Nudging the Lexicon
October 23, 2018
The more we use The New Gmail, the more we beckon the end of meaningful human language.
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Nostalgia Mining
Celebrating the men of a once-massive industrial labor union that essentially no longer exists.
Fresh Hell
October 19, 2018
Peaky Blinders
Corporate drones interested in shielding yourselves from all distraction not directly related to the accumulation of profit, rejoice! Wear Space, a new prototype from Panasonic, will free the next generation of peons from pesky diversions like “anything other ...
The Archivists of Extinction
October 19, 2018
In an era of capitalist ruin, we need an architectural history of the people.
Boys to Men
October 16, 2018
Gavin McInnes's proto-fascist Proud Boys have become a militant wing of the Republican Party.
The Banality of Good
October 15, 2018
Michael Lewis's The Fifth Risk is a political book with nothing interesting to say about politics.
Junk Merchants
Red ink and jitters: How long will Wall Street stay bullish about Trumpism?
Fresh Hell
October 12, 2018
Off-season panic in the Hamptons
The Deal of the Art
All auctions, even the spectacular, are short-lived moments of shopping.
No Joke
October 10, 2018
After Sokal Squared, we who reside in the university might want to take a long, hard look in the mirror.
Echoes of 1968
October 09, 2018
Reading history is one way to find clarity in the present political hell.
Tokens of Appreciation
October 08, 2018
When protest masquerades as art? The result is Hannah Gadsby’s Nanette.