give myself about an hour a day to consume the news. I focus on real journalism in outlets like the New York Times (I know it has its issues) as well as longer-form articles in the Atlantic, the New Yorker, and elsewhere. I also listen to...

I never make an outline until I'm 2/3rds finished and I'm like... oh shit, what the hell is this? How am I going to tie this mess into a bow?

How will people make money if A.I. puts them out of work?

How will kids learn if robots answer their questions and write their papers for them?

How can we legally protect people’s faces & voices so they aren’t exploited?

Do we want to live in a world where machines spit out soulless art?

For anyone interested… www.nytimes.com/2025/12/25/o...