Check out As in guillotine... for more. In which I briefly comment on the books I read each month, so a few years from now when I’m trying to remember one of them, I’ll be able to find it here. Since I’m a media omnivore, it also includes games, movies, and any other media of note that I engaged with. Do we have...

Check out As in guillotine... for more. NOTE: Happy opening day for the NY Mets to all who celebrate! LFG! _ONE AI and Publishing: FAQ for Writers | Jane Friedman If you primarily learn about generative AI and large language models from social media, or from the opinions of average people, then it’s likely you are...

Check out As in guillotine... for more. With the official announcement of the acquisition of LibraryPass and Comics Plus now public, I can finally address one of the biggest question marks I had coming into 2026: the day job, and what’s next. tl;dr: Almost six years to the day since I first started freelancing for...

Check out As in guillotine... for more. In which I briefly comment on the books I read each month, so a few years from now when I’m trying to remember one of them, I’ll be able to find it here. Since I’m a media omnivore, it also includes games, movies, and any other media of note that I engaged with. Do we have...

Check out As in guillotine... for more. NOTE: I would like a hard reboot on 2026, please! Between multiple deep freezes, the last of which froze some pipes and cracked a joint I found right before it could turn into a basement catastrophe, to a historic blizzard, to various IRL shenanigans I mostly can’t talk about...

Check out As in guillotine... for more. NOTE: 2026 is kicking my ass left, right, and sideways, and instead of doomscrolling, I’ve been buried in a big day job project and pretending OOTP26 is a legit side gig, all while trying to survive my least favorite season. Instead of feeling defeated and skipping the...

Check out As in guillotine... for more. I love working with data, for fun and at work — and sometimes they overlap. Whenever things get hectic at the day job and I need to clear my head, I’ll often prioritize a data project and spend a couple of hours messing around with pivot tables. You can organize and analyze...

Check out As in guillotine... for more. NOTE: Is it too soon to pull out the “It’s been a long year…” meme? O_o _ONE 40% Of Americans Did Not Read a Single Book in 2025: The Latest Survey of American Reading Habits | Kelly Jensen What the data shows is pretty eye-opening: 40% of Americans did not pick up a single...

Check out As in guillotine... for more. Two years ago, I started formally tracking what I read in a monthly post, originally called Book Notes until I quickly remembered that books aren’t the only media I enjoy, and renamed them Media Notes last year. Books, games, movies, TV — even notable sporting moments now and...

Check out As in guillotine... for more. In which I briefly comment on the books I read each month, so a few years from now when I’m trying to remember one of them, I’ll be able to find it here. Since I’m a media omnivore, it also includes games, movies, and any other media of note that I engaged with. Do we have...

Check out As in guillotine... for more. NOTE: I decided to put this newsletter together a day early to coincide with the end of 2025, hoping for as clean a start as possible in 2026. _ONE Last Call for Mass Market Paperbacks | Jim Milliot, Sophia Stewart And with its much lower price points, mass market paperback...

Check out As in guillotine... for more. NOTE: What could I possibly say that could even begin to sum up 2025, other than to remind (caution? warn?) you that it’s not over yet? Keep your head on a swivel, and as always, thanks for reading! _ONE The dystopian Pottersville in ‘It’s a Wonderful Life’ is starting to feel...