Reposted by Dan SinykinTim Carmody @tcarmody.bsky.social · 1hThis is the funniest thing I've seen today, possibly ever 173060919
Reposted by Dan SinykinAnna Kornbluh @annakornbluh.bsky.social · 1hthe expert literary science, expert data analysis, and even more expert deep investigative reporting in this piece powerfully dispel PEN's insidious mythology of the publishing industry this jewish author is thankful for the research 0154
Reposted by Dan SinykinJennifer Berkshire @jenniferberkshire.bsky.social · 2hI wrote about why the left has so little to say about public education (and why this is a big problem). educationwars.substack.com/p/whats-left...educationwars.substack.comWhat’s Left for Public Education?The left has no vision for public schools - and that’s a big problem 194
Reposted by Dan SinykinErin Grievances @erinbartram.bsky.social · 29/09/2026would anyone from a non elite college like to write about this for Contingent because you know we would publish it 910948
Reposted by Dan SinykinAshley Rattner @ashleyrattner.bsky.social · 6hMy department is hiring in 20th-century American Literature! Happy to answer questions.careers.jsu.eduAssistant Professor of English (20th Century American Literature) - Jacksonville, AL (Main Campus), Alabama, United StatesAssistant Professor of English, 20th Century American Literature Position Description We invite applications for an Assistant Professor of English in 20th-Century and Contemporary American Literature,... 21917
Reposted by Dan SinykinDan Sinykin @dan-sinnamon.bsky.social · 01/10/2026Working on this reported essay, just published, increasingly took over my life for the last two months. PEN America did a terrible disservice with its sloppy reporting about American Jews and Israelis in publishing in July. Josh Lambert and I tried to do better. jewishcurrents.org/what-pen-ame...jewishcurrents.orgWhat PEN America Got Wrong About Antisemitism in PublishingMisleading anecdotes, flawed data, and oversimplified analyses are at the heart of a narrative of Jewish exclusion promoted by the free expression… 515562
Reposted by Dan SinykinJohn Warner @biblioracle.bsky.social · 3hI replied to the scammer saying how excited I was and that I wanted to set up a Zoom so we could talk. This was the reply. This account is using a real agent's name and picture. 154
Reposted by Dan SinykinDan Garisto @dangaristo.bsky.social · 15/09/2026The LLM-induced jump in preprints is most dramatic in computer science, but math is pretty clearly spiking as well, especially since the beginning of this year. info.arxiv.org/about/report... 0125
Reposted by Dan SinykinJulia Is Waving, Not Drowning @booktweeting.bsky.social · 19h@jewishcurrents.bsky.social I would send you all a muffin basket if I could, just for the gift of this beautifully researched and argued piece that also made me cackle with glee #BookSky 💙📚 jewishcurrents.org/what-pen-ame...jewishcurrents.orgWhat PEN America Got Wrong About Antisemitism in PublishingMisleading anecdotes, flawed data, and oversimplified analyses are at the heart of a narrative of Jewish exclusion promoted by the free expression… 1155
Reposted by Dan SinykinAlex Zucker @alexzucker.bsky.social · 18h“The ADL’s report features quotes by a handful of right-wing activists (without acknowledging them as such), conflates Jews and Zionists, and opposes boycotts—all familiar strategies to suppress leftist Jewish and pro-Palestinian expression.” 032
Reposted by Dan SinykinAlex Zucker @alexzucker.bsky.social · 18h“we found that many of the claims [that “Jewish & Israeli writers face “blatant hostility, discrimination, & hate” “impact[ing] on their freedom of expression”] were too vague to qualify as evidence, and that many accounts, like Harris’s, turn out to be imprecise at best & entirely false at worst.” 133
Reposted by Dan SinykinJosh Cook @joshthelibromancer.bsky.social · 21hOthers are making more important points about this incredible piece, but I'm reminded of PEN's Backlash report, another vibes based piece on potential chilling effects of antiracism and other advocacy on free speech. PEN is treating overtly bad faith actors in good faith & doing real damage 094
Dan Sinykin @dan-sinnamon.bsky.social · 19hI am proud of what Josh and I accomplished in this essay, which took deep reporting and data gathering, and which ultimately runs to a hearty 7000+ words to explain what's really going on with Jewish American and Israeli books in US publishing as PEN America and the ADL run cover for genocide 7417
Reposted by Dan SinykinJewish Currents @jewishcurrents.bsky.social · 19hWhen Josh Lambert and Dan Sinykin tracked publishing deals since 2000, they found—rather than a decline in Jewish literature—that 2025 was the third-best year of the 21st century for book deals that publicly signaled Jewish or Israeli content. jewishcurrents.org/what-pen-ame... 0208
Reposted by Dan Sinykin25thcenturygirl @25thcenturygirl.bsky.social · 22hjewishcurrents.org/what-pen-ame...jewishcurrents.orgWhat PEN America Got Wrong About Antisemitism in PublishingMisleading anecdotes, flawed data, and oversimplified analyses are at the heart of a narrative of Jewish exclusion promoted by the free expression… 031
Reposted by Dan SinykinBenjamin McKean @blmckean.bsky.social · 01/10/2026People often ask me, "How is it being in Ohio?" knowing the attacks on higher education are acute here. But the fact is, nowhere is safe. Here's a story about senseless and devastating budget cuts in Minnesota. There is no political party that seriously defends higher education in the U.S. today. 412743
Reposted by Dan SinykinEsther Zuckerman @ezwrites.bsky.social · 01/05/2025For Marie Claire, I interviewed Kimberly Belflower about her amazing play John Proctor Is the Villain and it's incredible Lorde needle drop www.marieclaire.com/culture/john...marieclaire.comHow Lorde, Taylor Swift, and 'The Crucible' Tell a Story of Teen Girl Angst in Broadway's 'John Proctor Is the Villain'Playwright Kimberly Belflower breaks down the significance of the Tony-nominated show's killer needle drops. 0164
Reposted by Dan SinykinDuke University Press @dukepress.bsky.social · 01/10/2026Among our new October books is @sarahbrouillette.bsky.social's "Content Machines," which considers how platforms like Wattpad and TikTok have reshaped modern publishing, reading, and writing: buff.ly/bWWE29D 0115
Reposted by Dan SinykinKaleb E. Goldschmitt @kgoldschmitt.bsky.social · 01/10/2026My colleague Josh Lambert co-authored a thorough rebuttal of PEN America's report on antisemitism in publishing. tl;dr Jews are being published at the same rate. Publishers are also avoiding controversial content (including zionism, Palestinian authors, etc.) jewishcurrents.org/what-pen-ame...jewishcurrents.orgWhat PEN America Got Wrong About Antisemitism in PublishingMisleading anecdotes, flawed data, and oversimplified analyses are at the heart of a narrative of Jewish exclusion promoted by the free expression… 041
Reposted by Dan SinykinDaniel José Older @djolder.bsky.social · 01/10/2026What PEN America Got Wrong About Antisemitism in Publishing jewishcurrents.org/what-pen-ame...jewishcurrents.orgWhat PEN America Got Wrong About Antisemitism in PublishingMisleading anecdotes, flawed data, and oversimplified analyses are at the heart of a narrative of Jewish exclusion promoted by the free expression… 183
Reposted by Dan SinykinBrian K Goodman @briankgoodman.bsky.social · 01/10/2026This is staggering work from @dan-sinnamon.bsky.social and Josh Lambert in @jewishcurrents.bsky.social jewishcurrents.org/what-pen-ame...jewishcurrents.orgWhat PEN America Got Wrong About Antisemitism in PublishingMisleading anecdotes, flawed data, and oversimplified analyses are at the heart of a narrative of Jewish exclusion promoted by the free expression… 142
Reposted by Dan SinykinVauhini Vara @vauhinivara.bsky.social · 01/10/2026This isn't just a think piece saying they disagree with PEN America; they actually went back and examined at the data and reporting — including a key claim that a literary agent was selling far fewer books by Jewish and Israeli authors in the US — and found it lacking. Fascinating work. 13618
Reposted by Dan SinykinAndrás Kiséry @andrask.bsky.social · 01/10/2026This is illuminating. From an obstinately apolitical perspective, it is also an excellent piece on the circulation of small literatures in translation in the 2020s. (The point is: the case is actually not that special.) I will be looking at the data they are sharing. 131
Reposted by Dan SinykinJewish Currents @jewishcurrents.bsky.social · 01/10/2026Misleading anecdotes, flawed data, and oversimplified analyses are at the heart of a narrative of Jewish exclusion promoted by the free expression organization, the ADL, and others. jewishcurrents.org/what-pen-ame...jewishcurrents.orgWhat PEN America Got Wrong About Antisemitism in PublishingMisleading anecdotes, flawed data, and oversimplified analyses are at the heart of a narrative of Jewish exclusion promoted by the free expression… 0125
Reposted by Dan SinykinJ.D. Connor @jdconnor.bsky.social · 01/10/2026This measured, patient, impassioned corrective is essential to a real understanding of the complexities of cultural production. I hope it breaks through in a world dominated by rage bait and slop 061
Reposted by Dan SinykinMaris Kreizman @maris.bsky.social · 01/10/2026"The cultural critic Maris Kreizman said, 'There are people claiming antisemitism when they didn’t get a book deal, but maybe they’re just bad writers.'” jewishcurrents.org/what-pen-ame...jewishcurrents.orgWhat PEN America Got Wrong About Antisemitism in PublishingMisleading anecdotes, flawed data, and oversimplified analyses are at the heart of a narrative of Jewish exclusion promoted by the free expression… 39424
Reposted by Dan SinykinSarah Weinman @sarahweinman.com · 01/10/2026“Very few editors are going to say, ‘You’re not a very good writer and your ideas don’t deserve a public hearing,’” he said. “It is such an obscure and opaque business for people outside of it that I understand the desire to make up stories about why things are happening.” 0198
Reposted by Dan SinykinAdam Morgan @adamm0rgan.bsky.social · 01/10/2026Abolish fraternities. Swarthmore did it in 2019.npr.orgSwarthmore Fraternities Disband Over Leaked Documents That Detailed Misogyny"We were appalled and disgusted by the content of these minutes, which led us to question our affiliation with an organization," current members of Phi Psi said in a statement Tuesday night. 0134
Dan Sinykin @dan-sinnamon.bsky.social · 01/10/2026Working on this reported essay, just published, increasingly took over my life for the last two months. PEN America did a terrible disservice with its sloppy reporting about American Jews and Israelis in publishing in July. Josh Lambert and I tried to do better. jewishcurrents.org/what-pen-ame...jewishcurrents.orgWhat PEN America Got Wrong About Antisemitism in PublishingMisleading anecdotes, flawed data, and oversimplified analyses are at the heart of a narrative of Jewish exclusion promoted by the free expression… 515562
Dan Sinykin @dan-sinnamon.bsky.social · 01/10/2026"What, after all, will we do when A.I. frees us from doing our jobs and thinking our thoughts and, ultimately, leading our lives? Use more A.I. so that we can use our newfound free time to—use more A.I.?" www.newyorker.com/culture/the-...newyorker.comThe Humanism Driving the Anti-A.I. MovementAt the Pro-Human Assembly in Washington, D.C., attendees talked less about jobs and policy, and more about their philosophy of life. 0165
Reposted by Dan SinykinMo Pelzel @mopelzel.bsky.social · 01/10/2026Speaking tonight @grinnellcollege.bsky.social 041
Reposted by Dan SinykinMatthew L Reznicek @drreznicek.bsky.social · 30/09/2026We’re starting North and South tomorrow. I love teaching this novel because it teaches close reading so well, especially re: health and illness. But I’m excited to teach the intro of @dan-sinnamon.bsky.social’s and @johannawinant.bsky.social’s Close Reading in the 21st Century to help learn the how 2231
Dan Sinykin @dan-sinnamon.bsky.social · 30/09/2026"A.I. tools condition people to expect immediate responses and deny them the experience of working through challenges, the authors say, which is crucial for skill development and one of the strongest predictors of long-term learning." www.nytimes.com/interactive/...nytimes.comWill A.I. Make Your Brain Lazy?We’re starting to learn more about how the technology can change us. 2206
Reposted by Dan Sinykinryan cooper @ryanlcooper.com · 30/09/2026oh man you know a small paper did good when the NYT reports on their reporting rather than ripping them off without credit www.nytimes.com/2026/09/29/n...nytimes.comStudents at Cornell Daily Sun Pursued Sexual Assault Case for Two Years (Gift Article)The student newspaper, The Cornell Daily Sun, covered the allegations of rape at a fraternity party since they were first made in 2024 and led the reporting on the case. 162120504
Reposted by Dan SinykinLauren Klein @laurenfklein.bsky.social · 30/09/2026Opinion-havers! Historicists! Nerd friends! Leftists! All/none of the above! Submit a proposal to GENERATIVE DIGITAL HUMANITIES, a new volume on AI and DH to be edited by @mkirschenbaum.bsky.social @lnakamura.bsky.social @zentralwerkstatt.org and me! Deadline 11/1. Please share! 11411
Reposted by Dan SinykinMatthew Kirschenbaum @mkirschenbaum.bsky.social · 30/09/2026CFP: Generative Digital Humanities, a volume on AI and DH in the long-running Minnesota Debates in DH book series. To be co-edited by @zentralwerkstatt.org, @laurenfklein.bsky.social, @lnakamura.bsky.social, and myself. Deadline Nov. 1. Please share widely! dhdebates.gc.cuny.edu/page/cfp-gen...dhdebates.gc.cuny.eduCFP: Generative Digital Humanities | Debates in the Digital HumanitiesTransforming scholarly publications into living digital works 55959
Reposted by Dan SinykinSam Adams @samadams.bsky.social · 30/09/2026“Infinitely personalized art” is Soylent for the soul 115313
Reposted by Dan SinykinKat Tenbarge @kattenbarge.bsky.social · 30/09/2026Another thing about fraternities is that the hazing rituals where slightly older young men would physically, mentally emotionally and sometimes even sexually abuse slightly younger young men have always disturbed and upset me greatly. And it’s really telling that I’ve seen men defend those too 573366470
Reposted by Dan SinykinKarl Steel @karlsteel.bsky.social · 29/09/2026just submitted the book manuscript (10 months late), hoping this converts the advance contract into a publishing contract, and I also blame bluesky for the page here 1112
Reposted by Dan SinykinJohanna Winant @johannawinant.bsky.social · 29/09/2026missing from this argument is the fact that Williams is an extraordinarily rich college with students who are overall very well-prepared for college—essentially none of this is generalizable even to a flagship university, much less any other higher education institutionnytimes.comOpinion | I’m a College Professor. Writing Isn’t as Important as We Think. (Gift Article)If I do not treat writing as essential for achieving thought, it is not clear why I should force my students to. 2522138
Reposted by Dan SinykinAndrew Goldstone @agoldst.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 29/09/2026#lrt My institution's library "has" plenty of these "books"; what it does not have is an English literature librarian, or any collections budget for my field 132
Reposted by Dan SinykinSari Altschuler @sarialtschuler.bsky.social · 26/05/2026It's real! Too many people to thank, but I'm feeling so very grateful for the years of conversation, learning, and generosity that made this book possible. More about the book below -- 1012743
Reposted by Dan SinykinBlacklikewho @blacklikewho.bsky.social · 28/09/2026Just abolish fraternities. Abolish them. 59015
Reposted by Dan SinykinAbdul El-Sayed @abdulelsayed.bsky.social · 28/09/2026When I say we desperately need a Democratic doctor in the US Senate I mean it. 538159794452
Reposted by Dan SinykinGabriel Hankins @gabrielh.bsky.social · 28/09/2026What are DH / DLS / NLP folks using for notebooks now? The new Zotero is pretty good, Evernote is useless now, and I'm considering Devonthink once more -- the associated knowledge features seem pretty impressive. 552
