The Bluestocking
Helen Lewis, Katie HerzogI read the internet, so you don’t have to.
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The Bluestocking 421: Heraldry, Long Covid, Enlightened Man
Happy Friday!
You made it to the weekend. Congratulations. And just remember, however bad your week was, it didn’t go as badly as Duncan’s modest proposal to improve the internet:
so many quote-tweets by someone named, like, FaerieFox acc...
The Bluestocking 420: Gazing into the abyss
Happy Friday!
Last week, I appeared on the Ezra Klein podcast to give a tour of the MAGA masculinists. The NYT has done a lovely job of finding audio clips of the people that I quoted, so you can hear some of them in their own words, as we...
The Bluestocking 419: White House cage fight
Happy Friday!
Here’s what I read in May.
Helen
A couple of weeks ago, I included a New Yorker profile of Linda McMahon, Trump’s education secretary and wife of WWE’s big boss, Vince, in the newsletter.
Here’s a companion piece...
What I Read in May
These days, I find that I have two modes: reception and broadcast. When I’m in the second mode—recording lots of podcasts, giving talks or promoting published pieces on social media—I find it hard to get into the headspace needed to absorb...
The Bluestocking 418: Modern McCarthyism and heckling Jenrick
Happy Friday!
I’m back from the Hay Festival, which is a surreal experience—everywhere you look, there are extremely famous people wandering around big tents in the Welsh countryside. With one very well-known comedian, I did that thing whe...
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