Journalism
The Identity Hoaxers
"We can all understand the hoaxers who pretend to be someone else with malign intent: the con artists, the charlatans, the cads. The inexplicable, and haunting, cases are those people who seem to believe their own stories." (The Atlantic)
The Resurrection of Jordan Peterson
Peterson "gazed into the culture-war abyss, and the abyss stared right back at him. He is every one of us who couldn’t resist that pointless Facebook argument, who felt the sugar rush of the self-righteous Twitter dunk, who exulted in the defeat of an opposing political tribe, or even an adjacent portion of our own." (The Atlantic)
The World is Trapped in America’s Culture War
“Sharing the internet with America is like sharing your living room with a rhinoceros. It’s huge, it’s right there, and whatever it’s doing now, you sure as hell know about it.”
Hilary Mantel’s Critical Snark
“The authorial persona on display in Mantel Pieces is confident to the point of arrogance. In a world where journalists write with a flinch in every sentence, that is deeply enjoyable.”
How Memes Ruined The World
“Remember when the internet used to be fun?" (The Atlantic)
The Mythology of Karen
“There is now a market, measured in attention and approbation, for anyone who can sniff out a Karen.” (The Atlantic)
The Weird Racial Phenomenon Of ‘Reverse-Passing’
Have I Got News For You, Series 61
Series 61, Episode 1, of Have I Got News For You. (We lost.)
Prince Philip, The Reluctant Consort
"The 20th century was a hell of a ride, and one in which men’s expectations for their lives changed as dramatically as women’s. No one encapsulated that quite as strangely, or as remarkably, as a man who lived for nearly a century himself." (The Atlantic)
The Identity Hoaxers
"We can all understand the hoaxers who pretend to be someone else with malign intent: the con artists, the charlatans, the cads. The inexplicable, and haunting, cases are those people who seem to believe their own stories." (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)
Meghan Won’t be Silenced
The problem for Meghan and Harry is that their beef with the House of Windsor is currently the most interesting thing about them.
(The Atlantic)
The Resurrection of Jordan Peterson
Peterson "gazed into the culture-war abyss, and the abyss stared right back at him. He is every one of us who couldn’t resist that pointless Facebook argument, who felt the sugar rush of the self-righteous Twitter dunk, who exulted in the defeat of an opposing political tribe, or even an adjacent portion of our own." (The Atlantic)
Isn’t She Good—For A Woman?
"When does feminist celebration become patronizing, an implicit silver medal? (Isn’t she good—for a woman?) As rarities and exceptions, women are often defined by their biography. Never mind the talent—how do we feel about her?" (The Atlantic)
The Crown’s Majestic Untruths
"All truly great historical dramas, memoirs, and biopics are about something greater than their ostensible subject. If they are not, they become a dutiful, forgettable checklist." (The Atlantic)
The Naked Feminist
What lies behind the arguments over a statue for Mary Wollstonecraft? (The Atlantic)