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Timberlake eyes are no surprise
Tuesday, June 25, 2024
Also: Fascinating music musings, Bob Dylan, Pride, Clarence Thomas, anti-semitism, rap battles, and more. ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏
Attack your enemies, not your allies
Wednesday, June 19, 2024
Throwing soup cans at art, heckling at comedy shows, and blocking the Pride parade ain't a winning strategy. ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏
Here's how to test if this “Anxious Generation” stuff is true
Tuesday, June 11, 2024
Also: My rocker past, Bill Burr's take on the WNBA, the words of campus protests, how tech obliterated media, and Bourdain on travel. ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏
Seinfeld haters have lost their minds
Wednesday, June 5, 2024
The worst aspect of dunk culture: the whole “Actually, I never never thought he was [funny, interesting, talented]” thing. ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏
Back to black at the Rothko Chapel
Monday, June 3, 2024
On paying attention and what I've learned from a lifetime of looking at Mark Rothko's art. | Also: Airbnb, civil war, NBA, dating apps, men's rights activists, velcro, Bo Burnham,
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