‘How Much Personality Should a Smart Speaker Have?’ for Slate
June 11, 2019
A new episode of Black Mirror and a recent U.N. report ask the same question. … More ‘How Much Personality Should a Smart Speaker Have?’ for Slate
Category: Culture
‘Leaving Neverland Shows How Michael Jackson Exploited Immigrant Vulnerability ’ for Slate
March 24, 2019
The documentary is a story of abuse. For Wade Robson and his family, it’s also a story of otherness. … More ‘Leaving Neverland Shows How Michael Jackson Exploited Immigrant Vulnerability ’ for Slate
‘The cardinal and the king’ for Crikey
March 8, 2019
The new Michael Jackson reckoning ought to serve as a lesson against blind faith — and wilful blindness. … More ‘The cardinal and the king’ for Crikey
‘Two for the Price of One’ for Medium’s Power issue
October 5, 2018
Power couples throughout history: from the Ceaușescus to the Clintons… to the Kushners?
‘That Racist Serena Williams Cartoon Is Sadly Illustrative of Australian Cartoonists’ for Slate
September 12, 2018
This one’s an international controversy, but the Australian culture wars regularly play out in cartoon editorials—and the Australian culture wars, like the cartoons themselves, are very, very ugly. … More ‘That Racist Serena Williams Cartoon Is Sadly Illustrative of Australian Cartoonists’ for Slate
‘The Comedy Cellar’s Owner Has Clearly Been Waiting to Let Louis C.K. Back on Stage Since Day One’ for Slate
September 12, 2018
Men can be shamed into hiding, or shamed out of letting Louis C.K. on their stage for 10 months. But too many still refuse to accept that there was anything to be ashamed of at all. … More ‘The Comedy Cellar’s Owner Has Clearly Been Waiting to Let Louis C.K. Back on Stage Since Day One’ for Slate
‘The Wedding Shamers’ for Slate
September 12, 2018
Really, it’s no wonder such communal dirty laundry–airing rooms have sprung up. There are just so many narcissistic screeds and possessive mothers-in-law and flip flop-wearing grooms and bridal party animal masks out there. … More ‘The Wedding Shamers’ for Slate
‘Hannah Gadsby’s First Netflix Comedy Special Is About Why She’s Quitting Comedy’ for Slate
July 9, 2018
The Australian comic’s Nanette delves into subjects where setups and punchlines aren’t enough. … More ‘Hannah Gadsby’s First Netflix Comedy Special Is About Why She’s Quitting Comedy’ for Slate
‘Lady Bird Has Been Censored in Australia, a Country that Loves the C-Word’ for Slate
May 24, 2018
What does it mean to drop a C-bomb? … More ‘Lady Bird Has Been Censored in Australia, a Country that Loves the C-Word’ for Slate
‘Doug Jones Is Disappointed by the Shape of Water–Inspired Dildo, but I Am Not’ for Slate
May 24, 2018
Give an audience a fish dick and they’ll talk for a day; tease an audience with a fish dick and they’ll dream for a lifetime. … More ‘Doug Jones Is Disappointed by the Shape of Water–Inspired Dildo, but I Am Not’ for Slate
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