Marie Calloway Was Reviled By The Internet. Then She Disappeared.
Nearly a decade ago, Marie Calloway’s debut book, what purpose did i serve in your life, thrilled and repulsed readers. Then she vanished from public life. I tried to find her.
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!
Was “Nine Perfect Strangers” Written By An Algorithm?
The new Hulu drama has everything going for it, which makes its failures even more striking.
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?
Can Virtual Reality Fix My Fear Of Space?
Some places just don’t need to be explored, OK?
“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.)
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.
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.
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.
“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.
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.
Olivia Rodrigo’s “Brutal” Is The Perfect Pandemic Summer Song
It IS brutal out here!!!
Five New TV Shows We Can’t Stop Watching
From an HBO detective thriller to a new comedy from Tina Fey.
Crocs Are Ugly!!!
Some of us aren’t hot enough to wear Crocs ironically, OK?!
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.”
These 9 New Books Are Finally Out — Here's Why You Should Read Them
Ending the month on a strong note!
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.
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.
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.
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.