Plant Parenthood
Houseplant culture is bad for houseplants.
Kate Wagner
Kate Wagner is a critic and journalist based in Chicago and Ljubljana, Slovenia. She is the creator and writer of the satirical architecture blog McMansion Hell, and her work on architecture has been featured in a number of publications including The Baffler, The Nation, The New Republic, and The Atlantic. In addition to criticism, Wagner moonlights as a sports journalist.
A Fan’s Notes
In the Jon Bois era, the specious divide between sports and art can no longer stand.
Apply Directly to the Forehead
Like many preteens prescribed heavy-duty amphetamines, I had difficulty sleeping. This manifested in a variety of ways, but the most common was sneaking out of my room to watch my favorite late-night channel, The Weather Channel, until I passed out from exhaustion on my ...
Don’t Let People Enjoy Things
The simultaneous release of the final season of Game of Thrones and Avengers: Endgame has wrought upon this earth the swarm of a particular breed of internet person, one who responds to critics of any corporate franchise or brand with this insipid image:
Let me be clear: this ...
Fuck The Vessel
March 21, 2019
The Vessel is a structure that invites parody . . .
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The artifacts of internet life are personal—that is, not professionally or historically notable—and therefore worthless.
The Palace and the Storm
October 23, 2018
Only the rich will survive climate change.
The Archivists of Extinction
October 19, 2018
In an era of capitalist ruin, we need an architectural history of the people.