Odds & Ends: May 8, 2026 (opens in new tab)

The Machine Stops by E.M. Forster. Kate recently wrote a great piece on Dying Breed, pulling out seven insights modern folks can get from this short story/novella published in 1909. I’d known about “The Machine Stops” for a long time, but her piece finally nudged me to read it. The story takes place in a […] This article was originally published on The Art of Manliness.

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