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Mike Rothschild on the Ongoing Influence of QAnon and Its Self-Made Mythologies

Mike Rothschild on the Ongoing Influence of QAnon and Its Self-Made Mythologies

“Conspiracy theories will always be popular, because they make you feel like you’re smart, important, and part of a community.”

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Eileen Myles Remembers Bobby Byrd

Eileen Myles Remembers Bobby Byrd

“His world was huge and specific.”

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Kristine Langley Mahler on How Online Rabbit Holes Fuel Creativity

Kristine Langley Mahler on How Online Rabbit Holes Fuel Creativity

“The looking is the creeper behavior, but the processing of those digital finds can become the nonfiction writer’s justification.”

By Kristine Langley Mahler | August 22, 2022

How the French Revolution and the January 6 American Insurrection Are Bookends in the Struggle for Democracy

How the French Revolution and the January 6 American Insurrection Are Bookends in the Struggle for Democracy

Laura Mason in Conversation with Andrew Keen

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What the Slenderman Stabbing Tragedy Tells Us About the State of Mental Illness and Criminal Justice in America

What the Slenderman Stabbing Tragedy Tells Us About the State of Mental Illness and Criminal Justice in America

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The Making of a Muse: When Edie Sedgwick Met Andy Warhol

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