Kat Tenbarge is an award-winning culture journalist. She has worked at NBC News & Business Insider.
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Feb 24, 2026
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Are people shining a light on exploitation or perpetuating it?
Feb 18, 2026
13 min read
These men shared some of the same crisis publicists and PR strategies.
Feb 12, 2026
Not everyone can be a Substack star. But that's not all newsletters are, either.
Feb 6, 2026
10 min read
From the Epstein files to Amber Heard, we obsess over victims while denying their own right to speak.
Jan 28, 2026
Plus, this newsletter supports legal services for immigrants in Maine.
Jan 23, 2026
The celebrity gossip to patriarchy pipeline.
Jan 20, 2026
GenAI and gender-based violence are inextricably linked, well beyond bikinis on X.
Jan 15, 2026
11 min read
Renee Good and her neighbors aren't perpetrators. They're victims.
Jan 8, 2026
Advertisers, politicians, and investors are still all-in on X, despite a sexual abuse crisis.
Jan 2, 2026
Nonconsensual deepfakes on X are nothing new, but now it's built into the platform.
Dec 31, 2025
16 min read
Plus, my best and worst lists for 2025.
Dec 28, 2025
8 min read
Viral jokes and AI memes about Jeffrey Epstein only enable his abuse of power.
Dec 23, 2025
Everyone is getting pushed to be a 'creator.' But does that mean being conventionally attractive?
Dec 18, 2025
9 min read
Age verification laws are as ineffective as they are dangerous.
Dec 13, 2025
This never-ending media saga mirrors the implosion of beauty YouTube.
Dec 10, 2025
7 min read
And we're celebrating with my first-ever discount!
Dec 6, 2025
Our 'concern' for Ariana Grande might be part of the problem.
Dec 1, 2025
A year ago, I abandoned my account. It was the right thing to do.
Nov 20, 2025
In ‘Jailbait’ and now ‘American Canto,’ she tells gross men what they want to hear.
Nov 10, 2025
On healthcare affordability, Zohran Mamdani, and radical change—now.
Nov 3, 2025
This technology easily manipulates your perception of reality. Who is that useful for?
Oct 27, 2025
A call to improve how journalists and content creators talk about violence and abuse.
Oct 24, 2025
A woman said her customer exposed himself to her. How did she become the villain?
Oct 21, 2025
And I talked to student journalists about all of our futures.
Oct 16, 2025
Now anyone can play with the hyperrealistic likenesses of public figures.
