Essays
Jim Gaffigan's Anti-Trump Posts Might Convince at Least One Guy
He's the latest celebrity to go on anti-Trump posting marathon. Given his audience, he's likely to reach more Trump supporters than other headlining comics.
The Park Is Where We Live Our Lives Now
Outside is our living room, salon, gym, dining room, karaoke room, pole dancing studio, and toilet.
Cooking on Zoom Helps My Family Cope With Grief
My aunt died in January. To honor her, my family is making her most popular recipes together, but virtually.
If I Can’t Touch Another Human, at Least I Can Watch It on TV
Romantic scenes are now my "touch porn," allowing me to imagine the warmth of human contact again.
Mourning My Brother in 181 Tweets
How do you tell the world you are grieving? In my case, it was a year-long Twitter thread about finding the things that made me feel better.
Lady A Needs to Drop Its Lawsuit Against Anita White
If they were legitimately committed to racial justice, they wouldn't have sued the Black artist who's gone by Lady A for 20 years.
'Upload' Is Like 'Black Mirror' With Really Bleak Jokes
The pitch-black satire about a Silicon Valley-made digital afterlife is scathing, entertaining, and seems self-aware it's on Amazon.
Bubba Wallace Is the Beginning of a New NASCAR
The sport knows its audience is becoming younger and more progressive. If it’s truly committed to inclusivity, its future will look like Wallace.
Artists Are Ditching Their Racially Insensitive Band Names. Who's Next?
No matter how slight a band name's connotation to slavery in America may be, now is the time to change it.
Learning to Play Other People's Songs Is Weirdly Comforting Right Now
When things are out of your control, sometimes a simple distinction—like "right note" vs. "wrong note"—is all you need to feel sane again.
Just Cancel Lollapalooza Already
There's no way the Chicago-based festival, which hosted 400,000 people last year, can safely happen in 2020. Organizers need to call it off.
Bring Back Turntable.fm
Turntable.fm predicted the future of the internet, but didn't survive to see it. The nostalgia for it hints at what could be a new normal—or just a passing fad.