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

Walking With the Predators

A paper exposing the practices of predatory publishers adds to an ineffective track record of such things — because we won't take action

AR Acquires Charleston

Annual Reviews acquires the Charleston Conference and related properties

A Head Rolls at Wiley

After taking sustained damage due to a flawed and expensive acquisition, Wiley ejects its CEO — and hints more leadership changes may be coming

Dissonance Hiding In Silence

Policies bleed into intimidation as ideologues seek to silence more rational voices

Friday Song: “The Duel”

This exceptional bit of film score from "The Empire Strikes Back" was a milestone for movie soundtracks

ChatGPT’s OA Hallucinations

According to ChatGPT, I'm a well-known OA advocate. (Where's that "laughing crying" emoji when you need it?)