Ann Friedman Had the Bestseller and the Followers. It Still Wasn’t Enough.

One editor said, “We would literally buy anything else from you.”

Jul 22 • Elan Ullendorff

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Making music from death row

“Every life hinges on poverty, gender and race,” Rrome Alone declares in the 2024 song, “and the pay of the attorney defending your case.”

Jul 17 • Elan Ullendorff

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May 2026

Hrishikesh Hirway is Ready to be Heard

The creator of Song Exploder on releasing an album into the attention economy

May 13 • Elan Ullendorff

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March 2026

The Student AI Trap

Prompt if you're damned, do if you don't

Mar 18 • Elan Ullendorff

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Anti-viral with Hallie Bateman

"People didn’t want the nicer thing. They wanted the $25 print they can tape to the wall."

Mar 5 • Elan Ullendorff

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February 2026

On coffee filters and filter bubbles

and a banner ad that was good, actually

Feb 2 • Elan Ullendorff

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December 2025

Anti-viral with Alicia Kennedy

"People just want you to talk about yourself"

Dec 2, 2025 • Elan Ullendorff

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June 2025

Enter the gift interface

An archive of generosity

Jun 11, 2025 • Elan Ullendorff

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March 2025

Have you tried unplugging and plugging yourself back in again?

A conversation with David Zvi Kalman

Mar 21, 2025 • Elan Ullendorff

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February 2025

Announcing the Escape the Algorithm ᵐⁱᶜʳᵒsupporter Program

Welcoming tiny acts of codependence

Feb 5, 2025 • Elan Ullendorff

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January 2025

So you want to escape the algorithm

A primer

Jan 16, 2025 • Elan Ullendorff

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December 2024

ETA's Best links of 2024

Relinking some Links links

Dec 22, 2024 • Elan Ullendorff

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