Five Years On, One Big Theme

There's been one big theme since this newsletter launched, and it would be wise to pay attention to it

Friday Song: “Thriller”

A groundbreaking song, still fun, and perfect for the spooky season.

Life With Larger and Larger Files

Large files seem more problematic than ever when it comes to uploading, storing, and sharing them

The Corruption of OA

Started with pristine idealism, OA has become more corrupt in some ways than we might want to acknowledge

Another Few for Tuesday

eLife fires Eisen, journals without regrets (or refunds), and a forgotten "flagship"

Song: “Amarillo By Morning”

Rodeos, FedEx, and space shuttles are just some of the connections around this great song.

DOAJ’s Financial Pickle

Expenses have been rising faster than revenues, so everyone is going to pay more

Grumpy Old Tech “Optimism”

Marc Andreesen releases a semi-coherent manifesto that reveals a mind that perhaps was never as wide-ranging as we'd assumed

More Eisen Drama for eLife

Michael Eisen falls victim to his Twitter/X impulses, and ignites an unnecessary controversy

Song: “I Won’t Back Down”

A song that made its writer nervous has become a source of inspiration for millions