Forney's Findings

Essays and published work by Jonathan (JB) Forney

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Updates

Aug 13, 2026

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1 min read

We have a new Miss Black USA

A new article from me at the Afro News

Jonathan Forney

Books

Aug 11, 2026

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5 min read

What I read in July

Cutthroat ballerinas, a Southern murder mystery, Caribbean folklore, and a few more

Jonathan Forney

Data center backlash, WNBA All-Star, and Xbox troubles

Aug 6, 2026

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14 min read

Data center backlash, WNBA All-Star, and Xbox troubles

Link Roundup #20 Here's what I've been reading in the last two weeks. All outlets and any paywalls will be noted. I hope you find a new outlet to read, beat to explore, or learn something new!

Jonathan Forney

News

Data center pushback, NBA free agency, and Trump's fireworks

Jul 9, 2026

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11 min read

Data center pushback, NBA free agency, and Trump's fireworks

Link Roundup #19: Here's what I've been reading in the last two weeks. All outlets and any paywalls will be noted. I hope you find a new outlet to read, beat to explore, or learn something new!

Jonathan Forney

Essays

Black male hip-hop fans and white fantasy readers have a lot in common

Jul 4, 2026

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6 min read

Black male hip-hop fans and white fantasy readers have a lot in common

These two groups both miss out on great art by refusing to entertain stories that center others

Jonathan Forney

Books

Jul 1, 2026

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4 min read

What I read in June

Lesbian nun punk rockers, librarians doing their best, and the Constitution

Jonathan Forney

Featured

Essays

Aug 25, 2024

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10 min read

Chasing Sparks

So much value and pressure are put on a first date's impression, but is there room to build on things if it's not an instant connection?

Jonathan Forney

Essays

Feb 8, 2025

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6 min read

In defense of "bad recommendations"

Are we expecting too much from people's picks when we might not know enough about our own tastes to know what is good or bad?

Jonathan Forney

Dec 1, 2024

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7 min read

ACAB but not Scooby-Doo tho

In this episode, Scoob and the gang toe the line between mystery solving and assisting the police state.

Jonathan Forney