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How a washed-up celebrity, men’s rights activists and true crime stans convinced millions of Americans to buy into a conspiracy theory

Jun 2, 2022

How many variations on "I identify as..." do we need in this world?

Oct 11, 2021

Sorry you didn't get invited to a wedding, I guess?

Nov 23, 2022

Time and again, Times reporters respond to criticism with disdain, even though this is exactly how the paper told readers they should offer their…

Dec 20, 2022

After listing all the ways Musk embodies the far-right... the Times pretends not to understand where he stands.

Dec 13, 2022

Reflecting on a very good newsletter I read this morning.

Jan 9

In a long-overdue move, I deleted Twitter from my phone. Here's why.

Oct 25, 2022

Hello, readers, Back in November, I wrote a piece explaining my key takeaway from the midterms: the press is out of touch with the public. After 2016…

Jan 5

I spent a few days playing with an AI art tool. My mind is blown.

Mar 29, 2022

"Here is how platforms die: first, they are good to their users; then they abuse their users to make things better for their business customers…

Jan 26

A year after being the subject of a less-than-flattering Los Angeles Magazine profile, Yashar Ali is opening up about it for the first time.

Jun 7, 2022

What We Talk About When We Talk About Cancel Culture

Sep 19, 2022

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