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Writer. Author of THE PRESIDENT’S VAMPIRE, KILLFILE, FLASHMOB. Books, journalism, screenplays, comics. Married to @goldenpurl.bsky.social. ROBERT B. PARKER'S BURIED SECRETS out now: https://amzn.to/4hMjBz7
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More evidence of my theory that Tom Jones is uniquely able to duet with anybody doing any song

submitted 12 hours ago • 3 comments

What’s a book—or series of books—that you loved as a kid that almost nobody seems to read or even remember nowadays?

submitted 11 hours ago • 5 comments

Life comes at you fast

submitted 14 hours ago • 2 comments

It is definitely "Ana Ng" or "She's An Angel" or "Nightgown of the Sullen Moon" or "Sapphire Bullets of Pure Love" or "Birdhouse in Your Soul" or "Mammal" or "Don't Let's Start" or "The Statue Got Me High" or "Til My Head Falls Off" or "Spiraling Shape" or "The Sun is a Mass (Of Incandescent Gas)" o

submitted 15 hours ago • 4 comments

This is what one of those people search websites has as my occupation, and it’s kind of hard to argue against it.

submitted 16 hours ago • 0 comments

My latest newsletter. Re-upping for the evening crowd.

submitted 1 day ago • 1 comment

Co-signed.

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So glad I woke up to see this. Signed. Immediately and without hesitation. ‘Against AI: An Open Letter From Writers to Publishers’ To add your name, please read and sign here: lithub.com/against-ai-a...

submitted 1 day ago • 20 comments

Simpsons remains undefeated.

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RBP's BIG SHOT, new books, new friends chrisfarnsworth.beehiiv.com/p/rbp-s-big-...

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Gotta take the little wins where you can.

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11/10 social media work by the Durham Bulls

submitted 2 days ago • 195 comments

They can get your order right or they can tell you how long it will take, but not both.

submitted 2 days ago • 3 comments

Indignity Vol. 5, No. 114, POLITICS DEP'T.: Zohran Mamdani Wins by Knockout www.indignity.net/popularity-contest/

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www.wired.com/story/meta-s... Meta Wins Blockbuster AI Copyright Case—but There’s a Catch | WIRED

submitted 3 days ago • 1 comment

And then this shit just came out. When you’re making over $700k a year, gaining $12k is nothing. It’s a nice vacation, redoing the garage, giving a niece/nephew a car. When you’re making $23k a year, losing $1600 is “are we paying for food or for the house or for medical bills” territory.

submitted 3 days ago • 215 comments

Amazing article about Ivy Pochoda's career and her latest, ECSTASY, a contemporary horror retelling of the Bacchae. I read it in one sitting. It's a propulsive, scary, and sharply written book -- maybe my favorite of hers so far. www.nytimes.com/2025/06/25/b...

submitted 3 days ago • 0 comments

I contain multitudes.

submitted 3 days ago • 2 comments

Have to say the Connections bot is a lot more encouraging than the Wordlebot.

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submitted 4 days ago • 0 comments

"Plus, just saying that SP™ has “blended babies” and we should “stop blending babies” doesn’t offer any actual, real, working solutions. Are you doing anything about it? How are you, personally, going to make up for my 200% increased dongle-production efficiency at Dongles LLC?"

submitted 4 days ago • 1 comment

"AI companies argue their systems make fair use of copyrighted material to create new, transformative content, and that being forced to pay copyright holders for their work could hamstring the burgeoning AI industry." www.reuters.com/legal/litiga...

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What *didn't* Kirby predict?

submitted 4 days ago • 2 comments

RUIZ: Did you read the report & fact-check its sources prior to publication? RFK JR: I did not fact check RUIZ: It included citations to sources that don't exist. How does that happen? RFK JR: All of the foundational assertions are accurate RUIZ: They did not exist. How can they be accurate?

submitted 4 days ago • 834 comments

Tesla Stock Falls. How Robo-Taxi Problems, NHTSA, Could Derail the Rally. - Barron’s stocks.apple.com/AbGtW6XQqTVu...

submitted 4 days ago • 0 comments

So upset.

submitted 4 days ago • 0 comments

I love that this is being debated again. I think my top contenders now are Lincoln, Jackson, Grant, and T. Roosevelt.

submitted 4 days ago • 1 comment

Really would have loved it if the Wachowskis and Steve Skroce had finished DOC FRANKENSTEIN. It was a lot of fun.

submitted 5 days ago • 0 comments

“The Israeli military said it has identified missiles launched toward Israel from Iran, and that its defensive systems were activated.” www.cnn.com/world/live-n...

submitted 5 days ago • 0 comments

Awful lot of bombs for a ceasefire.

submitted 5 days ago • 0 comments

that would mean Donald Trump lied

submitted 5 days ago • 10 comments

Almost like having a deranged liar in the Oval Office makes it difficult to get clear answers about what’s happening in the world.

submitted 5 days ago • 0 comments

www.nytimes.com/live/2025/06...

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