The Crank
The Crank combines caustic cultural analysis with a penchant for plastic hair every Monday
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How the Nintendo DS made the gamer girl
The Crank combines cultural criticism with fake hair. It updates every Monday.
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You can say a lot about the DS – you can praise its catalogue of games, its meteoric sales, or its new features. But what I find most int...
Charli xcx's new single is too smart for its own good
The Crank combines caustic cultural analysis with fake hair. It updates every Monday.
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There comes a time in every creative’s career when they revisit an old idea. Anxious to relive the successes of the past, they come...
Crank Calls #2: shucking oysters with Ruth Bader-Ginsburg
Welcome back to Crank Calls, the state-mandated monthly tribunal where my subscribers write in their problems and I prioritise sloppy soundbites that will do well on Substack Notes over helping them in any meaningful way.
Last week marks...
How the Devil bought Prada
The Crank combines caustic cultural analysis and fake hair. It updates every Monday.
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The Devil Wears Prada is a tight, stylish film about work. Antagonistic though she may be, Miranda Priestly is ultimately a sympath...
Katseye are the slop we deserve
The Crank updates every Monday with more caustic cultural analysis and fake hair.
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“McDonald’s sells a lot of burgers but no one is telling McDonald’s they are the pinnacle of cuisine and taste. This is true of you.”...
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When the world turns to unhelpful slop, turn to The Crank - the only niche online publication that combines fake hair with caustic cultural analysis. Originality is dead - and you need a washed-up drag hag to tell you exactly how to think.
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