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The Sad Song of Privilege

Amber A’Lee Frost

July 12, 2017

So you're depressed, poor, and male? Stop blathering about privilege and look for help.

Breaking up the Boys’ Club

Amber A’Lee Frost

June 28, 2017

Your friend has a new girlfriend. So what? Stop worrying about your little boys' club and grow the fuck up.

Lovesick and Twitter Verified

Amber A’Lee Frost

May 31, 2017

Online love, even if it's unrequited, is like a little diagnostic test for your soul.

The Saran-Wrapped Soul

Amber A’Lee Frost

May 18, 2017

Someday the American left will be friendly. Until then: protect yourself at all costs.

Waitin’ on the Student Debt Jubilee

Amber A’Lee Frost

May 04, 2017

Going to college was a good decision, but deciding not to pay back my student loans was a better one.

The No-Sex, No-Job, End-of-College Blues

Amber A’Lee Frost

April 12, 2017

It’s possible you're not giving off an “I will pleasure you sexually” kind of vibe.

Take the Knife out of Your Back

Amber A’Lee Frost

March 29, 2017

It goes against the Hallmark/Riot Grrrl/Twitter sisterhood utopian vision, but the truth is most friendships don’t last. And that’s fine. Never make room for people who treat you poorly; everyone has weak moments, but if someone truly hurts you and doesn’t actually give a ...

The Constant Comrade

Amber A’Lee Frost

March 15, 2017

But reader, learn to take breaks! Remember, after all, the first act of the Paris Communards: they shot out the clocks.

Plus-Size Proletarian

Amber A’Lee Frost

March 01, 2017

Mind and body cannot be divided (until we’re all uploaded to the cloud or transplanted into sexy robot bodies, of course). So while your guilt is an understandable result of our terrible atomized neoliberal society, it is ultimately a malfunction.

The Long Haul

Amber A’Lee Frost

February 15, 2017

Welcome to The Baffler’s agony corner, YOUR SORRY ASS, where Amber A’Lee Frost dispenses bossy, judgmental advice on how to live your life fairly, kindly, and with good humor. Send us your rants and pleas, please: [email protected].  Dear Your Sorry Ass, Like a ...

Office-Droned Out

Amber A’Lee Frost

January 26, 2017

It can be difficult to balance what you can live with and what you can live on. It usually takes experimentation, trial and error. That’s a luxury most people don't have these precarious days, but creativity helps, and you have a good sense of what will grind your psyche into ...

Keeping Up with the Deviants

Amber A’Lee Frost

January 04, 2017

You've touched on a curious new phenomenon I've been observing: I have recently noticed that more often than not, modern, culturally progressive young people no longer shamefully confess to me their perversions. It's sad, really—I live for prurient gossip, and there's no ...