this, by Sophie Gilbert, is the closest to my (still-evolving) feelings about TTPD. It is, manifestly and textually, about getting stuck in a rut, ending up in the same place whether you date a guy for 6 years or 6 weeks, and its musical stasis reflects that theatlantic.com/culture/archiv…

Taylor Swift has long constructed her identity out of archetype, cliché, and torn-up fragments of Americana. But her new album shows her straining against tropes she's outgrown, writes Sophie Gilbert: theatlantic.com/culture/archiv…

My daughter makes me a card at preschool every day and it’s both extremely sweet and giving off slight stalker vibes

‼️This still feels surreal but I’m writing a book. Thank you to The Atlantic for giving me the space & time to write in first place. 🥹

I wrote about the tortured, alienated men of Ripley and Sugar theatlantic.com/culture/archiv…

She’s about to control the railways

Truly incredible how bad the user experience is for watching seven-minute kids’ shows on (checks notes) DISNEY PLUS

I love an Elaine Godfrey lede

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she knows that TRICK!

Back to work

This was a good first week back from book leave! (National Magazine Award in box.)

THREE-PEAT

Best magazine in America, led by the best boss in journalism, Jeffrey Goldberg

Winner of the National Magazine Award for Reviews & Criticism: Sophie Gilbert for three essays on desire, intimacy, and female power in pop culture: “The Death of the Sex Scene,” “Porn Set Women Up From the Start” and “Madonna Forever.” Read Sophie’s work: theatlantic.com/author/sophie-…

PSA: The Boston Globe is growing, profitable, and hiring: three jobs on the legendary Spotlight team, an immigration reporter, an arts editor, a national politics writer in DC, and lots more here: …stonglobemediapartners.applytojob.com

You know what the biggest problem with pushing all-things-AI is? Wrong direction.
I want AI to do my laundry and dishes so that I can do art and writing, not for AI to do my art and writing so that I can do my laundry and dishes.

The guys behind Heritage's Project 2025, which seeks to impose a nationwide abortion ban via executive order:

Last week of book leave! Sick to absolute death of my own stupid words! Nothing but respect to anyone who's made a book, what a wretched process!

I have a story in The Atlantic today that I have been thinking about for years.

I've written a lot about shocking discoveries from 23andMe and AncestryDNA tests, but several years ago, I heard about a support group for what might be the most shocking discovery of all.

Happy International Women’s Day! x.com/igorbobic/stat…