I mean, look, guys. At least Elon Musk lost thirteen billion dollars yesterday. Is that money fake? Yes. Will he probably get it all back pretty quickly? Yes. Is money made up? Y E S. Nevertheless, I am basking in his suffering. And like, the $13 billion dollars is actually probably more impactful, but what feels more satisfying to me is that he’s paying for Stephen King and LeBron James to have blue check marks they don’t want. That is just. That’s. It’s like, my guy, you don’t have to keep inventing new Ls to take. You could just do…
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Hullo, it is once again a Friday that somehow feels like a Monday, in advance of another Monday that I’m confident will feel deceptively like a Monday! On the weekend I plan to read as much as possible, write many lovely notes, do laundry, clean the loo, and edit very much podcast. If I run out of tasks I shall write letters to support democracy, because of course democracy is hanging on by a thread. Would you like to support democracy too? You can head over to Mobilize or Resistance Labs or Postcards to Voters or Vote Forward to check…
Leave a CommentMy first link is from The Boston Review, and I just think it’s a good time to appreciate The Boston Review for all the terrific, interesting, thoughtful writing that it publishes. Great job, editors. Keep up the good work. You are doing brilliantly. “To celebrate what was good and criticize what was lacking in the American Revolution were two sides of the same civic coin. Both were necessary for political reasons, but not least because both were true.” On the historians’ debate over The 1619 Project. To nobody’s surprise, the Catholic Church continues to resist transparency on child abuse by…
1 CommentOkay, none of these links have anything to do with my godchild. I am just high on love because the least cuddly child on earth not only gave me an enormous hug without prompting, but the hug also lasted ~75 seconds. It was the best. I love that kid so much. ANYWAY ON TO THE LINKS. Some of these are old because I have been getting lax with my links round-ups, but they’re still good, I think! The internet is not a shared space of equality. It’s as segregated as the real world. US vs UK book covers of 2018.…
Leave a CommentLook, I know. I know. You want to read the hot takes on Luke Cage. I understand that’s where you’re at. I am RIGHT THERE WITH YOU. But I have only watched four episodes of the series, and thus I haven’t read that much criticism of it yet.1 You will have to wait for the next one for that sweet Luke Cage talk. Here’s what you can have: A complete history of Addy Walker, who I honestly still can’t deal with the fact that they retired her books and her doll. Hmph. Why clothes for women don’t have any goddamn…
15 CommentsThe marvelous Kiese Laymon on Confederate flags and SEC football. On competing for the one single diversity spot in the writers’ room: Aisha Harris writes about the unbearable whiteness of TV writers’ rooms. Nobody could be more excited about the new Star Wars trailer than stars John Boyega and Daisy Ridley. Recovering the history of years in slavery, and the story of a forgotten forced deportation: An article that opens with an oddly upsetting anecdote. New details emerge about that Harry Potter play! (It’s not a prequel, it’s a sequel! Joke’s on you, prequel-wanters! You’ll never ever learn more about…
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