Kristen Evans @paperalphabet.bsky.social · 28/07/2026i like the booker list, despite there being too many americans on it (again/always). i want that new chloe aridjis! 140
Kristen Evans @paperalphabet.bsky.social · 28/07/2026i think the wildest thing about the entire lrb / odyssey situation is that there are genuinely *that* many people who believe the film was good 121
Reposted by Kristen EvansBUM CHILLUPS AKA SPENCER HALL AKA PRESIDENT FOOTBALL @edsbs.bsky.social · 19/07/2026Feel like if Spain scores three more goals they might get to keep one 7776102
Kristen Evans @paperalphabet.bsky.social · 19/07/2026this game is just as long and bad as “the odyssey.” 000
Kristen Evans @paperalphabet.bsky.social · 16/07/2026no way is a robot in a bad wig at tech company prices cheaper than paying a rural school teacher salary 150
Reposted by Kristen EvansAlexis Coe @alexiscoe.bsky.social · 12/07/2026I wrote about Kerri Greenidge because the vague-accusation-to-career-ending-punishment math isn’t mathing. Show us the work. substack.com/home/post/p-...substack.comThe Scandal and the ScaleI was bleary-eyed on a delayed flight when I spotted a New York Times article about Kerri Greenidge, a historian of Black political life and memory. 18501130
Kristen Evans @paperalphabet.bsky.social · 11/07/2026i enjoy world cup a normal amount, but i don’t understand why everyone hates england & is cheering for norway (a team that seems very invested in shoving people) 200
Kristen Evans @paperalphabet.bsky.social · 10/07/2026i would like to represent the moon in the upcoming lawsuit 081
Kristen Evans @paperalphabet.bsky.social · 07/07/2026another poorly officiated match! we also played pretty bad! you hate to see it! 010
Kristen Evans @paperalphabet.bsky.social · 07/07/2026they are still playing like shit, but those two good shots on goal seem to have given them some confidence back, which is good 000
Kristen Evans @paperalphabet.bsky.social · 07/07/2026nice to see the refs remember what a foul looks like 000
Kristen Evans @paperalphabet.bsky.social · 07/07/2026this game is reminding me of the perils of being a midfielder 100
Kristen Evans @paperalphabet.bsky.social · 06/07/2026my favorite part of that game was the shot of javier bardem 010
Kristen Evans @paperalphabet.bsky.social · 06/07/2026they are somehow always saying anyone who criticizes said champion is shrill and/or exaggerating and/or divisive 120
Kristen Evans @paperalphabet.bsky.social · 06/07/2026if your power was out for part of the three-day weekend, you get a do-over, i don’t make the rules 030
Kristen Evans @paperalphabet.bsky.social · 06/07/2026someone once refused to provide me a real manuscript critique in class and instead counted all the times i used specific words lol 130
Kristen Evans @paperalphabet.bsky.social · 05/07/2026did that player swing on himself? that was NUTS 100
Kristen Evans @paperalphabet.bsky.social · 30/06/2026why is the democratic party also fighting for…not even the status quo, but the regressive vision that the republican party has wrought. like, they are not even trying to get back to where we were five years ago. and they’re mad at the progressive wing? a joke. 020
Reposted by Kristen EvansAlexander Chee @alexanderchee.bsky.social · 30/06/2026This is what the moderates got us. 532202440
Kristen Evans @paperalphabet.bsky.social · 30/06/2026once again i wonder why we are forced to be in thrall to these dweebs who clearly care about neither justice nor the law 030
Kristen Evans @paperalphabet.bsky.social · 14/04/2026everyone’s all-in on AI-powered search until they realize they need a content strategist and some information architects to make it functional 130
Reposted by Kristen EvansElizabeth Spiers @espiers.bsky.social · 01/04/2026I recently re-read Richard Hofstadter’s Anti-Intellectualism in American Life and now every time a Silicon Valley billionaire opens his mouth, I think about it. So I wrote about it for The Nation: www.thenation.com/article/soci...thenation.comThe Anti-Intellectualism of the Silicon Valley EliteHow the self-styled know-it-alls atop the knowledge economy want to dismantle the pursuit of knowledge for its own sake 381116381
Reposted by Kristen EvansSoraya Nadia McDonald @soraya.press · 04/04/2026It's indeed possible to beat bad things backed by big moneyfuturism.comAlmost Half of US Data Centers That Were Supposed to Open This Year Slated to Be Canceled or DelayedThe vast majority of data centers scheduled for completion over the next few years have yet to even break ground. 6378612466
Reposted by Kristen EvansRoxane Gay @roxanegay.bsky.social · 31/03/2026In other news, I am really excited to share some new initiatives we're launching at The Rumpus including increased pay, writing and editorial fellowships, and microgrants. therumpus.net/2026/03/31/e...therumpus.netExciting New Rumpus Initiatives - The RumpusDebbie Millman and I are thrilled to share some exciting new initiatives we are launching with The Rumpus. Beginning on April 1, 2026, we are increasing 8615156
Reposted by Kristen EvansNiko Bowie @nikobowie.bsky.social · 31/03/2026After years of research, Daphna Renan & I are thrilled to announce preorders of SUPREMACY. Why is US democracy so broken? One reason is we've wrongly accepted that 9 justices have the final say over the Constitution. This book traces how that happened—& how we can reclaim power to govern ourselves.wwnorton.comSupremacyFrom two acclaimed legal scholars, a new history of the Supreme Court that overturns our most basic assumptions about its role in our democracy, showing how it seized the power it now wields., Suprema... 31985321
Kristen Evans @paperalphabet.bsky.social · 21/03/2026trying to force AI onto reporters of this caliber is fucking embarrassing 000
Kristen Evans @paperalphabet.bsky.social · 16/03/2026i feel like we are long overdue for an analysis of how the techno fascist right linked & weaponized femininity with democratic norms & progressive social ideals. someone has gotta be on top of this somewhere, right? newrepublic.com/post/207693/...newrepublic.comPalantir CEO Makes Shocking Confession on Disrupting Democratic PowerThey’re saying the quiet part out loud now. 011
Reposted by Kristen EvansAdam Serwer @adamserwer.bsky.social · 13/03/2026If dems don’t break up the maga media conglomerates as soon as they can they have no sense of self preservation bsky.app/profile/atru... 1033765733
Reposted by Kristen EvansMatt Novak @paleofuture.bsky.social · 10/03/2026Truly a perfect news alert 294170163426
Reposted by Kristen EvansSummer Brennan @summerbrennan.bsky.social · 08/03/2026Here is the first issue of The Book Supplement 💗📚awritersnotebook.orgThe Book Supplement,Vol. 1Anne Fadiman, Mieko Kawakami, Polly Atkin, and Bruce Robbins. 15626
Reposted by Kristen EvansBrian Merchant @bcmerchant.bsky.social · 26/02/2026The left is not "missing out" on AI. It's winning the argument. Americans worry about AI and dislike tech CEOs. They're mobilizing against data centers. They support regulation, even refusal. Calls for the left to embrace AI are an effort to change the terms of the debate in Silicon Valley's favor.bloodinthemachine.comActually, the left is winning the AI debateBut it does need to get organized. 13947314
Kristen Evans @paperalphabet.bsky.social · 20/02/2026shorter version of this supreme court’s rulings on the constitution: racism is fine, actually, but don’t mess with our stock portfolios 042
Kristen Evans @paperalphabet.bsky.social · 14/02/2026just when this hot libra could not get any hotter or more libra-esque, he starts marrying people (mr mayor, i am sorry this is the first time i’m interacting with your account, i am, despite all appearances, a serious person & a fan) 020
Kristen Evans @paperalphabet.bsky.social · 14/02/2026i am going to be thinking about this forever 020
Reposted by Kristen EvansMatthew Cheney @melikhovo.bsky.social · 14/02/2026Appreciators of Sylvia Townsend Warner, take note: the Dorset Archives Trust is fundraising to create a digital catalog of Warner's archive (85 boxes of documents & items!), making the whole vastly more accessible to the world. Info here: www.dorsetarchivestrust.org/project/sylv...dorsetarchivestrust.orgSylvia Townsend Warner Fundraising Appeal | Dorset Archives TrustDorset Archives Trust isleading a fundraising appeal to bring the Archive of writer and LGBTQ+ pioneerSylvia Townsend Warner(1893-1978) into the public domain through the creation of a full catalogue.... 034
Reposted by Kristen EvansAndrea Pitzer @andreapitzer.bsky.social · 05/02/2026Glad that Will asked me to comment on concentration camp history and the current detention plans for a warehouse in Tremont, Pennsylvania. 411042
Reposted by Kristen EvansRon Charles @roncharles.bsky.social · 04/02/2026After 20 years, I've been laid off at The Washington Post. substack.com/home/post/p-...substack.comI’ve Been Laid Off. I’m Not Done.After 20 years at The Washington Post, I’m suddenly on my own — and still writing about books. 77485153
Kristen Evans @paperalphabet.bsky.social · 04/02/2026i am not in any way downplaying the seriousness of what happened today, but: i believe in the creativity of people who work in media & i believe new and interesting and hopefully more equitable publications and businesses will come out of this moment. 140
Kristen Evans @paperalphabet.bsky.social · 04/02/2026we have such a massive elite impunity problem in this country 040
Kristen Evans @paperalphabet.bsky.social · 04/02/2026i know that this is an unpopular take, but everyone starting their own newsletter as a revenue stream is not a sustainable model for writing and reporting or for people who love and want to pay for media. 592412419
Kristen Evans @paperalphabet.bsky.social · 04/02/2026well. we either need good rich people to step up and help the arts or somehow develop even more capacity to do it ourselves. i am tired. 160