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We are launching our first-ever internship program this summer! Visit our website for more details. Applications are due by April 10. bit.ly/4aXdZQw

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Soooooo proud of this recognition - what amazing company. I'm so happy that this will draw attention to these amazing stories!

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Thrilled to have these stories by @samuelmjensen.bsky.social, Nick Foretek, and Elisa Gonzalez recognized by the National Magazine Awards!

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Where will I be happy? The Drift's advice column #2

Latest installment of Sophie’s new advice column, on moving and optionality newsletter.thedriftmag.com/p/where-will...

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Where will I be happy? The Drift's advice column #2

The February installment of Sophie Haigney’s advice column addresses the question of where to live, and why committing is easier said than done.

newsletter.thedriftmag.com/p/where-will...

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This event is sold out! Thanks for your interest.

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"You might as well call yourself a warlock" A Q&A with Daniel Poppick

β€œI realized that I could treat the novel as a form, like any poem,” Drift contributor Daniel Poppick says in a Q&A on his new book β€œThe Copywriter.”

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Tickets are selling quick! Get yours at the link:

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The founding ideology of American empire Daniel Bessner and Erik Baker on Cold War liberalism and its afterlives

Today in the newsletter: @dbessner.bsky.social and I chat about the book on Cold War liberalism that he co-edited with @mbrenes.bsky.social and to which I contributed, which is out in paperback today newsletter.thedriftmag.com/p/the-foundi...

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"the attempt to constrain mass politics does not lead to benign technocratic management of society, but rather gives open reign to various powerful interests to maneuver without sustained opposition, because the emancipatory social movements necessary to resist them have been short-circuited."

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The founding ideology of American empire Daniel Bessner and Erik Baker on Cold War liberalism and its afterlives

Today in the newsletter, Drift senior editor @erikmbaker.bsky.social and contributor Daniel Bessner talk about a new book on Cold War liberalism to which they both contributed.

newsletter.thedriftmag.com/p/the-foundi...

19.02.2026 17:48 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 1
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On 3/10 at 7:30 at The Bell House, our Editors Kiara Barrow and Rebecca Panovka will moderate a conversation with Brace Belden (of TrueAnon), @drboguslaw.bsky.social, @azbrodsky.bsky.social, and @anandwrites.bsky.social on the Epstein files. Get tickets today:
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Two magazines are placed on a wooden surface. One magazine titled "Alta" features the cover text "California Sounds" with a colorful gradient background. The other, "The Drift," has a brown cover with zigzag patterns and a barcode visible on the back.

Two magazines are placed on a wooden surface. One magazine titled "Alta" features the cover text "California Sounds" with a colorful gradient background. The other, "The Drift," has a brown cover with zigzag patterns and a barcode visible on the back.

An open magazine on a wooden surface, featuring an illustrated article titled "World Stage." The illustration shows three people playing musical instruments. The facing page is titled "Where the Magic Happens" with text and a small emblem reading "Sound Safari."

An open magazine on a wooden surface, featuring an illustrated article titled "World Stage." The illustration shows three people playing musical instruments. The facing page is titled "Where the Magic Happens" with text and a small emblem reading "Sound Safari."

This image shows an open magazine on a wooden table. One page features an illustration of a person in a floral suit playing a guitar, surrounded by peacocks. The facing page displays text with the title "The Ghost in the Guitar" and graphics with the name "Smithsonian."

This image shows an open magazine on a wooden table. One page features an illustration of a person in a floral suit playing a guitar, surrounded by peacocks. The facing page displays text with the title "The Ghost in the Guitar" and graphics with the name "Smithsonian."

An open book held by a hand, displaying a story titled "The Wife" by Elisa Gonzalez. The page on the left has an illustration of a room with striped walls and several televisions. The surface below the book is a light wood grain table.

An open book held by a hand, displaying a story titled "The Wife" by Elisa Gonzalez. The page on the left has an illustration of a room with striped walls and several televisions. The surface below the book is a light wood grain table.

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Jeffrey Epstein, litterateur On his reading and its uses

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

β€œMuch 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 β€œjustify our corruption.”

newsletter.thedriftmag.com/p/jeffrey-ep...

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On subterranean Houston, by Ariel Katz

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On a liquidity services marketplace, by Claire Christoff

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On Ari Aster’s self-satisfaction, by Jocelyn Szczepaniak-Gillece

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On Γ‰douard Levé’s autofiction, by Aaron Labaree

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On Harris Lahti’s debut novel, by @robertwarf.bsky.social

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Mentions Extremely abbreviated reviews

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 β€” read Mentions by @robertwarf.bsky.social, Aaron Labaree, Jocelyn Szczepaniak-Gillece, Claire Christoff, and Ariel Katz.

www.thedriftmag.com/mentions/

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This is an amazing piece about the most important under-the-radar tech story of our time

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Model Employees The Dawn of Digital Twins

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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On Greater Lisbon’s answer to The Sound and the Fury, by @jamieyouwere.bsky.social

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On the Mussolini TV show, by Tiffany Berruti

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On mining tourism, by Colin Lodewick

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On an Argentine novella without an English translation, by Brian Harkin

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On an insectile food dye, by Lev Mamuya

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Mentions Extremely abbreviated reviews

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 β€” read a new batch of Mentions by Lev Mamuya, Brian Harkin, Colin Lodewick, Tiffany Berruti, and @jamieyouwere.bsky.social.

www.thedriftmag.com/mentions/

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