RIP Roadmap! It's been a great run w/ contributions from @elizabethminkel.bsky.social @ethanmarcotte.bsky.social @xoxogossipgita.bsky.social @jettdraws.bsky.social @jolivingstone.bsky.social @stokel.bsky.social @sbfeldman.bsky.social @tynanstewart.bsky.social & more. Thanks for reading!

I reviewed Kara Swisher's new memoir for @roadmapbyallma.bsky.social—an interesting read that left me thinking about the bleak state of big tech right now, and the idea of a “critical industry insider” for tech in particular: roadmapmag.com/articles/all...

Very excited to be writing for @roadmapbyallma.bsky.social again—this time with a review of Kara Swisher's Burn Book! I found it interesting that the social media back-and-forth on this actually reflected one of the book's central issues—is "critical industry insider" an untenable paradox?

Swisher "describes the kindergarten-like aesthetics of startup offices & dubs their fleece hoodies & comfortable shoes as the uniforms of 'grown-up toddlers'…she even frames them as HER toddlers." @elizabethminkel.bsky.social on BURN BOOK in @roadmapbyallma.bsky.social roadmapmag.com/articles/all...

"It is creative labor on top of domestic labor to make all of this content, to manage and execute brand partnerships—but it’s also a kind of artistic expression." @aliciadkennedy.bsky.social on CleanTok and the public performance of domestic work: roadmapmag.com/articles/a-c...

Building AI with the goal of helping people! roadmapmag.com/articles/hal...

New Alicia Kennedy! New Alicia Kennedy! New Alicia Kennedy at @roadmapbyallma.bsky.social! roadmapmag.com/articles/a-c...

Cillian Murphy’s face was on the front page of every newspaper I saw in Cork yesterday. That means it’s time to reread @jolivingstone.bsky.social!! roadmapmag.com/articles/the...

“I've watched so many—dozens—of my friends & peers start out so excited about doing comics,” says @kendrawcandraw.bsky.social, & get “systematically broken down to a point of physical exhaustion, physical injury, physical disability, mental issues—the whole 9 yards.” roadmapmag.com/articles/com...

This piece, about #comicsbrokeme, bears some introspection, especially dealing with animation, which also involves drawing stories SUPER quickly for less and less money and how do people not see the parallels: roadmapmag.com/articles/com...

thanks to @roadmapbyallma.bsky.social and @mollymcardle.bsky.social for publishing it!

i wrote a long piece about comics in the wake of #ComicsBrokeMe. it's about how fucked things are in the industry but also how cartoonists are pushing back on conditions that are deeply exploitative, which gives me hope: roadmapmag.com/articles/com...

"You may love comics—making comics may be the only work you’ve ever wanted—but they sure won’t love you back." roadmapmag.com/articles/com...

I’m so thankful that Tynan Stewart was the first person I’ve seen to correctly describe the freelancer’s state under US Labor Law. Freelance unions are not illegal! They’re just very difficult because they aren’t legally protected against retaliation and similar employer tactics

COMICS WON'T JUST BREAK YOUR HEART - Tynan Stewart "...the momentum generated by the strikes in Hollywood has caused a lot of people to ask, 'Can we do something like this in comics?'" roadmapmag.com/articles/com...

We loved reading this.

Say hello to @roadmapbyallma.bsky.social's newest advice columnist! In her debut edition of "Ask a Founder," Elizabeth Zalman answers the pressing question: Should I start an AI company because that’s where the money is? roadmapmag.com/articles/ask...

We promise: NO EXORCIST COMMENTARY THIS WEEK. Sign up for @roadmapbyallma.bsky.social's weekly newsletter to stay up to day on what we're publishing (and reading and watching): mailchi.mp/620435c2f142...

Welcome to Aftermath :) aftermath.site/welcome-to-a...

We are extremely enthused to announce that Liz Zalman is joining @roadmapbyallma.bsky.social as its newest ADVICE COLUMNIST! Keep an eye out for the first edition of "Ask a Founder": a place to dig into the nitty-gritty, the existential, the unspoken, the overhyped.

Subscribe for the @sbfeldman.bsky.social short story, stay for...The Exorcist? mailchi.mp/620435c2f142...

Happy Halloween from your friends at Roadmap! 🎃🦇🧙🏻‍♀️🕷️ To celebrate, we've got a witchy story about magic in the age of Etsy and the trials of teenage interns from @sbfeldman.bsky.social (winner of the @barnesandnoble.bsky.social Discover Great New Writers award): roadmapmag.com/articles/the...

Very excited to share a special Halloween edition of ROADMAP: a short story by @sbfeldman.bsky.social about a witch and her intern with original art by Jen May! roadmapmag.com/articles/the...

"I’ve completely done a bit flip. 18 months ago, I would have bet really heavily against an AI being able to help me write substantially better code." Nathan Eagle talks how he's changed his mind about AI since his days at MIT: roadmapmag.com/articles/nat...

unfortunately, as you know, computers

"It is utterly bleak out there, and it has been for years now," says @malkyne.com to @xoxogossipgita.bsky.social about the state of indie game development: roadmapmag.com/articles/is-...

With the new EU AI Act, the EU will offer supercomputer access to companies who meet their guidelines for responsible AI. @stokel.bsky.social explores what the proposed law might mean for European startups—and everyone else: roadmapmag.com/articles/wha...

This echoes a lot of what's going on in the theater world. There are different market forces at work, but with so many institutions cutting programming or closing altogether, everyone's wondering what's even sustainable anymore. Same thing in journalism, and music, and...

With all the bad news, I still want to say I'm really giddy about getting quoted in a Gita Jackson article along with other awesome Devs. I just think she's a great writer, and it entertains me that a kinda silly thing I said was used to transition to her next point. roadmapmag.com/articles/is-...

"Indie games take on a kind of mythological importance in the wider video game industry, especially to players." @xoxogossipgita.bsky.social on the state of indie games: roadmapmag.com/articles/is-...

hello again! i talked to a lot of indie game developers about the economic challenges they face in making their games roadmapmag.com/articles/is-...

Good article by the always-excellent Gita Jackson: roadmapmag.com/articles/is-...

i feel so seen @xoxogossipgita.bsky.social roadmapmag.com/articles/is-...

A fantastic piece from @xoxogossipgita.bsky.social on what indie games even are anymore, and where we go from here. roadmapmag.com/articles/is-...

Hello. I tried to answer a question: what even is an indie game? roadmapmag.com/articles/is-...

The one and only @xoxogossipgita.bsky.social tackles the big question: Is there an indie games bubble? And does it matter if it bursts roadmapmag.com/articles/is-...

New comic from @jasonadamk.bsky.social over at @roadmapbyallma.bsky.social! roadmapmag.com/articles/tea...

💫 New story from Meredith Talusan 💫 over at @roadmapbyallma.bsky.social! roadmapmag.com/articles/an-...

A new essay from Mallika Rao: a review of Akil Kumarasamy's Meet Us by the Roaring Sea that's also a consideration of ~female slackers~ throughout pop culture: roadmapmag.com/articles/an-...

After you read the excerpt, buy the book! https://abookapart.com/products/you-deserve-a-tech-union

An @ethanmarcotte.bsky.social excerpt to celebrate the pub day of YOU DESERVE A TECH UNION over at @roadmapbyallma.bsky.social: https://roadmapmag.com/articles/you-deserve-a-tech-union 😎😎😎

Can we talk about how underrated The Cable Guy is yet

A review that pushes a conversation forward through reported journalism is rare, so if you've read or thought about Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, and Tomorrow you should read @xoxogossipgita.bsky.social https://roadmapmag.com/articles/gamings-warped-mirror

Finished Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, and Tomorrow and enjoyed it a bunch. I’d say this piece by @xoxogossipgita.bsky.social is required reading for anyone who reads the book https://roadmapmag.com/articles/gamings-warped-mirror

A new @jettdraws.bsky.social comic on the oeuvre of America's unheralded workplace auteur: Ben Stiller!! https://roadmapmag.com/articles/ben-stiller-workplace-auteur

The pioneering ACLU attorney and trans rights activist @chasestrangio.bsky.social talks about their journey to the law: "I’m this freak, but I can be a law freak." https://roadmapmag.com/articles/chase-strangio-can-be-a-law-freak

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