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Thank You, Pop Tarts Bowl Mascot
Joe Rogan and Partisan Teamwork
NYT's Past Week of Trump Headlines is a Glimpse into Our Future
Merry Christmas from Parker and The Present Age
Bill O'Reilly, Christmas Warrior
This is the Last Post I'll Write About George Santos
Andrew Bird and the Mysterious Production of Success
Reader Input Requested: 2023 Favorites
Two Open Letters About Substack and Extremism
Bring Evan Gershkovich home: Paul Beckett's most important assignment
It's Been a Year Since NYT Published a Notoriously Bad Article. It's More False Than Ever.
The ugly origins of the "War on Christmas"
YouTube Plagiarism and Generation Loss
Henry Kissinger and the Debate over "Speaking Ill of the Dead"
A Preview of My 2024 Media Prediction
The Richest Man in the World Sued My Former Employer
This Thanksgiving, Reject Hate
The Problem With "Just Raising Questions" About War Reporting
As Journalists Lose Jobs, Right-Wing Social Media Accounts Mockingly Say "Learn to Code"... Again.
8 Writers on Taylor Swift and the State of Music Journalism
Watch Steve Scalise Squirm While Being Asked About the 2020 Election
Statements, Statements Everywhere
"What scares me the most": Jared Yates Sexton on when history repeats itself 🎃
Another War-Related Headline Conundrum
The New York Times Needs to Do Something About Its Headlines
After 9/11, Fear Won. Let's Not Repeat That Mistake.
What Major League Baseball Can Teach Us About Access Journalism
The Perverse Incentives of Elon Musk's Version of "Citizen Journalism"
"The Body Politic Keeps The Score": Ana Marie Cox on Collective Trauma
Banned Books Week is More Necessary Than Ever
Newspaper Columnists Owe Readers Better Than Trolling
The "Cancel Culture" Headline That Broke My Brain
There's Only One Way to Interview Donald Trump
Parents of Trans Kids Urge the U.S. Senate to Reject the So-Called Kids Online Safety Act
What's Up with the Washington Post's Story About Susanna Gibson?
There's a Lot of "Is Biden Too Old?" Coverage. Nate Silver Wants There to Be Even More.
Get schooled: Some of our favorite journalism on education
Our Homelander Moment, Our Homelander World
The Continuing Electoral History of Transphobia
Local Police Raided a Kansas Newspaper. I've Got Questions.
Tiffany Gomas, a.k.a. "Crazy Plane Lady," Didn't Owe the Public an Apology
What We Can Learn From the Lil Tay Media Faceplant
HuffPost's Story on Rising Right-Wing Star Richard Hanania is Really About Culture Rot
Everything Sucks Club: A Lesson On Early American Folk Art & Craft
Transphobia and Right-Wing Paranoia Are a Dangerous Mix
Congress is About to Pass a Very Bad Internet Bill. Here's How You Can Stop It.
'Barbenheimer' Takes on the Online Rage Machine and Wins
Google's Torment Nexus, Branding, and Better Headlines
Vaporware King Elon Musk's xAI is Basically Just a 2023 Version of Microsoft's Tay
Vaporware King Elon Musk's xAI is Basically Just a 2023 Version of Microsoft's Tay
Against the "Eat Your Vegetables" Approach to Timeline Curation
What Exactly is Sen. Chris Murphy (D-CT) Suggesting Here?
David Zaslav and the Separation of Church and State
You (Yes, You) Should Start a Mailing List
Bud Light Threw Dylan Mulvaney Under the Bus
Being queer doesn't stop when the parade does.
Who Asked You, Lance Armstrong?
No, Kids Aren't "Identifying as Cats" in the U.K., Either.
You Really Can't "Debate" Your Way to Truth
"They're coming for every second of your life."
They Miss Trump so Much and Will Do Anything to Get Him Back
The Anti-Trans Moral Panic Has Reached "Bear Patrol" Levels of Absurdity
New York City Goes Sepia-Toned, Fox News Tells Viewers to Breathe the Poisonous Air Anyway
'Meet the Press' Chucks Todd; Is CNN Preparing for Licht-Off?
Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3: The Film That Almost Wasn't (But Thankfully, Was)
Caving to Violent Right-Wing Threats Will Only Make Things Worse
The Nib is Shutting Down, But It Had One Hell of a Run
I Think You're Confusing 'The Good Samaritan' With The Punisher
The Head of CNN Thinks It's Journalism's Job to "Make News." That's a Problem.
As The Press Humanizes Elizabeth Holmes, It Shrugs Off the Jordan Neelys of the World
On The TV Writers Strike, Don't Fall For The Anti-Union Media Push... Again
Keeping People In A Constant State Of Fear Makes The World A Violent Place
Fear Of Right-Wing Outrage Makes Us All Worse Off
Calling It Now: Elon Musk's Micropayments Gambit Will Flop Big Time
It's The End Of The Social Media Era Of Journalism As We Know It
My Prediction For The Post-Tucker Carlson Fox News (And The Post-Fox News Tucker Carlson)
It's My Birthday, Which Means It's A Great Day To Upgrade Your TPA Subscription
Twitter Just Got Worse For Trans People, But It's Always Been Pretty Bad
When All You Have Is An Unhealthy Obsession With Trans People (And A Newspaper Column)...
A Tale Of Two Television Interviews
As NPR Exits, It Becomes Increasingly Clear That Elon Musk Doesn't Understand Twitter
Substack's "Notes" Is Here! What Is It?
No, Gay and Lesbian Children are Not Being “Transed” to Appease Homophobic Parents
My Very Super Serious Analysis of the Media Coverage of Donald Trump's Arrest
Reader Mailbag: Disney and Capitalism
Blame Capitalism, Not "Wokeness," For Changes to Agatha Christie's Books
Fake "Trump Arrest" Photos Are A Sneak Preview of the AI-Generated Chaos to Come
Where Are They Now?: The Pundits Who Got Iraq Wrong
Another News Outlet Throws An Employee Under The Bus After Right-Wing Outrage
Why The Media Guys Who Obsess Over Trans Issues Won't Tell Us What They Actually Believe
"The Card Says 'Moops'": A Guide to Right-Wing Discourse
On the Right's Call to "Eradicate Transgenderism" (It Means Exactly What You Think It Means)
An Overlooked Detail in the Scott Adams and Dilbert Story
The Secret Of Our Sauce (Is Not Fact-Checking)
Your Chatbot Isn't Your New Best Friend (And Never Will Be)
Why I Signed the NYT Letter (And You Should, Too)
Readers, Please Help Me Understand What This Graphic Means
Free Speech Enthusiast Matt Yglesias Refers to Book Bans as "Identity Politics for Librarians"
The Ad for Google's New AI Chatbot is a Reminder Not to Believe Everything You See Online
Republicans Take a Cue From Corncob TV and 'Coffin Flop'
Conspiracy Theories, Panic, the Lust for Conflict, and Other Stories of the Week.
Paul Pelosi and the Right's Problem with Conspiracy Theories
M&M's, 'Wokeness', Facial Recognition, and Other Stories of the Week.
The Word of the Week: 'Enshittification'
Right-Wing Rage About 'Wokeness' at Candy Company Known for Using Child Labor Gets Results!
Weekly Recap and a Request for Reader Suggestions
When It Comes to Twitter, Mainstream News Outlets Should Take a Cue From Fox News. Seriously.
Newspaper Prints Heavily-Edited, Sanitized Version of MLK's "I Have a Dream" Speech
Flooding The Zone With Narrative
The New York Times Declares War on LGBTQ People With Hire of Anti-Trans Columnist
Check Out Rep. George Santos On His First Day Of Congress Looking Like A Total Sad Sack!
What's Up With The New Yorker's Weird "Masks Forever" Article?