Twitter's Redesign Amps Up the Emo
Cleaner in appearance, the "attention slot machine" aspect of Twitter gets worse
Kent Anderson
Now, We See Who Will Need Bleach
The University of California has a new budget, and Elsevier has cut off access
Friday Song: "Misty Mountain Hop" by Led Zeppelin
Marijuana legalization, J.R.R. Tolkien, and electric piano make for a memorable rocker
The Top Articles of June
A quick rundown of the most-read articles on "The Geyser" last month
The Extremes of Publication Speed
Maybe the average time to publication doesn't tell us as much as the extremes
Gatehouse Hoodwinks Its Subscribers
A news publisher under financial pressure resorts to a scam to get its subscribers to pay more
Updates: Plan S and Facebook Libra
A release of emails delivers a dram, and the US government pumps the brakes on crypto
Friday Song: “Pennies from Heaven”
A song from the Depression still sounds great, and still gets covered
"We Need to Change Academic Culture . . ."
A bailout statement conceals a set of related forces and some larger questions
Of Profits and Long-term Governance
A new stock exchange devoted to long-term investing seeks to improve capitalism