Nancy and Sarah discuss the latest Atlantic cover story, “The End of Reading Is Here” by Rose Horowitch, who is too young to be writing a story this good (not that that’s relevant). The essay, which provides a historical and statistical overview of the written word, is something of a cold shower: “The literary era will prove to be a brief interlude between the oral and the digital ages.”
We talk deep reading, AI, the joys of intellectual discovery, the rise of audiobooks, how to turn a kid off reading (Ivanhoe), and more.
Also discussed:
Nancy vs. Sarah: Who wins in a cage match? VOTE NOW
Emergency self-tanner recommendations
Smoking Diaries and Pie Talk are back. What is this, 2024?
Mike Pesca, we salute you.
AI: Nancy wants to know, does it bleed?
We have a YouTube channel. Obviously, you subscribe …
Nancy adorably mispronounces “papyrus” (19-20 min)
A Clockwork Orange is NOT written in Olde English
“Screw the canon.”
The beauty of math
High school: boys like The Odyssey, girls like To Kill a Mockingbird
Reading Updike for the first time, swoon
Sarah apologizes to the ghost of David Wallace
Lindsey Graham, RIP
Lindsay Graham, aka Sarah’s ex, once insulted Sarah’s self-tanning, and she never forgot it.
Plus, thoughts on AI character Tilly Norwood, Erica Jong’s mothering fails, Sarah wants a shirt that reads I BLAME MOYNIHAN and much more!
REMINDER: Sarah is launching a FREE Substack, LOVE ANYWAY. Don’t miss out.
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