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Feb 24, 2026
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12 min read
Are people shining a light on exploitation or perpetuating it?
Feb 12, 2026
Not everyone can be a Substack star. But that's not all newsletters are, either.
Jan 28, 2026
13 min read
Plus, this newsletter supports legal services for immigrants in Maine.
Jan 20, 2026
GenAI and gender-based violence are inextricably linked, well beyond bikinis on X.
Jan 8, 2026
Advertisers, politicians, and investors are still all-in on X, despite a sexual abuse crisis.
Dec 31, 2025
16 min read
Plus, my best and worst lists for 2025.
Dec 23, 2025
10 min read
Everyone is getting pushed to be a 'creator.' But does that mean being conventionally attractive?
Dec 6, 2025
9 min read
Our 'concern' for Ariana Grande might be part of the problem.
Nov 20, 2025
In ‘Jailbait’ and now ‘American Canto,’ she tells gross men what they want to hear.
Nov 3, 2025
This technology easily manipulates your perception of reality. Who is that useful for?
Oct 21, 2025
And I talked to student journalists about all of our futures.
Oct 10, 2025
2 min read
With marriage on the horizon, what is Taylor Swift's aspirational brand selling now?
Sep 23, 2025
3 min read
Trump's Tylenol announcement, like anti-abortion policy, is a matter of life and death.
Sep 15, 2025
Charlie Kirk didn't fight for unity. He fought to silence the truth.
Sep 2, 2025
This administration wants Americans to die. The feeling is mutual.
Aug 24, 2025
This summer, I've employed various methods to stop scrolling. Only one thing worked.
Aug 13, 2025
1 min read
But democracy is dying in darkness after all.
Aug 1, 2025
A lot of mainstream media executives have taken OpenAI's bait.
Jul 14, 2025
6 min read
The QAnon-inspired panic is untethered from reality and justice.
Jul 10, 2025
It's mainly from other women.
Jul 7, 2025
5 min read
Also, why covering the Diddy trial does matter—a lot.
Jun 23, 2025
And Jameela Jamil's controversial piece about women journalists.
Jun 19, 2025
Skinny influencers serve a political purpose.
Jun 14, 2025
7 min read
Also, a new QAnon is forming around Lively v. Baldoni.
May 26, 2025
If text-based social media is eroding, what comes next is worse.
