What Charles Darwin found in the Galapagos (The Atlantic)
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The Men Who Want Women To Be Quiet
"Far from being a fringe belief system, masculinism has become the single most important force uniting the American right, bringing together an unlikely constellation of pastors, posters, senators, preachers, influencers, podcasters, and fanboys." (The Atlantic)
The End of Millennial Feminism
Lindy West's Adult Braces is the tombstone for Millennial Feminism (The Atlantic)
The Front Runner
Gavin Newsom would rather be wrong than weak (The Atlantic)
I Watched Stand-Up in Saudi Arabia
"Sometimes you have to ask yourself: How did I get here—sitting in Saudi Arabia, listening to Louis C.K. do jokes about Barely Legal magazine?" (The Atlantic)
A High IQ Makes You an Outsider, Not a Genius
Acing an intelligence test only counts for so much. (The Atlantic)
Teaching Lucy
"Until a couple of years ago, Lucy Calkins was, to many American teachers and parents, a minor deity. Thousands of U.S. schools used her curriculum, called Units of Study, to teach children to read and write. Many teachers don’t refer to Units of Study by name. They simply say they are 'teaching Lucy'.” (The Atlantic)
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)
Helen Lewis Has Left The Chat
From WhatsApp leaks to school group chat nightmares, via war propaganda on Telegram and Slack meltdowns at work, how instant messaging took over our lives. (The BBC)