How is the new Gawker so dull?
The original site was a hive of mean-spirited moralists. The new iteration is worse
Ben Sixsmith
Thursday
Monday
Kid Rock conservatism
Can hatred of snowflakes keep him and his fans in the right-wing fold?
Wednesday
The return of Thomas Pynchon?
The mysterious novelist posts on a movie character’s Twitter account — or does he?
Sunday
Down the QAnon rabbit hole
The conspiracy theorists are still around and they have big insights about JFK and the Devil
Thursday
Dave Chappelle’s last special is no masterpiece
The comic has developed the irritating habit of emphasizing how transgressive he is being
Thursday
Two cheers for preppers
As the Facebook outage portends, sometimes it’s good to be prepared
Tuesday
Could the Chinese gaming clampdown backfire?
The CCP now permits minors just three hours of gaming a week
Friday
‘Chris Chan’ and the grotesque online attention sideshow
Watching people’s lives spiral out of control can make people feel better about their own
Sunday
When child abuse was avant-garde
The prominence of pedophilia in Sixties and Seventies thought
Sunday
A guide to conservative commentators
Which one are you?
Saturday
My day at Sun Valley
Perhaps hanging out with Jeff, Mark and the boys will help Bill Gates to get over his divorce
Tuesday
Right-wingers should stop concern-trolling the left
Conservatives often challenge progressive tactics without challenging progressive ideas
Monday
The dark side of energy drinks
Are energy drinks the work of the Devil?
Tuesday
Steve Austin and the age of the antihero
Stone Cold was foul-mouthed, sadistic and mean — and people loved him
Tuesday
Bo Burnham flirts with post-comedy
A lot of Inside is not even attempting to be funny
Saturday
Stacey Abrams’s new novel is a love letter to lawyers
While Justice Sleeps by Stacey Abrams reviewed
Sunday
Even Elon Musk couldn’t make SNL funny
Everything seemed so dated
Thursday
Bath time
If you have lived in Bath since the beginning of the pandemic you might not have noticed the changes so viscerally
Monday
Can I be vegetarian and conservative?
As a vegetarian on the right, I would argue that there is nothing ‘traditional’ about modern livestock production
Friday
Why are people dying at gender reveal parties?
These events have escalated to frightening, fascinating levels
