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An author’s $2 million book deal was pulled over suspected AI use. Where does publishing go from here?
Three writers jump in a Google doc to discuss the fallout from this most recent literary scandal and debate the future of the industry in the shadow of…
 • John Paul Brammer, Kathleen Schmidt, Lincoln Michel, and Danya Issawi
Regret, superstition, and trauma-bonding: two champions on what it’s really like to play in the World Cup
With eight appearances and three World Cup wins between them, soccer legends Abby Wambach and Julie Foudy peel back the curtain on life at the top of…
 • Welcome to the Party and Danya Issawi
“If you’re going to show us two freaks in love, show us two freaks in love”
A Wuthering Heights roundtable
 • Mina Le, Elissa Suh, Radhika Jones, and Eliza Brooke
The AI revolution is here. Will the economy survive the transition?
The man who predicted the 2008 crash, Anthropic’s co-founder, and a leading AI podcaster jump into a Google doc to debate the future of AI—and…
 • Michael Burry, Dwarkesh Patel, Patrick McKenzie, and Jack Clark
Your favorite Substacker’s favorite Substacker
Procrastinators, this gift guide’s for you
A field guide to Notes posters
The critics, artists, meme-makers, and feline friends bringing the home feed to life
 • 𓄂randa𓄖
In dialogue: A rising tide of political violence
In the wake of Charlie Kirk’s murder, Substackers consider the illiberal rise of violence, and where we go from here
 • Substack
Endless summer
A cynic’s guide to the end of the season
Wimbledon, unstacked
What to watch for, on the courts and off
 • Substack
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
 • Ross Barkan
Advice for the Class of 2025
Top Substackers share words of wisdom for new graduates—and, honestly, everyone
The future of fiction
Naomi Kanakia shares three short stories and thoughts on the new literary scene
 • Naomi Kanakia
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