Lily Rugo
@lilyrugo.bsky.social
Bookseller and blogger. Unfortunately I’m that person with a newsletter: https://lilyrugo.me/
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Lily Rugo
@lilyrugo.bsky.social
· Mar 26
“come on, you kinda just have to laugh at the absurdity”
NO, ACTUALLY I KINDA WANT TO DIE
NO, ACTUALLY I KINDA WANT TO DIE
what bullshit is this www.cnbc.com/2025/11/23/h...
Americans are holding onto devices longer than ever and it's costing economy
Americans are holding onto devices longer than ever before, and while it may be consumer smart, it comes at a cost to work productivity and the U.S. economy.
www.cnbc.com
November 23, 2025 at 10:49 PM
what bullshit is this www.cnbc.com/2025/11/23/h...
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This was supposed to be a season for celebration at the New Yorker.
Instead, some of the most famous writers in America are up in arms about parent company Condé Nast firing a fact-checker for “extreme misconduct."
w/ @laurawags.bsky.social and @liamjscott.bsky.social
Instead, some of the most famous writers in America are up in arms about parent company Condé Nast firing a fact-checker for “extreme misconduct."
w/ @laurawags.bsky.social and @liamjscott.bsky.social
Famous writers at New Yorker are up in arms after fact-checker’s firing
The media company dismissed four employees, including a fact-checker at the 100-year-old magazine, for “extreme misconduct.” Many of its famous writers are outraged.
www.washingtonpost.com
November 21, 2025 at 2:57 PM
This was supposed to be a season for celebration at the New Yorker.
Instead, some of the most famous writers in America are up in arms about parent company Condé Nast firing a fact-checker for “extreme misconduct."
w/ @laurawags.bsky.social and @liamjscott.bsky.social
Instead, some of the most famous writers in America are up in arms about parent company Condé Nast firing a fact-checker for “extreme misconduct."
w/ @laurawags.bsky.social and @liamjscott.bsky.social
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Once the feast from Thursday has settled, join us for Small Business Saturday, Secondhand Sunday, and Cyber Monday. Tuesday is the day to make a donation to the Prison Book Program, and then join us for our Winter Needham Warehouse Sale! Info at Harvard.com
November 19, 2025 at 1:01 PM
Once the feast from Thursday has settled, join us for Small Business Saturday, Secondhand Sunday, and Cyber Monday. Tuesday is the day to make a donation to the Prison Book Program, and then join us for our Winter Needham Warehouse Sale! Info at Harvard.com
Interested in the upcoming "Rental Family" movie, will need to re-read these in prep: www.newyorker.com/magazine/201... & www.harvard.com/book/9781335...
Japan’s Rent-a-Family Industry
People who are short on relatives can hire a husband, a mother, a grandson. The resulting relationships can be more real than you’d expect.
www.newyorker.com
November 7, 2025 at 8:16 PM
Interested in the upcoming "Rental Family" movie, will need to re-read these in prep: www.newyorker.com/magazine/201... & www.harvard.com/book/9781335...
this is a damn shame
Teen Vogue covered fashion and celebrity, but also took in-depth looks at politics and social justice issues. The union representing workers at Condé Nast said six staffers are losing their jobs.
'Teen Vogue' is moving under Vogue.com — and staffers are being laid off
Teen Vogue covered fashion and celebrity, but also took in-depth looks at politics and social justice issues. The union representing workers at Condé Nast said six staffers are losing their jobs.
n.pr
November 5, 2025 at 2:27 AM
this is a damn shame
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Less than a year into the Trump admin, queer-serving orgs are pushed to the brink, @byadamrhodes.bsky.social reports. Groups providing mental health services to LGBTQIA+ youth report a massive rise in need, as funding is slashed & political attacks escalate.
Queer-serving organizations are pushed to the brink under Trump
The Rainbow Youth Project, the Trevor Project, and other groups providing mental health services to LGBTQIA+ youth report a massive rise in need
prismreports.org
November 4, 2025 at 4:45 PM
Less than a year into the Trump admin, queer-serving orgs are pushed to the brink, @byadamrhodes.bsky.social reports. Groups providing mental health services to LGBTQIA+ youth report a massive rise in need, as funding is slashed & political attacks escalate.
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From our friends over at @404media.co, a look at the closure of Baker & Taylor and the ripple effect it’s been having on libraries:
Libraries Scramble for Books After Giant Distributor Shuts Down
Why it might have been and may continue to be harder to get new releases from your local library.
www.404media.co
November 4, 2025 at 3:04 PM
From our friends over at @404media.co, a look at the closure of Baker & Taylor and the ripple effect it’s been having on libraries:
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The new documentary "Gaza: Journalists Under Fire" honors the remarkable bravery and work of Palestinian journalists reporting on the Gaza genocide, including those who have been killed by Israel simply for sharing the truth.
mondoweiss.net/2025/10/film...
#Palestine #Israel
mondoweiss.net/2025/10/film...
#Palestine #Israel
Film Review: Reporting under fire in Gaza
The new documentary “Gaza: Journalists Under Fire” honors the remarkable bravery and work of Palestinian journalists reporting on the Gaza genocide, including those who have been killed by Israel...
mondoweiss.net
October 25, 2025 at 10:01 PM
The new documentary "Gaza: Journalists Under Fire" honors the remarkable bravery and work of Palestinian journalists reporting on the Gaza genocide, including those who have been killed by Israel simply for sharing the truth.
mondoweiss.net/2025/10/film...
#Palestine #Israel
mondoweiss.net/2025/10/film...
#Palestine #Israel
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every day I am forced to see the dumbest thing I have ever seen
October 25, 2025 at 10:52 PM
every day I am forced to see the dumbest thing I have ever seen
oh my god. they’re going to get the nobel, aren’t they
October 9, 2025 at 1:13 PM
oh my god. they’re going to get the nobel, aren’t they
y'know, the @newyorker.com should really ask @notquitehydepark.bsky.social to write a giant think piece/ critique of the new tswift album. she's so smart about the tswift industrial complex, fandom, celebrity, etc. she even wrote a book about it! I'd subscribe just for that.
October 8, 2025 at 7:23 PM
y'know, the @newyorker.com should really ask @notquitehydepark.bsky.social to write a giant think piece/ critique of the new tswift album. she's so smart about the tswift industrial complex, fandom, celebrity, etc. she even wrote a book about it! I'd subscribe just for that.
once again, i am always supremely bummed to see so many publications i respect turn into amazon shills for sub-par prime day listicles
October 7, 2025 at 2:19 PM
once again, i am always supremely bummed to see so many publications i respect turn into amazon shills for sub-par prime day listicles
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This is the biggest, toughest article I’ve done about so-called “AI psychosis.” It’s the story of a man who committed a horrific crime in his youth but served his time and against all odds found love and a new life—one that completely unraveled after he started talking to Google’s Gemini chatbot.
He Grew Obsessed With an AI Chatbot. Then He Vanished in the Ozarks
Jon Ganz committed a terrible crime in his youth, but he survived prison, fell in love, and started over. His new life unraveled in a way nobody could have predicted.
www.rollingstone.com
October 2, 2025 at 12:10 AM
This is the biggest, toughest article I’ve done about so-called “AI psychosis.” It’s the story of a man who committed a horrific crime in his youth but served his time and against all odds found love and a new life—one that completely unraveled after he started talking to Google’s Gemini chatbot.
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In college, I'd always walk past an unremarkable store in Beijing that sold a variety of trendy, but tacky, toys. That store has turned into Pop Mart, the $45-billion Chinese toy empire behind Labubu, the biggest global fad of 2025.
This is my big story/pilgrimage trip to explain how they got here
This is my big story/pilgrimage trip to explain how they got here
A Journey Into the Heart of Labubu
I made an epic trek across four countries to answer one question: Why is the world going mad for a plushie monster?
www.wired.com
October 1, 2025 at 2:23 PM
In college, I'd always walk past an unremarkable store in Beijing that sold a variety of trendy, but tacky, toys. That store has turned into Pop Mart, the $45-billion Chinese toy empire behind Labubu, the biggest global fad of 2025.
This is my big story/pilgrimage trip to explain how they got here
This is my big story/pilgrimage trip to explain how they got here
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Just 3 weeks until the launch of ALL THAT WE SEE OR SEEM in the US! RF Kuang and I will discuss the book at the Brattle Theatre on launch day (10/14). Get your tickets now, which will get you a signed hardcover of the book. Thank you, and I hope to see you there!
www.harvard.com/event/ken-liu
www.harvard.com/event/ken-liu
September 23, 2025 at 3:14 PM
Just 3 weeks until the launch of ALL THAT WE SEE OR SEEM in the US! RF Kuang and I will discuss the book at the Brattle Theatre on launch day (10/14). Get your tickets now, which will get you a signed hardcover of the book. Thank you, and I hope to see you there!
www.harvard.com/event/ken-liu
www.harvard.com/event/ken-liu
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We have been shadowbanned on this event and yet we are nearly sold out…come help us sell out and show your love and support for Palestine and Gaza.
www.ticketmaster.com/voices-for-g...
www.ticketmaster.com/voices-for-g...
September 21, 2025 at 5:10 AM
We have been shadowbanned on this event and yet we are nearly sold out…come help us sell out and show your love and support for Palestine and Gaza.
www.ticketmaster.com/voices-for-g...
www.ticketmaster.com/voices-for-g...
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President Trump filed a $15 billion defamation lawsuit against The New York Times and four of its journalists, accusing them of harming his business and personal reputation.
Trump files $15 billion defamation lawsuit against 'New York Times'
President Trump filed a $15 billion defamation lawsuit against The New York Times and four of its journalists, accusing them of harming his business and personal reputation.
n.pr
September 16, 2025 at 2:36 PM
President Trump filed a $15 billion defamation lawsuit against The New York Times and four of its journalists, accusing them of harming his business and personal reputation.
I was outraged that Congress shut down the Corp for Public Broadcasting, but felt the emphasis at the Emmys was in the wrong place. It’s not Television that makes public access so important, it’s the ACCESS. And everyone in that room could have done something about it. thehill.com/homenews/med...
thehill.com
September 15, 2025 at 2:17 PM
I was outraged that Congress shut down the Corp for Public Broadcasting, but felt the emphasis at the Emmys was in the wrong place. It’s not Television that makes public access so important, it’s the ACCESS. And everyone in that room could have done something about it. thehill.com/homenews/med...
Literally the only thing I will talk to anyone about this week.
THE LAST DRAGON HOUSE is an Indies Introduce pick! I've been an indie bookseller myself for six years, and though most of my professional life is now devoted to writing, I still consider the bookselling world a home. So I could not be more thrilled or honored, truly. www.bookweb.org/indies-intro...
September 12, 2025 at 8:03 PM
Literally the only thing I will talk to anyone about this week.
Yeah, hi, what the fuck is this?
September 12, 2025 at 3:17 AM
Yeah, hi, what the fuck is this?
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When a mile-wide tornado hit St. Louis, the entire back wall of DeAmon White's house was blown off. The third floor of his mother's home was gone.
The next morning, at 8 am, the phone calls started: Would he be interested in selling his home?
@grist.org
The next morning, at 8 am, the phone calls started: Would he be interested in selling his home?
@grist.org
Disasters destroyed their homes. Then the real estate ‘vultures’ swooped in.
“We buy homes” companies are procuring disaster-damaged properties for cheap. Survivors say they're taking advantage of tragedy.
www.whatimreading.net
September 10, 2025 at 11:52 PM
When a mile-wide tornado hit St. Louis, the entire back wall of DeAmon White's house was blown off. The third floor of his mother's home was gone.
The next morning, at 8 am, the phone calls started: Would he be interested in selling his home?
@grist.org
The next morning, at 8 am, the phone calls started: Would he be interested in selling his home?
@grist.org
nice to see Apple and Tim Cook kowtowed to facsism just so they could sell the iPhone Skinnylicious
September 9, 2025 at 6:11 PM
nice to see Apple and Tim Cook kowtowed to facsism just so they could sell the iPhone Skinnylicious
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ICE has just ramped up its presence in the BOSTON area.
If you see something -- a raid, cars with masked agents, etc. -- call LUCE right away and record everything you can.
Support your neighbors!
If you see something -- a raid, cars with masked agents, etc. -- call LUCE right away and record everything you can.
Support your neighbors!
September 6, 2025 at 9:33 PM
ICE has just ramped up its presence in the BOSTON area.
If you see something -- a raid, cars with masked agents, etc. -- call LUCE right away and record everything you can.
Support your neighbors!
If you see something -- a raid, cars with masked agents, etc. -- call LUCE right away and record everything you can.
Support your neighbors!
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"No bookstore that PW has reached out to has been as adversely impacted as @loyaltybooks.bsky.social, which specializes in diverse and intersectional literature ... Sales are down 65% since August 11."
you can shop at Loyalty at loyaltybookstores.com or through Bookshop bookshop.org/shop/loyalty
you can shop at Loyalty at loyaltybookstores.com or through Bookshop bookshop.org/shop/loyalty
Washington D.C. Indies Contend With Police and Military Presence
The Trump administration’s military takeover in Washington, D.C., last month is impacting sales and foot traffic to various degrees at indie bookstores across the city.
www.publishersweekly.com
September 3, 2025 at 5:55 PM
"No bookstore that PW has reached out to has been as adversely impacted as @loyaltybooks.bsky.social, which specializes in diverse and intersectional literature ... Sales are down 65% since August 11."
you can shop at Loyalty at loyaltybookstores.com or through Bookshop bookshop.org/shop/loyalty
you can shop at Loyalty at loyaltybookstores.com or through Bookshop bookshop.org/shop/loyalty
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I am tired of the circumstances of my life being determined by men on the brink of non-existence who think they’ll never die if they have enough power.
September 2, 2025 at 10:14 PM
I am tired of the circumstances of my life being determined by men on the brink of non-existence who think they’ll never die if they have enough power.