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On “Mocha Dick,” the White Whale of the Pacific that Influenced Herman Melville

On “Mocha Dick,” the White Whale of the Pacific that Influenced Herman Melville

Tim Queeney Explores Ropemaking, Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, and Jeremiah N. Reynolds’s Wild Tale

By Tim Queeney | August 12, 2025

Here's everything that made us happy <em> this </em> week.

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By Piers Gelly | July 28, 2025

Truth Optional: How Digital Platforms Replaced the Press and Democracy Took the Hit

Truth Optional: How Digital Platforms Replaced the Press and Democracy Took the Hit

Aron Solomon Unpacks the Unexpected—and Ongoing—Consequences of Section 230

By Aron Solomon | July 23, 2025

Apparently, comparing someone's writing to AI is now a

Apparently, comparing someone's writing to AI is now a "classist slur;" and other news.

By James Folta | July 22, 2025

Flashes of Brilliance: The 19th-Century Innovations That Shaped Modern Photography

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The case against Substack. (ICYMI)

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If You Use AI in Your Writing YOU Are the Literary Asshole

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How Much is Too Much? On Bearing Witness to Violence in the Digital Age

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Against AI: An Open Letter From Writers to Publishers

Against AI: An Open Letter From Writers to Publishers

“We want our publishers to stand with us. To make a pledge that they will never release books that were created by machines.”

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