Society & Culture
Artificial Unintelligence – The Dispatch
Dear Reader (especially those of you interested in a free trip to Tahiti), As they say at the Old…
An Immigrant’s Story in Los Angeles
LOS ANGELES—You see a guy with a big-ass tattoo of St. Jude on his forearm and you know there’s a…
Children Are Not a Harm to Reduce – Leah Libresco…
Can you save the whales by ditching the kids? Some people seem to think so: Prince Harry and Meghan…
You’re Not the Chosen One
Let me zoom out. One of the most common themes in popular culture is the idea of the Chosen One.…
Texas Flooding Death Toll Rises
As of Monday evening, the death count stood at 104, with dozens more people missing. Rescuers,…
Airline Blues – The Dispatch
I’ve been in Los Angeles the past few days working on a story for The Dispatch, which is why you’re…
There is No Such Thing as Artificial Intelligence…
One man tried to kill a cop with a butcher knife, because OpenAI killed his lover. A 29-year-old…
The Crisis of the Male Protagonist – Peter Biles
“In this landscape, the white American man—unless he’s sufficiently self-flagellating—is obviously…
The New Satire – Madeline Fry Schultz
Back in 2010, things were simpler. When Katy Perry released “California Gurls,” it was an instant…
The History of ‘Speaking Truth to Power’ – David…
When George Clooney recently appeared on Broadway as journalist Edward R. Murrow in Good Night, and…
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