The Oscars Are Confused About “Barbie” by Michael Schulman A couple weeks back, one of the hosts of the addictive podcast Little Gold Men ruefully predicted that all hell would break loose online if Greta Gerwig wasn’t among the nominees … Continue reading Outside Reading — The Less I Seek My Source for Some Definitive edition
Annie Nightingale didn’t only kick down doors in radio – she held them open by Fiona Sturges Fiona Sturges writes this splendid remembrance of Annie Nightingale, the first woman — and, for a shockingly long time the only woman — to … Continue reading Outside Reading — Spin with Me edition
The Democrats Are Falling Into a Trap on Immigration Again by Pedro Gerson Another election year, another cycle of Democrats cravenly acquiescing to the fear-mongering of the right. Same as it ever was. Of course, the media is culpable, too. … Continue reading Outside Reading — Huddled Masses edition
What Happened at Harvard Is Bigger Than Me by Claudine Gay The New York Times got played by right-wing muckrakers. The most important newspaper in the country drastically over-covered the ginned up controversies around Claudine Gay, which led directly to … Continue reading Outside Reading — Veritas edition
For the past few years, I come every Saturday to my little corner of the digital world to celebrate the pieces written by other people that most deeply burrowed into my brain when I read them during the preceding week. … Continue reading Outside Reading — Six from 2023
Comics aren’t dying, but they are changing – and that’s got people scared by Heidi MacDonald There are no kerfuffles quite as tedious and toxic as those that churn up around the culture of comic books, at least when they … Continue reading Outside Reading — The Spinning Spinner Rack edition
We Three Kings: boygenius On Their Breakout Year by Brady Gerber Even those who engage in only casual perusals of my little corner of the digital world are undoubtedly clear that I wholeheartedly hopped on the boygenius bandwagon at the … Continue reading Outside Reading — Past-Life Arsonists edition
What you feel in the void is kenopsia by Christian Näthler Writing for his own lol/sos Substack, Christian Näthler writes about the very modern sensation that accompanies coming upon spaces — especially digital spaces — that were once booming but … Continue reading Outside Reading — Graveyards of Broken Images edition
‘She never pandered to fashion’: why Kirsty MacColl’s vivid pop career was no fairytale by Alexis Petridis The release of a massive new box set prompts Alexis Petridis to write about the great Kirsty MacColl. The article offers a consideration … Continue reading Outside Reading — And They’ve Never Heard of Love edition
The Crucible of History Surrenders To the Furnace by Erin Thompson Writing for The New York Times, Erin Thompson details efforts to destroy the various Confederate statues and other tributes to white supremacy that have been justly removed from public … Continue reading Outside Reading — Melt It All Down edition
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