Reading List
The most recent articles from a list of feeds I subscribe to.
The adorable reason why all of Amy Sedaris’s stuff has holes in it
Amy Sedaris has a lovely apartment in the desirable Greenwich Village neighborhood of New York City, though she has often described it as a hutch. A rabbit hutch. Until recently, Sedaris, an actor, comedian, and author, lived with a bunny named Tina — who’s male, a fact she learned years after getting him. Tina had […]
The Matt Gaetz ethics report, explained
After much back-and-forth, the House Ethics Committee released a bombshell report about alleged sexual misconduct by former Rep. Matt Gaetz (R-FL), stating that he broke multiple state laws and that he’s previously paid a minor for sex. Gaetz has categorically denied the allegations and on Monday filed a lawsuit aimed at preventing the report’s release. […]
Get out of your chair every hour and 11 other ways to improve your life in 2025
If you’re reading this, you probably know there’s no shortage of advice — good, bad, middling — in our digital landscape. Influencers are always peddling one weird trick to help you “hack” your health; many people on the internet won’t bat an eye before telling you to “divorce him,” and Reddit has become the de facto […]
The long decline of the American death penalty, explained
President Joe Biden commuted the sentences of nearly all federal death row inmates on Monday, meaning that 37 men who were slated to be executed will instead spend the rest of their lives behind bars without the possibility of parole. The pardons will also help contribute to what has become a notable criminal justice trend […]
Christmas With the Kranks explains everything wrong with pop culture now
Something happens to me every December wherein movies and music that are objectively kind of bad suddenly become irresistible simply because they are “about Christmas.” By this I mean I’m spending entire days listening to Michael Bublé and that one Zooey Deschanel album and entire nights watching whatever drivel Netflix has most recently produced — […]