great roundtable about the fate of the dreaded ~braided essay~ linkst.thecut.com/view/5c06c55...

Stephanie Wambugu’s Lonely Crowds explores the ambiguous space between friendship and romantic love.

This is why I pay for New York Magazine. nymag.com/intelligence...

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VULTURE: Filmmakers Denounce Industry ‘Silence’ About the Killing of Palestinian Cannes Film Subject www.vulture.com/article/fatm...? @vulture.com @jvojdani.bsky.social #journalism

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