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“There is no democracy in any love relation: only mercy.”

In this edition of the Weekender: the history of pizza, reading the stars, and the study of a meadow

Jul 5 •

Advertisers have had a century-long grip on media—and we got what they paid for

Jul 1 •

Hamish McKenzie

June 2025

“It is my job, we are both aware, to adore and mollify you”

In this edition of the Weekender: mod medievalism, writing for posterity, and a stop-motion skateboard

Jun 28 •

Standing up for free speech, even at the border

A Substack writer’s experience at the U.S. border should alarm anyone who values press freedom

Jun 24 •

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Hamish McKenzie

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“We dream of flip phones”

In this edition of the Weekender: contemplating fruit, phones, and the impractical dream of a pristine white shirt

Jun 21 •

“We don’t know why we do or don’t like someone. We just feel it.”

In this edition of the Weekender: the Zynnification of culture, Andy Warhol’s cookbook, and the algorithm of attraction

Jun 14 •

Who’s going to run New York?

Ross Barkan breaks down the front-runners, the scandals, and the surprises in the city’s unusually crowded mayoral primary

Jun 12 •

“Do you only write when you’re a little drunk?”

In this edition of the Weekender: reading Proust, the French Open, the volcano that changed the world, and a tribute to Edmund White

Jun 7 •

Why I don’t think AGI is right around the corner

Continual learning is a huge bottleneck

Published on Dwarkesh Podcast • Jun 6

May 2025

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