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Joe Rogan’s Apostate City
It’s a Tuesday night in downtown Austin, and Joe Rogan is pretending to jerk off right in front of my face. The strangest thing about this situation is that millions of straight American men would kill to switch places with me. (The Atlantic)
What’s The Deal with Pennsylvania?
"Both campaigns are posing versions of the same question: Who are the real outsiders? Who are “they”?" (The Atlantic)
Prince Harry’s Book Undermines the Very Idea of Monarchy
"The cost of all the pomp and pageantry, the tabloid sales and the viral clicks, the patriotism and the tradition, has been the utter destruction of one boy’s mind." (The Atlantic).
The Spark: Transport for Humans
Rory Sutherland and Pete Dyson are applying the insights of behavioural science to transport (BBC)
Women of a Certain Age
"In accommodating characters who are mothers, without that being their only identity, television has brought new tensions and texture to established genres." (The Atlantic)
‘In the Name of God, Go’
Britain’s prime minister sees himself as Winston Churchill’s heir. But what if he is remembered as Churchill’s weak, humiliated predecessor instead? (The Atlantic)
Why I’ll Keep Saying ‘Pregnant Women’
Who can get pregnant? It sounds like a trick question. For centuries, English speakers have talked about “pregnant women” without a second thought. (The Atlantic)
Fox News Gets A British Accent
Although GB News’s target demographic has prompted unkind nicknames such as “Boomer TV,” the channel has a number of presenters in the mold of Candace Owens or Ben Shapiro—the kind of intense young conservatives who might corner you at a party and talk to you about Ayn Rand. (The Atlantic)
The Pandemic Has Given Women a New Kind of Rage
"The past year has forced many women to confront the inequality in their own life—and every kid sitting on a lap in a Zoom meeting, or bursting in to show off a unicorn, has forced that knowledge on the rest of us." (The Atlantic)