Inkhaven Presents: Readings From The Archive

Aria Schrecker of Works In Progress discusses one of her favorite essays. Modern culture tells women beauty is subjective, then quietly rewards the ones who figure out it isn’t. Ben Pace speaks with her at Inkhaven, a residency for writers and bloggers. Sponsored by WordPress.com.https://www.inkhaven.blog/abouthttps://worksinprogress.co/00:00 Intro03:37 Reading12:58 Interview65:01 Sponsor

Georgia Ray of Eukaryote Writes Blog discusses one of her favorite essays. It documents how a crowd of strangers on Twitter reverse-engineered a criminal’s location from seemingly harmless Instagram photos. Ben Pace speaks with her at Inkhaven, a residency for writers and bloggers. Sponsored by WordPress.com.https://www.inkhaven.blog/abouthttps://eukaryotewritesblog.com/georgia-ray/00:00 Intro02:48 Reading19:10 Interview52:09 Sponsor

Scott Hoffman of Folio Literary Management discusses the publishing industry. Traditional publishing can still turn bloggers into serious public intellectuals, but only when a book gives them reach, legitimacy, or a new medium they can’t get online. Ben Pace speaks with him at Inkhaven, a residency for writers and bloggers. Sponsored by WordPress.com.https://www.inkhaven.blog/abouthttps://www.foliolit.com/scotthoffman00:00 Intro06:18 Reading15:35 Interview62:46 Sponsor

Alice Liu of Rational Animations discusses one of her Inkhaven publications. It explains how the ocean’s daily rise and fall hides a surprisingly strange machine. Ben Pace speaks with her at Inkhaven, a residency for writers and bloggers. Sponsored by WordPress.com.https://www.inkhaven.blog/abouthttps://www.rationalanimations.com/00:00 Intro00:36 Reading06:19 Interview35:52 Sponsor

Nicholas Decker of Homo Economicus discusses one of his favorite essays, "The O-Ring Theory of Economic Development" by M. Kremer. The O-Ring theory argues that rich countries are rich not just because they have better workers, but because they have better systems for matching excellent workers with one another. Ben Pace speaks with him at Inkhaven, a residency for writers and bloggers. Sponsored by WordPress.com.https://www.inkhaven.blog/abouthttps://nicholasdecker.substack.com/00:00 Intro04:53 Reading09:51 Interview41:25 Sponsor

Rusty of Slime Mold/Time Mold discusses one of her favorite writings, "My Immortal" by XXXbloodyrists666XXX. My Immortal is popularly regarded as one of the worst works of fan fiction ever written. Ben Pace speaks with her at Inkhaven, a residency for writers and bloggers. Sponsored by WordPress.com.https://www.inkhaven.blog/abouthttps://slimemoldtimemold.com/00:00 Intro01:29 Reading13:24 Interview24:27 Sponsor

Inkhaven resident Drew Schorno discusses one of his Inkhaven publications. AI may be alien in many ways, but the shapes of its language still bear the fossil marks of creatures who had to stop for breath. Ben Pace speaks with him at Inkhaven, a residency for writers and bloggers. Sponsored by WordPress.com.https://www.inkhaven.blog/abouthttps://arcove.substack.com/p/units-of-breath00:00 Intro01:17 “Units of Breath”07:16 Ben & Drew Discuss41:23 Sponsored by WordPress.com

John Nerst of Everything Studies discusses one of his favorite essays, "The Cognitive Decoupling Elite" by Drossbucket. This piece argues that modern institutions increasingly reward people who can strip away context and manipulate abstract systems, creating a quiet cognitive elite. Ben Pace speaks with him at Inkhaven, a residency for writers and bloggers. Sponsored by WordPress.com.https://www.inkhaven.blog/abouthttps://everythingstudies.com/00:00 Intro01:51 "The Cognitive Decoupling Elite"14:34 Ben & GUEST Discuss46:30 Sponsored by WordPress.com

Inkhaven resident Alec Thompson discusses one of his Inkhaven publications. This piece explores a wildly elaborate in-game justice system that starts as medieval law and mutates to reveal what law is actually protecting in the first place. Ben Pace speaks with him at Inkhaven, a residency for writers and bloggers. Sponsored by WordPress.com.Inkhaven - https://www.inkhaven.blog/aboutMore Legal Systems Very Different from Ours: Video-Game Law - https://alec.freumh.org/More%20Legal.html00:00 Intro01:13 “More Legal Systems Very Different from Ours: Video-Game Law”11:55 Ben & Alec Discuss48:50 Sponsored by WordPress.com

Inkhaven resident Thessaly Blue discusses one of her Inkhaven publications. It is a fictional piece described as a Lynchian surrealist erotica. Ben Pace speaks with her at Inkhaven, a residency for writers and bloggers. Sponsored by WordPress.com.Inkhaven: https://www.inkhaven.blog/aboutLink to Thessaly's Blog Post: https://substack.com/home/post/p-193204269

Jason Crawford of the Roots of Progress Institute discusses one of his favorite essays, "In Praise of Fast Food" by Rachel Laudan. The natural food movement ignores how sparse and health-dangerous food was before modern food processing techniques became common. Ben Pace speaks with him at Inkhaven, a residency for writers and bloggers. Sponsored by WordPress.com.