2026
On Domestic AI Surveillance and the Question of Limits
AI could watch your every move. Decide today
Keith Hayden
2025
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The Patience to Suck – My Philosophy of Creative Mastery
Can you suck long enough to get good?
Keith Hayden
Why “Sinners” will be studied in the future
Why Sinners 2025 is a Modern Day Classic0:00/891.7421× AI Summary Modern Classic: Sinners Review Sinners is a modern-day classic. Directed by Ryan Coogler and starring Michael B. Jordan, this film left my wife and me in awe. We both agreed it was the best original movie we’ve
Keith Hayden
A Biography for the 21st Century Guilty: Why I DNF’ed Ron Chernow’s Mark Twain
“He viewed a 19th-century man with 21st-century spectacles and mistook the glare for enlightenment.”
Keith Hayden
OTHER ESSAYS
Induciae: The Library Truce
Why the most radical thing a public space can do in 2026 is allow us to loiter
Keith Hayden
Why I Never Pay for Marvel Movies (And Why This One Made Me Reconsider) **SPOILER FREE**
Feb 13 – “Never see a Marvel movie unless it’s free.” That’s a personal rule I established for myself a few years ago after watching another disappointing flop of a film - Antman: Quantumania. This year I’ve seen three of them (all for free). First was a rewatch
Keith Hayden
2024
Why you should still publish print books
The reasons why print is still important
Keith Hayden
Why I’m shutting my newsletter down on its anniversary
And what’s next
Keith Hayden
2025 PUBLIC JOURNALS
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