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The bleak spectacle of the Amber Heard-Johnny Depp trial
How a washed-up celebrity, men’s rights activists and true crime stans convinced millions of Americans to buy into a conspiracy theory
Michael Hobbes
Jun 2, 2022
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I'm not asking comedians to stop telling trans jokes. I'm asking them to stop telling *the same* trans jokes over and over.
How many variations on "I identify as..." do we need in this world?
Parker Molloy
Oct 11, 2021
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I'm not asking comedians to stop telling trans jokes. I'm asking them to stop telling *the same* trans jokes over and over.
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I am Once Again Asking the White House Press Corps to Stop Being a Gigantic Embarrassment.
Sorry you didn't get invited to a wedding, I guess?
Parker Molloy
Nov 23, 2022
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The New York Times Needs To Chill
Time and again, Times reporters respond to criticism with disdain, even though this is exactly how the paper told readers they should offer their…
Parker Molloy
Dec 20, 2022
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The New York Times Doesn't Want to Understand Elon Musk's Politics
After listing all the ways Musk embodies the far-right... the Times pretends not to understand where he stands.
Parker Molloy
Dec 13, 2022
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Flooding The Zone With Narrative
Reflecting on a very good newsletter I read this morning.
Parker Molloy
Jan 9
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Breaking the (Twitter) habit
In a long-overdue move, I deleted Twitter from my phone. Here's why.
Parker Molloy
Oct 25, 2022
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The New York Times Declares War on LGBTQ People With Hire of Anti-Trans Columnist
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…
Parker Molloy
Jan 5
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This art was made by a computer
I spent a few days playing with an AI art tool. My mind is blown.
Parker Molloy
Mar 29, 2022
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The Word of the Week: 'Enshittification'
"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…
Parker Molloy
Jan 26
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Yashar Ali is ready to talk about that magazine profile
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.
Parker Molloy
Jun 7, 2022
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On Free Speech and Cancel Culture, Letter One
What We Talk About When We Talk About Cancel Culture
Parker Molloy
Sep 19, 2022
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