Scaachi Koul
25 New And Upcoming Books You Won’t Be Able To Put Down
Pick up new books from Sally Rooney, Colson Whitehead, Lauren Groff, and Ann Patchett, among others!
Tomi Obaro
Was “Nine Perfect Strangers” Written By An Algorithm?
The new Hulu drama has everything going for it, which makes its failures even more striking.
Scaachi Koul
Don’t Piss Off Trisha Paytas
For nearly 15 years, Trisha Paytas has been one of YouTube’s most prolific and complicated creators. Now they say they’re done trolling — or are they?
Scaachi Koul
Can Virtual Reality Fix My Fear Of Space?
Some places just don’t need to be explored, OK?
Scaachi Koul
“Sex/Life” Is The Worst Show I Have Ever Seen, And I Have Watched All Of Television
How is it MY fault that your husband has never railed you properly? Grow up! (Spoilers, obviously, as if it matters.)
Scaachi Koul
7 New TV Shows You'll Binge
From a half-hour comedy about a group of Muslim punk rockers to a moving docuseries about the history of African American cuisine.
Tomi Obaro
Why Bo Burnham, Jenna Marbles, And Shane Dawson All Logged Off
Burnham, like Shane Dawson and Jenna Marbles, grew up on the internet. But how they’ve dealt with being constantly online has varied drastically.
Scaachi Koul
Why Is Everyone So Mad At Gabbie Hanna?
The YouTuber has been at the center of a number of scandals, big and small. Unlike her contemporaries, Hanna offering an apology isn’t getting her back in the good graces of her audience.
Scaachi Koul
“Mare Of Easttown” Ruined All Other TV For Us
The HBO whodunit replaced the Sunday scaries with prime appointment TV. Here’s why it worked so well.
Estelle Tang
The "Friends" Reunion Feels Like A Missed Opportunity
A scripted version of what happened to the actors behind these archetypal characters would have made for more compelling TV.
Scaachi Koul
Olivia Rodrigo’s “Brutal” Is The Perfect Pandemic Summer Song
It IS brutal out here!!!
Scaachi Koul
Five New TV Shows We Can’t Stop Watching
From an HBO detective thriller to a new comedy from Tina Fey.
Tomi Obaro
Crocs Are Ugly!!!
Some of us aren’t hot enough to wear Crocs ironically, OK?!
Scaachi Koul
Jhumpa Lahiri Has Always Been Able To Translate Suffering. Her New Book Helped Me Translate Mine.
“I've always felt that I'm in some sense an empty vessel, and I'm filling myself with other people's experiences and grief and life and dilemmas and conflicts.”
Scaachi Koul
These 9 New Books Are Finally Out — Here's Why You Should Read Them
Ending the month on a strong note!
Shyla Watson
Perez Hilton Changed Gossip Blogging In The 2000s. Now He Says He’s Sorry.
Celebrity bloggers Lainey Gossip and Perez Hilton have made drastic changes to the derogatory and cruel coverage they once gave their subjects.
Scaachi Koul
Beverly Cleary Made It OK To Be A Ramona In A World Of Susans
I know that’s not the entire lesson of Ramona the Pest, but it’s the one I needed.
Scaachi Koul
What The Past Three Months Have Been Like For QAnon Believers
A millennial stay-at-home mom from South Carolina, a gay couple from Texas, and a social worker in New York believed in QAnon. Now that Biden is president, they’re not sure where to go from here.
Scaachi Koul
Our Technological Dystopian Future Is Here, And I Hate It
For decades, many of us have been building a future where we could be connected while apart. COVID made that necessary. Turns out I hate it.
Scaachi Koul
It’s Time To Cancel “Dr. Phil”
The popular daytime TV show seems to exploit the vulnerable people coming on the program for help.
Scaachi Koul
