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Essays, arguments and the occasional confession, written by everyday readers of the Random Post. Grab your pen and send us your best.

Unfiltered · Generation

Goyard bags, insurgencies & cute lunches in unintended war zones

“I saw this quote about war being this thing you see on your phone, getting closer and closer until you’re the one filming it”

By The Random Post

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Essay

The writers who let you watch them write

Werber’s cathedral of strings, Auster’s blue notebook, Tesson’s cabin on the Baikal. On the books that put the writing desk inside the frame, and on what it would take to sit down at one.

By Malak Yacoubi

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Robotics

A Two Year Race To Record Every Human Move.

We’re at the stage of the future where our species seems to be moving past privacy concern all together for the sake of no longer doing exhausting chores. One company will clean your apartment for free in exchange for the footage. In more than 50 countries, the same trade is now being made by the hour.

By James

The Letter

A short note when a new piece runs.