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11 connected korrents · 10 moments from 10 May 2004 to 10 Sept 2026.
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Read this korrent: So-called great literature is a hoax, with nothing special about it
So-called great literature is a hoax, with nothing special about it
Last stated 3 months ago
18 Aug 2026
AM
Adam Mastroianni — no longer holds since 2026-08-18 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Literary criticism is itself a form of literature. — tap to centre the map on it
Literary criticism is itself a form of literature.
Last stated 11 months ago
9 Dec 2025
BT
Brandon Taylor — holds since 2025-12-09 — tap for who they are
Same subject: All great literature is about what a bummer it is to be a human being — tap to centre the map on it
All great literature is about what a bummer it is to be a human being
Last stated 22 years ago
10 May 2004
KV
Kurt Vonnegut — holds since 2004-05-10 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Cheap intelligence does not make agency cheap, and these tools may mostly compound the advantage of people who already have the skill, taste, money and time. — tap to centre the map on it
Cheap intelligence does not make agency cheap, and these tools may mostly compound the advantage of people who already have the skill, taste, money and time.
Last stated 3 months ago
14 Aug 2026
SP
Sunil Pai — holds since 2026-08-14 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Children giving concerts at ten are as pitiful as child acrobats — tap to centre the map on it
Children giving concerts at ten are as pitiful as child acrobats
LT
Leo Tolstoy — holds since c. 1897–1898 — tap for who they are
Same subject: In making products, taste is not a matter of opinion but a sense of sophistication, learned by making something real rather than at school. — tap to centre the map on it
In making products, taste is not a matter of opinion but a sense of sophistication, learned by making something real rather than at school.
Last stated 17 years ago
12 Feb 2010
KS
Karri Saarinen — holds since 2010-02-12 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A 'tranquil domestic setting' is not a fitting frame for Jane Austen. — tap to centre the map on it
A 'tranquil domestic setting' is not a fitting frame for Jane Austen.
Last stated 2 years ago
3 Aug 2024
DL
Devoney Looser — holds since 2024-08-03 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A big part of taste is delivering high levels of craft in an accessible way so that as many people as possible can experience it. — tap to centre the map on it
A big part of taste is delivering high levels of craft in an accessible way so that as many people as possible can experience it.
Last stated 7 months ago
21 Apr 2026
BJ
Brandon Jacoby — holds since 2026-04-21 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A book is not bad just because its characters have a bad relationship. — tap to centre the map on it
A book is not bad just because its characters have a bad relationship.
Last stated 3 years ago
13 Aug 2023
SD
Seth Dickinson — holds since 2023-08-13 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A design course should start with history and art, grounding students in the world, rather than with tools that may be gone tomorrow. — tap to centre the map on it
A design course should start with history and art, grounding students in the world, rather than with tools that may be gone tomorrow.
Last stated 2 years ago
21 Feb 2025
TC
Thiago Costa — holds since 2025-02-21 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A product's craft probably comes down to whether it works without pain and how it makes people feel. — tap to centre the map on it
A product's craft probably comes down to whether it works without pain and how it makes people feel.
Last stated 2 months ago
10 Sept 2026
RS
Robby Stein — holds since 2026-09-10 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A shadow in an interface implies a light source, so an elevated element needs a highlight where the light falls, not just a drop shadow. — tap to centre the map on it
A shadow in an interface implies a light source, so an elevated element needs a highlight where the light falls, not just a drop shadow.
Last stated 2 years ago
21 Feb 2025
TC
Thiago Costa — holds since 2025-02-21 — tap for who they are
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