a metric space does not require meaning · it requires relations · two points may be near or distant regardless of what they represent · reading often proceeds in the same manner · long before interpretation begins, words establish neighbourhoods, attractions, exclusions and resonances · sense arrives later and occasionally mistakes itself for the source … Continue reading FIELD NOTE · VI

On this week’s show, we’re taking a little departure from sculpting, 80s movies, and sequel writing to go back to a topic I’ve talked about on here before (eps 450, 456)- exercise, specifically creating a solo training exercise plan that you can do in a few minutes a day.   This episode serves as a summary for folks who attended Whistlekick’s Free Training Day MidAtlantic on 9/19/26.  But even if you weren’t at the event and/or don’t do martial arts, this topic may still be of interest, as many

Welcome to a new edition of the Famous Interviews with Joe Dimino series .. On this episode, we talk with Podcaster, Author, Founder & CEO of Beacon Media & Marketing Adrienne Wilkerson.Adrienne has spent decades building businesses and helping founders turn their missions into meaningful growth. She started her first business in 2001 and has gone on to build a national digital marketing agency specializing in mental and behavioral health organizations.Beacon Media & Marketing has earned

In this episode of Currently Reading, Kaytee and Meredith start by bringing their current reads, deep dive into the ways in which they accepted the changes in their reading lives, highlight a bookish friend, and Meredith brings a sleeper hit of a book before they go.

Merriam-Webster's Word of the Day for September 21, 2026 is:elegiac • \el-uh-JYE-ak\ • adjective Elegiac means “of, relating to, or comprising an elegy," an elegy being a sorrowful poem or song, and especially one that expresses sorrow for someone who is dead. Elegiac often describes a poem, song, piece of writing, etc. that mourns something now past. // The elegiac tone of the singer’s first album always leaves me in tears. See the entry >

“There was certainly an element of comedy” [3GAR]We find ourselves in conversation with veteran cartoonist and graphic artist Jeff Decker, BSI (“Dr. Grimesby Roylott”) as we discuss the hilarious Sherlock Holmes cartoons he’s drawn for decades, now brought together in a new collection from Wessex Press entitled “Is This a Joke, Mr. Holmes?”You’ll hear about the unique way he happened to chose the first Sherlock Holmes story he ever read, and how he fell under the spell of the Great Detective while

This week on my podcast, I read Technopolitics, my latest Locus Magazine column, about the degree to which AI’s politics are baked in or historically contingent. These sins are baked into this kind of AI production. There is no way to raise trillions in subsidies that allow AI companies to sell computation at a subsidy... <a href="https://craphound.com/news/2026/09/20/technopolitics/" class="more-link" title="Read Technopolitics">more <i class="fa

S5 Ep. 2 Latine Heritage MonthOn this weeks episode we will be celebrating Latine Heritage month by giving you a few of our favorite book recommendations by Latine authors across genres. So, grab your drink of choice and tune in to a fun filled episode. Find out more at https://the-sloppy-book-club.pinecast.co

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We’re starting a new book this week and learning the fate of our favorite baby nerd Ram Jomaram in Escape from Valo by Daniel Jose Older and Alyssa Wong. We discuss how the book’s lighter tone fits with the dark events that followed the fall of Starlight Beacon, examine the Nihil’s attempts at governance, and […]

Merriam-Webster's Word of the Day for September 20, 2026 is:volition • \voh-LISH-un\ • noun Volition is a formal word that means “the power to make your own choices or decisions.” Usually, though not always, volition follows own, as in “left the company of her own volition.” // Every choice I made was of my own volition and not due to outside influence. See the entry > Examples: “Believe it or not, a lot of people find worms in

697. This week we chat with Stephanie Soileau about her debut novel,Should the Waters Take Us.It's a critically acclaimed 2026 debut novel. Set in coastal Louisiana, the 336-page book explores Cajun identity, environmental disaster from an oil spill, and an approaching hurricane that threatens a fragile bayou community. You can read more about the book on Penguin Random House.Stephanie Soileau is a fiction writer originally from Southwest Louisiana whose work

Welcome to #FantasyComicsMonth and my discussion of LIL SONJA ONE-SHOT from DynamiteIntro music is "Coffee" by Oleg Kirilkov Outro music is "Bueno Espresso" by Infraction Support the show at our TeePublic shop!

Larry talks with longtime north Mississippi blues performer Eric Deaton. A native of North Carolina, Deaton moved to Mississippi in his late teens and learned the Hill Country blues style by playing with the masters of the music, including Junior Kimbrough and R.L.Burnside. Deaton has played with a “who’s who” of blues performers over the years and most recently recorded and toured with The Black Keys, the Grammy award-winning rock group. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more

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