So this may get my Hater Card revoked, but I actually have found a lot to like about the early days of Vox. There have been some really good pieces on there– I liked the Passover explainer, and Yglesias’s distillation of Pikkety’s Capital in the 21st Century was well done, and an example of how that type […]

“Bowers writes that Perkins always wanted someone different. Bowers writes, ‘He always wanted someone different.’ “ — Claire Pires, “22 Rumors, Orgies, And Relationships From The Golden Age Of Gay Hollywood,” Buzzfeed

Remember how everybody thought that Kim Jong Un fed his uncle to rabid dogs, and they all had a good time working themselves into a frenzy about it? And remember how that wasn’t true, and everybody was like, boy we sure were stupid then! Remember how weeks later, everybody thought that everyone in North Korea […]

Here we go again. Devin Faraci is one of my favorite film writers. He really has a wonderful sensibility, a kind of grumpy enthusiasm for movies and tons of experience that really shows up in his writing. In a world of film criticism where anybody with a broadband account can (and probably has) given you […]

Salon has been kind enough to print (and pay me for) an essay I’ve written about neoconservatism in the post-Bush world. Please read it if you’re inclined.

In the six years or so that I’ve been writing online, I’ve been motivated, more than anything else, by the emails of young lefties who write to me. They write to me, usually, because they’re facing some sort of crisis of conscience. These crises are inspired by particular events, particular political controversies. But almost always, […]

Last year, I wrote a piece about ten of my favorite writers. I got an email that praised the piece, which I appreciated, but it contained a sentiment I find incredibly exasperating. The writer of the email complimented my list, particularly noting its diversity. Half of the people on my list were women; four were […]

Gang, I’ve got a new piece out for n+1 today about my old home, Hartford, Connecticut. It’s a subject of great personal and emotional commitment for me. You should read it. It’s really good.