Dan Sinker/now

I always have a lot going on, here's what I'm doing now:

I'm writing I HATE THOSE MASKED BASTARDS! for Haymarket Books …

while hosting and producing the weekly podcast Says Who …

and producing season two of the award-winning Rebel Spirit podcast …

and helping run the Civic Media Fellowships at USC …

and printing and shipping whistles (... & counting) all over the country with a crew of awesome people …

and shipping merch I make for you …

and also making stickers for the Says Who Sticker Club …

and OK that's enough.

My most recent blog posts

Fight Night

George Dale loved a fight. He loved getting in them, with the Klan, for sure, but with anyone really. And he loved watching them. This is a little work-in-progress about both.

Posted on Jun 12, 2026

Foundational Texts: Puzzle Pieces

The fifth installment in my monthly Foundational Texts series looks at The Westing Game, puzzles, and not lying to kids.

Posted on Jun 1, 2026

It's Not Done

Today the Arsenal, the 180-year-old British football club won the Premier League after 22 years. The lesson I took away from it was that it's never ever done.

Posted on May 24, 2026

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My most recent notes

I write a lot of notes in shortform social apps like Threads, Mastodon, and Bluesky. I also capture them on this site, so the platforms don't control my stuff. Here are a few. You can always look at my notes page for more.

This Wilco/Sesame Street felt banner is definitely one of my fav new additions to the art collection.

posted at 5:06PM on September 9, 2026

I drove thousands of miles across the country this summer and the number of data center cooling systems I saw being trucked across interstates was astounding. A few years ago, you'd see windmill blades pretty regularly. But this was orders of magnitude more. Every state. Everywhere.

posted at 10:13AM on August 24, 2026

Just kinda think a summer of insane weather worldwide should maybe be a wakeup call for action on a global scale but what do I know

posted at 12:18AM on August 12, 2026

Depertment. A sign from the City of Los Angeles Department of Public Works that spells Department wrong.

posted at 12:18AM on August 6, 2026

You got that new Cheeze-It slogan I asked for? Sure do boss, nice and horny just like you asked for. WANT IT. NEED IT. CHEEZ-IT.

posted at 8:57PM on August 5, 2026

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Updated September 9, 2026. This page is inspired by @nownownow.