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Twitter’s Fractured Debate Culture Is Performative, Not Productive
Twitter debates are less about substance and more about performing for one’s audience: one’s followers and ideological counterparts.
‘Bohemian Rhapsody’ Reminds Us What The Music World Lost With Freddie Mercury’s Death
The amazing part of ‘Bohemian Rhapsody’ is how Rami Malek channeled Freddie Mercury rather than impersonated him.
To Avoid A Dystopian Future, We Must Become Savage
Read ‘1984.’ Read ‘Brave New World.’ But don’t just beware the machinations of the totalitarian state—beware the disenchantment of our age.
We Should Fear ‘Brave New World’ More Than We Do ‘1984’
George Orwell’s dystopian classic, ‘1984,’ is back in vogue—but to understand what’s happening in our world, we need less Big Brother and more Aldous Huxley.
In Defense Of Pop Music
The point of pop is fun. So it doesn’t matter if it’s not brainy. It’s candy, not a meal.