Has anyone laid hands on the US far-right's bid to bring back fine press books for gentlemen-subscribers? (Highlights: the promise of a “sublimely produced object with centerpiece quality”; the mixed metaphor that vouches “what binds this work is its quality, the bright heat of life and human blood that emanates from these pages”; the reassurance that that “this new program is retroactive and eternal.”) https://passage.press/products/passage-prize-volume-ii-rewilding-patrician-edition. [UPDATE: https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/jun/03/far-right-book-publishing-passage-press?CMP=Share_iOSApp_Other] #BookHistory #FoundInanity

From the Comfort of your Smartphone: title of a poetry collection, or ad for an audio guide? #FoundInanity #GLAM

Most English reply-all subject headed "URGENT" ever. #FoundInanity

As Florida bans sociology courses and every US state underfunds public education, #NYT story is ... a student blaming her failure to join some social club on their political views about her political views? (And of course Ceres Athena -- IKYN, that's their name -- didn't "respond to emails from the Times" -- that's why they're called a "secret society.") #highered #Yale #encampment #FoundInanity

Today's #NYT #FoundInanity: Lifestyle writer can't namedrop her uncle's butler being "passionate about" being her uncle's butler without another lifestyle writer "contributing research."

Should the chopping block be used on the owners' necks or the copywriter's? #FoundInanity

Is it a credit card ad? No, it's my university branding its "Discovery Advantage Priority Feedback Survey" with a stock image of bellowing through a bullhorn. @goldstone do you recognize this as the bullhorn wielded by campus police last week? #FoundInanity

Is "it's going to be the future home" technically non-redundant, because this site will still be under construction tomorrow, and tomorrow, and tomorrow? #FoundInanity

Neoliberal scam du jour: to get a UK visa appointment in NYC, you must pay "our private partner" $500-$1500 for "a bespoke premium lounge with light refreshments." #FoundInanity

Which is more dystopian: "Notice to the Public: Private" or "Community Monitored by 24 Hour Video Surveillance"? #FoundInanity

In this personality quiz to determine whether you are a "second-home person" (I'm waiting for a Kristen Roupenian story of that name), the one question never asked is: Are you rich? The closest NYT gets is to declare you not a second-home person if you care what other people think, because ... they might unjustly accuse you of being rich. #FoundInanity

AI-ese for Chicago: "this fascinating city." "Abound," on the other hand, is vintage NYT. #FoundInanity

Points to anyone who can parse this phrase in isolation. #FoundInanity

New year, new reading recommendations. #bookstodon #FoundInanity

Ah, #NYT, if only it were that simple. #FoundInanity

Which is more egregious: false parallelism or claim that dishwashers have a home rather than homes having a dishwasher? #FoundInanity

Which is worse: "take control" as euphemism for "be spammed" or "don't forget to" as euphemism for "opt out of what's legally opt-in"? #FoundInanity

What’s the rhetorical term for “ warning: this peanut butter may contain peanuts, a known allergen“? (See also: “Caution: fast peddling can cause rapid tiring of legs.”) #FoundInanity

Share! Feature! Input! Track! Lead! Submit! Capture! #FoundInanity

Today's gender is From the Desk of Men's Notepad (3 stars). #FoundInanity