The Construction of a Queer, Gaming Utopia
An inclusive, queer, leftist scene is just one click away.
The Conservative Obsession with Political Correctness
Conservatives also love PC Culture and it’s dangerous.
Moderates Should Want to Abolish the Filibuster the Most
The filibuster makes reasoned debate impossible.
How to Write at the End of the World
The how-to guide for being an ethical writer on this burning planet
How Psychological Mechanisms Undermine Movements On The Left
The roots of leftist infighting and the path towards healing.
Ryan Murphy’s Obsession with Likable Monsters
The creator of Glee and American Horror Story’s problem with centering awful characters
‘Star Wars’ Made Us Unprepared For Fascism
The Galaxy Far Far Away set the bar too high for evil.
The Imperialist Fantasy of Going to Space
Tech’s obsession with leaving the Earth behind and conquering the stars
The Men Who Sold the False Hope of Stimulus Checks
Online influencers who cashed in on people’s fear and desperation
PS5 Scalpers & the Bots People Hate
Gamers’ hell today might be shoppers’ nightmare tomorrow
The Rise & Fall of Evil Paddington
The Twitter handle that blew up & the company that ignored it.
Gently Ripping Apart ‘The Rocky Horror Picture Show’
Just a click to the left and the queer classic unravels
The Secret to Dealing with Political Uncertainty
How to make the future slightly more bearable.
Pop Culture Has Never Understood Politics And Voting
Our belief that voting is hopeless, as seen on tv
The Subtle Copaganda of ‘The Legend of Korra’
Peeling back the nostalgia surrounding the hit Nickelodeon TV show.
The Unexpected Radicalness of ‘Jupiter Ascending’
It’s quite frankly a rare analysis in an age where texts praising rugged individualism and hustling are all too common. Critics' failure to capture this very transparent theme says something worrying about the state of media criticism — that we focus on aesthetics over a text’s substance and maybe, that our definition of a hero might very well be systemically flawed.
We Probably Shouldn’t Teach Kids Hangman Anymore
You might never have heard this game described in such exacting terms before, and that’s because it represents a dark part of American history that our society would prefer to forget. It’s one of the small ways we teach children to be silent on our nation’s past sins, and if we want to heal as a society, we probably shouldn’t have them play games like this anymore.
You Are Not Crazy for Hating the Idea of Work
Few people I know have admitted to liking what they do at first, if ever, and that speaks to something profoundly disturbing about the nature of work: it’s a deeply unhealthy way to organize our society, and you are not crazy for hating it.