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In 1939, Simon & Schuster revolutionized the American publishing industry with the launch of Pocket Books, a line of diminutive…

The phrase “when Dylan went elec­tric” once car­ried as much weight in pop cul­ture his­to­ry as “the fall of the…

Last week, I published an essay about the so-called Great Lock In of 2025, a TikTok challenge that asks participants…

In the wake of my recent (and inaugural) visit to Disneyland, I read Richard Snow’s history of the park, Disney’s…

Most summers, my family and I retreat to New England for much of July. From a professional perspective, I see…

It was at the 1965 New­port Folk Fes­ti­val that Bob Dylan famous­ly “went elec­tric,” alien­at­ing cer­tain adher­ents to the folk…

A few days ago, I went to Disneyland. I had been invited to Anaheim to give a speech about my…

Over the past four years, a remarkable story has been quietly unfolding in the knowledge sector: a growing interest in…

A reader recently sent me a clip from Chris Williamson’s podcast. In the segment, Williamson discusses his evolving relationship with…

I recently listened to Tim Ferriss interview the prolific fantasy author Brandon Sanderson (see here for my coverage of Sanderson’s…