The vibe shifts to East Austin
A Texas neighborhood is overtaken by invasive strains of twee
Kat Rosenfield
Thursday
Friday
The PR campaign at the heart of the war on Netflix
Dave Chappelle’s critics aren’t asking for censorship. They want reparations
Monday
The woke are abolishing women
There’s a whole new world of terminology out there, all of it centered on bodies and biology
Wednesday
Narcing and shaming: beware the Texas abortion law
Individual Texans are now legally entitled to viciously interfere with another person’s life
Monday
The zero COVID delusion
We’ve been led to believe that if we just care enough and try really hard, we can stop getting sick and save lives
Sunday
Black Widow and the bungling of female superhero movies
Is the Scarlett Johansson lawsuit Disney’s latest unforced error?
Thursday
Will Chrissy Teigen learn the moral of her own story?
This is what happens when you cultivate a culture of apology without forgiveness
Friday
Amy Chua and the age of infantilization
Some young people would prefer to be nurtured than respected
Wednesday
Ellie Kemper and Twitter’s Two Minutes Hate
Twitter’s ‘what’s happening’ sidebar enables the mob to pile on
Friday
How politics ruined Instagram
Complex issues are now reducible to cutesy infographics and simple sloganeering
Wednesday
Donald Trump: businessman, politician…blogger?
We all know Donald Trump’s new ‘desk’ website is a blog. The question is, does he?
Thursday
Vaxxed lives matter!
The public-health mess of the outdoor protest
Tuesday
Who let the dogs out?
The politics of relocating pups
Monday
Stop trying to make ‘sexy Prince William’ happen
It’s not going to happen
Friday
Marilyn Manson and the death of the bad boy
Rebellion used to be sexy, and bad used to be so, so good
Friday
Jared Porter’s cold-storage cancellation
A foolish flirtation, an old tweet, a professional miscalculation that aged poorly: it’s all there, ready to be exhumed and trotted out
Thursday
What does Andrew Cuomo’s accuser want?
Lindsey Boylan accused the New York governor of sexual harassment on Twitter. But she doesn’t want to talk to the press about it
Tuesday
Where were you when you found out Trump won?
As the first round of polls close and we await the results, I understand that I have no idea what’s going to happen
Sunday
Culture war forever
After four years of dialed-up-to-11 political engagement, does all that energy just evaporate?
Monday
The post that ends the Trump presidency
At last, we ’ ve got him
