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Dez Reads. Scamming the Scammers.
There are few people I hold in lower regard than scammers, especially those who take advantage of the elderly and vulnerable. Around the time my parents retired, I started policing…
Dez Reads. Buy Eric’s Book
We cover everything from the top cultural conversation – Annie Moore writes on the ubiquitousness of Wicked – and some other stories that deserve more conversation, like David Manitsky’s take…
Dez Reads. Who’s Headed to Bluesky?
We’re back! Washington is in full-on gossip mode around the presidential transition and the new Congress. We speak of none of that here at Dez Reads. I am interested in…
We cover everything from the top cultural conversation – Annie Moore writes on the ubiquitousness of Wicked – and some other stories that deserve more conversation, like David Manitsky’s take…
We’re back! Washington is in full-on gossip mode around the presidential transition and the new Congress. We speak of none of that here at Dez Reads. I am interested in…
I hope you didn’t miss us too much last week; after a late night watching election returns, I made the executive decision to give our team the week off from…
Reputation is a fickle beast. A good reputation – with its glimmering images of trustworthiness, values, reliability, authenticity, and integrity – is like a fortress on a hill, visible for…
The conclusion of Walter Isaacson’s biography of Leonardo da Vinci (buy it and read it asap) includes 20 lessons we can learn from Leonardo and his life. It is better…
People are increasingly getting their news and information from online sources like TikTok and Twitter instead of traditional news sources. Given that these platforms are engineered to quickly grab users’…
The first time I snuck in the side door of the Village Idiot in Maumee, Ohio, I was probably 18 or 19 years old, and I wasn’t supposed to be…
This week’s Dez Reads is awesome. I loved reading and editing every submission. It is not lost on me that none of this week’s content is authored by yours truly….
Eric Adams made X/Twitter fun again, at least for one night. The embattled New York Mayor’s federal indictment set off a trip down memory lane on the platform, with various…
