I think it’s also true that loneliness among women has historically been treated as an individual problem, while loneliness among men is treated as a societal problem. That, in turn, comes from an assumption that women are supposed to earn the company of others while men are entitled to it.

I guess it's fitting that it's a reimagined, worse version of someone else's artwork

can confirm that librarian compliments outweigh compliments from other people at least 10 to 1

Our last episode of the year is a conversation about what resisting ICE has looked like in Chicago, what we've learned, what it's cost, and where we go from here. I'm so grateful to Gabe Gonzalez, Rey Wences, and Jocelyn Walsh for this convo. This one is special to me. Audio + transcript:

at this point AI is the equivalent of your friend eating something disgusting and asking 800 times if you wanna try it

definitely the actions of someone innocent

One of the many reasons AI can't produce good writing is it can't hate its own writing. It can't think to itself "Maybe I'm illiterate" during the writing process. And that's essential

so…socialized healthcare?

“Thanks, Obama.”

i’m now understanding what being a “single issue voter” feels like

jfc, can’t we just have healthcare?!

are we going to have a real conversation about how—putting aside for a minute the ecological devastation, the pirating of real art while screwing over actual artists, the surveillance concerns—using this shit is less than efficient, and simply demands more of fewer, overworked people?

*screaming, crying, throwing up*

die-hard | adjective | strongly or fanatically determined or devoted Die Hard | noun | a Christmas movie

a little slice of heaven

sat down to wrap presents using old print copies of @theonion.com and realized this special holiday edition from last year actually printed wrapping paper in the issue. brilliant 10/10

saw Wake Up Dead Man with a full house last night in one of the few theaters showing it in Chicago, so i don’t care what that jagoff netflix ceo has to say

i’m sorry—i thought i was aware of your game, Halle Berry

interesting to see her leaning on the argument that pro-palestinian voices are unfamiliar with the relevant history, as if any amount of historical context could justify what's happening in palestine

all things aside this year, i picked up running again for first time in over a decade and ran two 5ks this fall. i’m infinitely grateful for what it has taught me about how i move this body through the world, and serves as a reminder that i can do hard things.

Australia recorded ZERO cases of cervical cancer in women under 25 for the first time since they started tracking the cancer in the 80s. This is the power of vaccines. The HPV vaccine is extremely effective at preventing cancer. Viruses can be oncogenic. Get your vaccines and protect yourself!

Another good reason to avoid being on X is that Isaac Chotiner could start asking you questions there at any time

A Well-Roast Turkey is Hard to Find by Featherly O’Connor

“It’s not just that fame and power corrupt; it’s that they corrupt, often, in the most garishly stupid of ways.” Bravo, @brianphillips.bsky.social. This piece—yes, including the lede—was masterfully written.

idiot guy: i'm like the wolf i'm stalking my prey alone through the forest and being raw as fuck even if i'm in a group i'm the alpha actual wolf: i love my friends so much!!! i love to romp and kiss my bros and work together as a family <3 awooo etc etc have you seen the puppies oh my god come see

every woman i know, all of 2025:

i had a recipe from a “founding fathers” type joint in Philly years ago that incorporated semi-sweet chocolate, and it may sound wild but that slight bitterness reallllly evened out the syrupy sweetness and the pie was always a crowd pleaser

so is he sleeping with this one too?

what a time to be alive

Marriage A-la-Mode, Plate V: The Death of the Earl, by Simon François Ravenet, after William Hogarth, 1745, 📸 by @evanvucci

this is the world's most confusing day for centrist Democrats who just voted to condemn socialism and tried to sink Mamdani's campaign for months

Neither rain nor sleet nor ICE

inside of me, there are two wolves (and they’re both so 🔥🔥🔥)

the “second amendment over all” people have been awfully quiet about our current administration who’s increasingly tyrannical by the hour

predator: badlands was a whole lotta fun. haven’t had my jaw drop so many times during a film in a minute 📽️

remember *earlier today* when the president threatened to kill members of congress?

there’s a lot that is already being said about Sarah Hurwitz’s wildly illustrative display of cognitive dissonance in this clip, but i’m hung up specifically on how she describes Jews during the Holocaust as “emaciated” and Palestinians in Gaza today as “skinny”

By characterizing abortion as health care, international orgs have pushed back against abortion exceptionalism. The World Health Organization recognizes that “[a]bortion is a simple health care intervention.” Numerous countries have adopted laws and policies to align with WHO recommendations.

i can’t wait until he’s finally gone for good and my feed is just an endless scroll of, “things happen”

happy to report that my music myspace which exclusively featured clumsy, unsubtle digs at my hs ex boyfriend and former best friend who hooked up immediately after we dated was nowhere near as embarrassing as whatever this is

Imagine looking around America in 2025 and thinking, "What we need less of is morality."

can bad prose be sexually transmitted

inside me there are two wolves

The DHS operations have wreaked havoc but it’s also clear how the response from residents in different cities has created new networks, information exchange, disseminated resources. People that may not have paid attention to NC before now feel a stake & I think there’s something important in that.

There are a lot of industries that wil be able to bounce back and recover when this is all said and done. Journalism will not be one of them