The Outline
Dan Brooks
Dan Brooks
Power
Jan 31
Raising a person in a culture full of types
We probably shouldn’t be telling children that who they are determines what they do.
Power
Sep 12
Confidence is no virtue
A lot of awful people should believe in themselves much less.
Culture
Jul 10
Manly wedding rings for tough guys who are dudes
My journey through the emerging market for identity-tailored jewelry.
Culture
Jan 29
The rise of the swear nerds
Invented curses like “fuckbonnet,” “douchenozzle,” and “shitwhistle” suggest something obnoxious about the new politics of civility.
Culture
Dec 28
Sean Spicer’s shitty second act
In September, the Emmys turned one of the year’s worst people into a fun reference.
Culture
Nov 22
‘The Punisher’ is just another white guy with a gun
Netflix’s new show tries to humanize mass murder. It doesn’t work.