Sam Cohen
@samcohen.bsky.social
Teaching, writing about books, music. Views mine, all mine, nobody else's, least of all my employer's. https://samuelscohen.com/
Cold take: the difference between 51° and 41° is way more than ten degrees
November 26, 2025 at 10:39 PM
Cold take: the difference between 51° and 41° is way more than ten degrees
One of the many things being lost to austerity and to the idea that billionaires not only should exist but should be listened to
November 26, 2025 at 9:03 PM
One of the many things being lost to austerity and to the idea that billionaires not only should exist but should be listened to
Coming to you (virtually) in May, Other Middlesex County
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November 26, 2025 at 8:08 PM
Coming to you (virtually) in May, Other Middlesex County
ashlandmass.assabetinteractive.com/calendar/vir...
ashlandmass.assabetinteractive.com/calendar/vir...
That's what I'm talking about
November 25, 2025 at 3:48 PM
That's what I'm talking about
You say archaic, I say foundational, let's call the whole thing off
November 24, 2025 at 6:58 PM
You say archaic, I say foundational, let's call the whole thing off
Wanted to write something marking Don DeLillo's birthday, tried to look up something I wrote on him once, was served AI information about myself and my work that was bonkers, wonder if there's a term for the uncanny experience of reading stuff about yourself with such a weird relationship to reality
November 21, 2025 at 5:18 AM
Wanted to write something marking Don DeLillo's birthday, tried to look up something I wrote on him once, was served AI information about myself and my work that was bonkers, wonder if there's a term for the uncanny experience of reading stuff about yourself with such a weird relationship to reality
Available for your metaphor needs
November 20, 2025 at 3:53 PM
Available for your metaphor needs
Who's going to be surprised when he finally slips up and uses the C word
November 20, 2025 at 2:04 PM
Who's going to be surprised when he finally slips up and uses the C word
Looking ahead to the end of the semester
November 18, 2025 at 3:21 PM
Looking ahead to the end of the semester
Back in the salt mines
November 17, 2025 at 4:03 PM
Back in the salt mines
Watching the opening scene of the Road House remake while I work and the fight scene CGI is one of the worst things I've ever seen in a movie
November 16, 2025 at 11:09 PM
Watching the opening scene of the Road House remake while I work and the fight scene CGI is one of the worst things I've ever seen in a movie
Freedom's just another word for states taxing sports betting apps to fund college football
November 16, 2025 at 9:07 PM
Freedom's just another word for states taxing sports betting apps to fund college football
Just got to the part of the revision where I drop M. Gladwell and add R. Gay, am delighted
November 16, 2025 at 5:35 PM
Just got to the part of the revision where I drop M. Gladwell and add R. Gay, am delighted
Grateful for these www.bloomsbury.com/us/banning-b...
November 14, 2025 at 12:10 AM
Grateful for these www.bloomsbury.com/us/banning-b...
You know it's bad when you're jealous of these guys
November 13, 2025 at 9:06 PM
You know it's bad when you're jealous of these guys