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Paul Bradley Carr is author of The Upgrade, Bringing Nothing To The Party, and Sober Is My New Drunk.

He was previously Silicon Valley columnist for the Guardian, and has written for the Wall St Journal, The Times (London), The Daily Telegraph, National Geographic, The Huffington Post, Food and Wine, Private Eye, BBC Radio, Channel 4 TV (UK) and countless other outlets on both sides of the Atlantic.

Paul was born in Dunfermline, Scotland and currently lives in Palm Springs, California. He is on Twitter and Instagram, but only barely.

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Questions about this site? kate@paulbradleycarr.com

A British-born writer who spent years living out of luxury hotels and soaking his liver in booze.” – THE DAILY BEAST

“A testament to the virtues of debauchery… uproarious and brilliant.” – WIRED

“Utterly endearing. Completely addictive reading.” – PAPERBACK CHOICE, THE PRESS ASSOCIATION ),

“Carr has made a reputation as one of the feistiest writers on the beat. His [public] spats are legendary, as are his bust-ups with former employers including Arianna Huffington and AOL.” – THE GUARDIAN

“The columnist [and] enfant terrible has been summarily sacked from practically every outfit he’s worked for, including companies he started.” – ZDNET

“Like James Bond, Paul symbolises a freedom man would sell his own sister to achieve.” – LOADED MAGAZINE

“There’s no denying that he’s an idiotic, irresponsible chancer – qualities that make him an unpredictable travel companion, but put his story-telling skills in first class.” – SCOTTISH DAILY RECORD

“Paul Carr makes me want to vomit for all the right reasons.” – MIL MILLINGTON, AUTHOR, THINGS MY GIRLFRIEND AND I HAVE ARGUED ABOUT

“Commenting on Paul Carr is beneath my dignity. He’s absurd.” – MATT TAIBBI

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William Fitzgerald @william_fitz·

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why hasn't a tech reporter written an article about timnit's advocacy for herself? it's incredible. she's fierce & relentless. her efforts are having a huge impact to google's brand as the top place for ai people to work. she's literally taking on billions in marketing & winning.

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Thessaly (王正谊) La Force @Thessaly·

25 Feb

💥💥💥 This will be the baddest, queerest, coolest, funniest, most literary publication of the century! Congrats to EIC @NadjaSpiegelman, who is launching a new literary magazine along with @astrahousebooks! 💥💥💥

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Matt Haig@matthaig1·

25 Feb

News! A film of The Midnight Library is in the works.

Very early days. But exciting days all the same. https://twitter.com/studiocanaluk/status/1364874021398081536

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Congratulations @matthaig1! We absolutely fell in love with this book and are so excited to be working on a big screen adaptation with Matt and @Blueprint_Pics! 🌃📚 https://twitter.com/canongatebooks/status/1364247045306011654

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Edward Ongweso Jr@bigblackjacobin·

25 Feb

I broke down why Amazon has been flooding every medium with ads supporting a $15 minimum wage, as well as why it’s been lobbying for a federal wage increase for years.

It’s a PR boon, hiring strategy, anti-union tactic, AND move against competitors. https://www.vice.com/en/article/y3gj87/why-amazon-is-flooding-the-country-with-dollar15-minimum-wage-ads

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