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Sharp piece in the newsletter today by Julia Kornberg on Epstein's literary interests and the myth of reading as morally improving
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Jeffrey Epstein, litterateur
On his reading and its uses
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February 12, 2026 at 4:09 PM
Sharp piece in the newsletter today by Julia Kornberg on Epstein's literary interests and the myth of reading as morally improving
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“Much has been said about literature’s capacity to improve our moral sensibilities,” writes Julia Kornberg, but Jeffrey Epstein’s reading habits say more about literature’s ability to “justify our corruption.”
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Jeffrey Epstein, litterateur
On his reading and its uses
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February 12, 2026 at 4:29 PM
“Much has been said about literature’s capacity to improve our moral sensibilities,” writes Julia Kornberg, but Jeffrey Epstein’s reading habits say more about literature’s ability to “justify our corruption.”
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A seven-foot tall garbageman, a purple velvet suit, a giant penis monster, a half-dozen CPR dummies, and a three-foot-long eel carcass — read Mentions by @robertwarf.bsky.social, Aaron Labaree, Jocelyn Szczepaniak-Gillece, Claire Christoff, and Ariel Katz.
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Mentions
Extremely abbreviated reviews
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February 10, 2026 at 4:12 PM
A seven-foot tall garbageman, a purple velvet suit, a giant penis monster, a half-dozen CPR dummies, and a three-foot-long eel carcass — read Mentions by @robertwarf.bsky.social, Aaron Labaree, Jocelyn Szczepaniak-Gillece, Claire Christoff, and Ariel Katz.
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This is an amazing piece about the most important under-the-radar tech story of our time
In his Issue Sixteen essay, Max Hancock examines the new simulation technology that’s coming to make your job worse.
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Model Employees
The Dawn of Digital Twins
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February 5, 2026 at 4:15 PM
This is an amazing piece about the most important under-the-radar tech story of our time
In his Issue Sixteen essay, Max Hancock examines the new simulation technology that’s coming to make your job worse.
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Model Employees
The Dawn of Digital Twins
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February 5, 2026 at 4:05 PM
In his Issue Sixteen essay, Max Hancock examines the new simulation technology that’s coming to make your job worse.
www.thedriftmag.com/model-employ...
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A pro-bug barback meme account, a full-time consumer of opium, an abyss that was once a mountain, Sigma Mussolini, and an onslaught of memories — read a new batch of Mentions by Lev Mamuya, Brian Harkin, Colin Lodewick, Tiffany Berruti, and @jamieyouwere.bsky.social.
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Mentions
Extremely abbreviated reviews
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February 3, 2026 at 4:14 PM
A pro-bug barback meme account, a full-time consumer of opium, an abyss that was once a mountain, Sigma Mussolini, and an onslaught of memories — read a new batch of Mentions by Lev Mamuya, Brian Harkin, Colin Lodewick, Tiffany Berruti, and @jamieyouwere.bsky.social.
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“A pig in the shape of me goes to the gas station.” Read Kathleen Ma’s Issue Sixteen poem “Battle Creek.”
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Battle Creek
Poetry
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February 3, 2026 at 4:07 PM
“A pig in the shape of me goes to the gas station.” Read Kathleen Ma’s Issue Sixteen poem “Battle Creek.”
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Excellent piece in the newsletter today from our Minneapolis comrade Pranay Somayajula on developing mass protagonism in response to the DHS assault newsletter.thedriftmag.com/p/fighting-f...
Fighting for the future in occupied Minneapolis
On resisting ICE
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January 30, 2026 at 3:55 PM
Excellent piece in the newsletter today from our Minneapolis comrade Pranay Somayajula on developing mass protagonism in response to the DHS assault newsletter.thedriftmag.com/p/fighting-f...
“Expressions of solidarity have become a feature of daily life in the Twin Cities,” writes Minneapolis organizer Pranay Somayajula in a new piece on fighting back against ICE.
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Fighting for the future in occupied Minneapolis
On resisting ICE
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January 30, 2026 at 3:56 PM
“Expressions of solidarity have become a feature of daily life in the Twin Cities,” writes Minneapolis organizer Pranay Somayajula in a new piece on fighting back against ICE.
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The great Sophie Haigney is writing an advice column for our newsletter! Send in your questions to [email protected] with “Advice” in the subject line.
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Am I okay? Am I healthy? Am I happy?
Introducing a new advice column by Sophie Haigney
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January 29, 2026 at 4:23 PM
The great Sophie Haigney is writing an advice column for our newsletter! Send in your questions to [email protected] with “Advice” in the subject line.
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Introducing a new advice column from Sophie Haigney! “I hope to be conclusive in ways that are surprising and that might not supply what the person asking or reading the question hopes to hear,” she writes.
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Am I okay? Am I healthy? Am I happy?
Introducing a new advice column
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January 29, 2026 at 4:11 PM
Introducing a new advice column from Sophie Haigney! “I hope to be conclusive in ways that are surprising and that might not supply what the person asking or reading the question hopes to hear,” she writes.
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A diapered man-baby, a wisp of a gothic tale, an attempted magnum opus, a gargantuan Bey, and the demon Pazuzu — read a new batch of Mentions by Abigail Gray, Rhoda Feng, Ben Sloan, Gabe Abdellatif, and Pete Segal
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Mentions
Extremely abbreviated reviews
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January 27, 2026 at 4:14 PM
A diapered man-baby, a wisp of a gothic tale, an attempted magnum opus, a gargantuan Bey, and the demon Pazuzu — read a new batch of Mentions by Abigail Gray, Rhoda Feng, Ben Sloan, Gabe Abdellatif, and Pete Segal
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“Love Language,” Will Hall’s Issue Sixteen short story, imagines a dating show on which contestants aren’t able to speak directly to their prospective mates.
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Love Language
Fiction
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January 27, 2026 at 4:06 PM
“Love Language,” Will Hall’s Issue Sixteen short story, imagines a dating show on which contestants aren’t able to speak directly to their prospective mates.
www.thedriftmag.com/love-language/
www.thedriftmag.com/love-language/
The Mormon tradwife behind the infamous Ballerina Farm, star-crossed lovers, and Susan Sontag’s sexual conquests — read a libidinous selection of Issue 16 Mentions from Zach Ngin, @dianamheald.bsky.social, @izzyampil.bsky.social, Mathias Fuelling, and Krithika Varagur
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Mentions
Extremely abbreviated reviews
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January 22, 2026 at 4:18 PM
The Mormon tradwife behind the infamous Ballerina Farm, star-crossed lovers, and Susan Sontag’s sexual conquests — read a libidinous selection of Issue 16 Mentions from Zach Ngin, @dianamheald.bsky.social, @izzyampil.bsky.social, Mathias Fuelling, and Krithika Varagur
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“He believed that she could desire him, wattled neck and all, and might willingly lick the penis that dangled below his belly like the cord tugged to inflate a life vest.”
Read Elisa Gonzalez’s razor-sharp story “The Wife” in Issue Sixteen:
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Read Elisa Gonzalez’s razor-sharp story “The Wife” in Issue Sixteen:
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The Wife
Fiction
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January 22, 2026 at 4:17 PM
“He believed that she could desire him, wattled neck and all, and might willingly lick the penis that dangled below his belly like the cord tugged to inflate a life vest.”
Read Elisa Gonzalez’s razor-sharp story “The Wife” in Issue Sixteen:
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Read Elisa Gonzalez’s razor-sharp story “The Wife” in Issue Sixteen:
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Our Issue Sixteen Dispatches examine what gets in the way of access to healthy and sustainably produced food, from California to Venezuela, the New York prison system, Gaza, and beyond. Read them all today.
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Dignity and Access
There is enough food grown each year to feed ten billion people. And yet, the global economy is simply not getting everyone fed.
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January 20, 2026 at 5:00 PM
Our Issue Sixteen Dispatches examine what gets in the way of access to healthy and sustainably produced food, from California to Venezuela, the New York prison system, Gaza, and beyond. Read them all today.
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"To those currently in power, the U.S. doesn’t even need to claim to uphold higher principles — they would be wasted on the ungrateful." - @seamus-malekafzali.com thedriftmag.com/be-grateful/
January 19, 2026 at 7:23 PM
"To those currently in power, the U.S. doesn’t even need to claim to uphold higher principles — they would be wasted on the ungrateful." - @seamus-malekafzali.com thedriftmag.com/be-grateful/
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@thedriftmag.com party worth it for getting into multiple conversations about the Incredible String Band
January 15, 2026 at 4:06 AM
@thedriftmag.com party worth it for getting into multiple conversations about the Incredible String Band
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January 14, 2026 at 4:14 PM
I will be reading from this piece this evening! Come join us. www.thedriftmag.com/how-i-learne...
Our Issue Sixteen launch party is TONIGHT from 7 p.m. on at the White Horse Tavern in the Financial District (25 Bridge Street). Hope to see you there!
January 14, 2026 at 4:04 PM
Our Issue Sixteen launch party is TONIGHT from 7 p.m. on at the White Horse Tavern in the Financial District (25 Bridge Street). Hope to see you there!
Drift contributor Madeline Cash’s hilarious and tender debut novel Lost Lambs is out today. Our Associate Fiction Editor Livia Wood spoke with her about the book.
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"Ordinary people fall short in recognizable ways"
A Q&A with Madeline Cash
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January 13, 2026 at 4:07 PM
Drift contributor Madeline Cash’s hilarious and tender debut novel Lost Lambs is out today. Our Associate Fiction Editor Livia Wood spoke with her about the book.
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Great piece in the newsletter today by the one and only @seamus-malekafzali.com on media cowardice in the aftermath of the American power grab in Venezuela
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When the media is less honest than Trump
On coverage of the Maduro kidnapping
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January 9, 2026 at 4:44 PM
Great piece in the newsletter today by the one and only @seamus-malekafzali.com on media cowardice in the aftermath of the American power grab in Venezuela
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Even as “Trump has dropped almost all pretenses regarding the United States’s real designs, the media seems determined to keep the consent-manufacturing machine running.” Read @seamus-malekafzali.com on media coverage of the Maduro kidnapping:
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When the media is less honest than Trump
On coverage of the Maduro kidnapping
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January 9, 2026 at 4:39 PM
Even as “Trump has dropped almost all pretenses regarding the United States’s real designs, the media seems determined to keep the consent-manufacturing machine running.” Read @seamus-malekafzali.com on media coverage of the Maduro kidnapping:
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Hope to see you in New York next week!
Our Issue Sixteen party is one week away! Featuring readings by @andycawley.bsky.social, Daniel Yadin, Elisa Gonzalez, @erikmbaker.bsky.social, @alienvsrobbins.bsky.social, Katie Way, Max Hancock, Mimi Diamond, Pranay Somayajula, @seamus-malekafzali.com, and Yoni Gelernter.
January 7, 2026 at 4:06 PM
Hope to see you in New York next week!
Our Issue Sixteen party is one week away! Featuring readings by @andycawley.bsky.social, Daniel Yadin, Elisa Gonzalez, @erikmbaker.bsky.social, @alienvsrobbins.bsky.social, Katie Way, Max Hancock, Mimi Diamond, Pranay Somayajula, @seamus-malekafzali.com, and Yoni Gelernter.
January 7, 2026 at 4:05 PM
Our Issue Sixteen party is one week away! Featuring readings by @andycawley.bsky.social, Daniel Yadin, Elisa Gonzalez, @erikmbaker.bsky.social, @alienvsrobbins.bsky.social, Katie Way, Max Hancock, Mimi Diamond, Pranay Somayajula, @seamus-malekafzali.com, and Yoni Gelernter.