The Outline
Tom Whyman
I’ve gone full Apocalypse Dad
My instinct is to prepare for the worst, but maybe the real threat is everything staying precisely the same.
The myth of Ted Bundy as a charming guy
Why are we invested in thinking he was so handsome and normal-seeming?
The unnatural ethics of AI could be its undoing
Algorithms are so good at racism that it will hopefully become impossible to ignore.
How male privilege produces such hapless men
The internet abounds with tales of male incompetence. What’s up with all these morons?
Is it hopepunk to have a baby?
Maybe a very cozy-looking baby. If we read it ‘Harry Potter.’
Experience: I am in love with this personal essay series
Where else can you learn what it is like to be swallowed by a hippo?
If the Big Cow is a lie then to hell with the truth
Moo.
How bad should we feel for burnt-out gifted kids?
Sure, being told you have potential can mess a person up, but don’t trace all your adult shortcomings back to grade school.
Why are rich people so weird?
From Business Insider lady to money diarists, the strangest humans on the planet keep telling us about their days.
Why everyone wants to speak to the manager
The political disposition behind the meme.
Stop blaming postmodernism for the rise of Trump
The president lies a lot. This has nothing to do with Derrida.
