Culture
After Discourse: On The Use and Abuse of Magazines
Consensus-based journalism thrived in more predictable and less anxious times. It doesn't today.
A.I. ‘Bias’ Doesn’t Mean What Journalists Say it Means
The difference between an algorithm's output and wishful thinking is not bias.
How Message-Board Culture Remade the Left
For all we hear about 4chan and Trump, the main effects of radicalized posters have been on the left.
It’s Lit: Youth Culture and the Possible Resurrection of Savonarola
Savonarola's example, and indeed his glamor, will always be compelling.
Bonfyre of the Vanities
The events surrounding what was supposed to be the Fyre Festival in the Bahamas in April and May should be ...
Life and Death on the Content Farm
It was an important time last December, when the frogs made their splash in the art world. Well, at least ...
Chapo Trap House Will Never be Edgy
There’s an old comedy record called “How to Speak Hip” from the 1950s. Its enduring status as a cult novelty ...
