Rick Perlstein: How the University of Chicago scored the Obama presidential library
Any story about the convergence of libraries and real estate development tends to end the same way: libraries pushed out—or undermined—by real estate interests. But in the case of the… Read more »
The Baffler breaks up with its publisher
When we last reported on the great American institution known as The Baffler, the journal had just digitized its archives and #innovated itself to a beautiful and functional new website.… Read more »
Rejoice! Baffler archives to baffle the internet
Great news! The Baffler, America’s favorite curmudgeonly left-wing magazine, has unearthed, excavated, and digitized its past. And what a past it is! All of The Baffler’s back issues (which have,… Read more »
“The enduring emptiness of our technology debates has one main cause, and his name is Tim O’Reilly.”
The latest issue of The Baffler contains an article by Evgeny Morozov, “The Meme Hustler”, on Tim O’Reilly of O’Reilly Media, which goes a long way in tracing the potentially dangerous semantics… Read more »
Steve Albini to update “The Problem With Music”
Twenty years ago, Steve Albini wrote an essay for The Baffler titled “The Problem with Music.” Albini is a musician and recording engineer, a member of the celebrated punk groups… Read more »
Is The Atlantic a CIA front?
The re-launched Baffler — back from the dead under editor John Summers — carries a 10-page takedown of The Atlantic by Maureen Tkacik. The piece (“Omniscient Gentleman of The Atlantic,” not available… Read more »