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Feb 27, 2026 6:57 PM

What Anthropic's fight with the Pentagon tells us about the politics of Silicon Valley

Feb 26, 2026 10:49 AM

Help me figure out what to do with Read Max

Feb 23, 2026 9:20 AM

A fantastical '90s bio-punk thriller, the best movie of 2025, and more

Feb 19, 2026 8:12 AM

Is the left "behind" on A.I.?

Feb 18, 2026 10:33 AM

A perfect action flick set in Kowloon Walled City, a brilliant literary debut, and more

Feb 13, 2026 4:22 PM

A.I.'s pandemic moment

Feb 9, 2026 10:26 AM

A great cyberpunk urban fantasy novel, a throwback corporate paranoia thriller, and more

Feb 4, 2026 7:48 AM

Talking fascism and the suicide right with John Ganz

Feb 2, 2026 8:17 AM

A phenomenal alternate-Chinese-history noir, a gorgeous new kids' movie, and more

Jan 30, 2026 1:42 PM

'Suicide rightism' and the penguin

Jan 26, 2026 8:13 AM

An eerie, unforgettable new-age conspiracy drama; a sweeping, gripping true-crime book; and more

Jan 23, 2026 2:03 PM

The commenters won

Jan 18, 2026 7:52 AM

A Tom-Clancy-meets-Jeff-VanderMeer Native American sci-fi novel, a great new psychedelic conspiracy thriller TV show, and more

Jan 15, 2026 7:04 AM

Talking Minneapolis, Venezuela, Elon Musk, and speaking 'Trumpanese'

Jan 11, 2026 7:54 AM

The deep structures of human history, a reality comedy game show that make me hurt myself laughing, and more

Jan 7, 2026 4:20 PM

Why won't someone do something about Elon Musk?

Dec 31, 2025 11:04 AM

Eleven (really 15) books we read this year we'll be thinking about for a while

Dec 23, 2025 10:12 AM

The Read Max year in review 2025

Dec 21, 2025 8:47 AM

The best movies and music I saw/heard this year

Dec 19, 2025 12:42 PM

What is "slop," exactly?

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